Chief Financial Officer, Concrete Construction & FP&A
Overview
Own the financial strategy for a $100M+ concrete placement company with 300 employees and multiple branches. You will drive margin improvement, cash flow, and capital decisions as a key member of the leadership team. You will lead the accounting team, modernize systems, and challenge the status quo with data. This role is for a leader who builds the future, not just reports on the past.
What You'll Do10
- 1Build a driver-based financial model that tracks crews, crew-days, jobs, yards placed, and utilization to forecast revenue and costs.
- 2Analyze job-level profitability by crew, operator, and branch to identify margin leaks and replicate what works.
- 3Lead the monthly business review, presenting clear financial narratives that drive operations, sales, and the CEO to action.
- 4Implement a rolling 13-week cash forecast and annual planning process with monthly reforecasts.
- 5Own billing, AR, and AP functions, ensuring accurate pay applications, lien rights, and vendor payment discipline.
- 6Negotiate banking, equipment financing, and surety relationships to optimize terms and reduce risk.
- 7Evaluate capital allocation for fleet purchases, trades, or leases using cost-per-hour and replacement models.
- 8Upgrade the ERP and job-costing stack to improve data accuracy and real-time visibility.
- 9Develop the accounting team, moving your own time from transactional oversight to strategic analysis.
- 10Challenge operational assumptions with real-time data before decisions are made.
Requirements10
- 110+ years of progressive finance leadership, including FP&A ownership in an operating business.
- 2Proven success in driving gross margin improvement, not just reporting on it.
- 3Deep command of job costing, including labor, equipment, and materials for project-based work.
- 4Direct experience managing banking, lender, and surety relationships.
- 5Track record leading billing, AR, and AP teams in a project environment.
- 6Comfortable on a jobsite, able to converse with superintendents and crew leads.
- 7Willing to be direct with the CEO and peers when numbers challenge the plan.
- 8Preferred: commercial construction, heavy equipment financing, or multi-branch experience.
- 9CPA or MBA preferred.
- 10If from a controller role, must show FP&A depth and leadership beyond accounting.
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