Chief Financial Officer
North OC
Leading construction company
$225-$275K plus 20-30% Bonus
Position Title: Chief Financial Officer
Department: Finance
Scope: All operating companies; consolidated financial leadership
Location: Southern California / Company locations as required
Notes: Prior CFO left in March; they have a fractional guy in there right now.
Key: Must have experience with WIP (work-in-progress).
ROLE SUMMARY
The Chief Financial Officer is responsible for the overall financial leadership of the company. The CFO owns cash, financial reporting, banking and surety support, tax strategy coordination, fleet financial oversight, controls, and the performance of the finance organization. The CFO reports to the CEOs, who are the owners of the business. The CFO leads the finance directors and is expected to work actively with operations, estimating, and other department leaders so finance stays connected to the business. The role ensures the Company has the visibility, discipline, and credibility required to operate a multi-entity public-works and manufacturing business with significant fleet investment and strong bank and surety relationships.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the finance organization across both groups, including the Directors of Accounting, the Director of AP/AR, and the Director of FP&A, with dotted-line oversight of payroll through the Director of Human Resources, Payroll, and Labor Compliance.
- Own cash management, liquidity forecasting, and working-capital discipline; protect and improve the Company’s cash position.
- Ensure accurate, timely consolidated and entity-level financial reporting, including monthly close, quarterly bank packages, and annual review/audit readiness.
- Lead and maintain banking relationships; support covenant compliance, reporting, and credit needs.
- Support surety and bonding requirements with clean financial information, timely responses, and strong internal controls.
- Serve as the Company’s primary point of contact with the external CPA firm on high-level tax strategy and annual tax planning; coordinate CEO/owner input into tax decisions.
- Provide financial oversight of the Company’s significant fleet: develop and monitor KPIs, evaluate financing vs. purchase decisions, and partner with fleet leadership on cost, utilization, and capital needs.
- Set standards for accounting quality, AR/AP performance, and financial process; hold directors accountable for outcomes in their lanes.
- Work actively with COOs, VP of Estimating, operations, and other department leaders so finance supports backlog, job performance, pricing, and field decisions in real time.
- Partner with the CEOs (owners) on major financial decisions, capital allocation, risk, and organizational priorities.
- Oversee intercompany processes, related-party documentation, and consolidation integrity across entities.
- Drive continuous improvement in close speed, collections urgency, payables control, fleet cost visibility, and overall financial visibility so the function helps protect margin, not only report history.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
- CEOs (owners): primary reporting relationship; strategy, capital, risk, and performance accountability.
- Finance directors (Accounting, AP/AR, FP&A, Payroll): weekly leadership cadence and clear lanes.
- COOs, VP of Estimating, and operations leaders: active partnership on job performance, margin, cash, and decision support.
- Fleet leadership: KPIs, financing, and cost oversight for a major expense category.
- External CPA firm: tax strategy and annual tax planning.
- Banks and sureties: credit, bonding capacity, and ongoing relationship management.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Significant senior finance leadership experience (CFO, VP Finance, or equivalent), ideally in construction, contracting, or a multi-entity operating environment.
- Strong command of cash management, working capital, bank reporting, and contractor financial dynamics (WIP, retention, job cost).
- Experience with tax planning coordination and external CPA relationships at a strategic level.
- Ability to oversee large capital/fleet spend with KPIs and financing discipline.
- Proven ability to partner across operations and estimating, not only within finance.
- Experience leading managers/directors and building process discipline across accounting and transactional finance.
- Comfort with surety, bonding, and lender relationships in a public-works or construction setting preferred.
- High integrity, clear communication, and credibility with owner-operators and operating leaders.
