Job Opportunity: Chief Financial Officer
Career Area: Business Services
Position Overview:
Our Client is seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead and shape the organizations financial and strategic trajectory. This critical leadership role will be responsible for overseeing all financial operations including strategic planning risk management financial reporting and compliance. The CFO will play a key role in guiding the firm through growth phases and potential mergers and acquisitions. Additionally the role will be integral in nurturing the firms employeeowned culture aligning financial strategies with the Employee Stock Ownership Program to enhance both business performance and employeeowner benefits.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership:
- Collaborate with the CEO and executive team to develop and implement the companys strategic financial plan.
- Provide expert financial guidance on organic growth mergers and acquisitions and other strategic investments.
- Optimize the companys capital structure to ensure adequate capital for growth while maintaining a robust balance sheet.
- Lead the creation and enforcement of financial policies procedures and internal controls to mitigate risk ensure compliance and drive efficiency.
- Participate actively in ownership transition planning to maintain a sustainable and equitable employee ownership model.
Financial Management:
- Oversee all financial operations including accounting budgeting forecasting financial reporting and treasury management.
- Provide timely and accurate financial information to the CEO board of directors and other key stakeholders.
- Develop and implement financial models and analyses to support strategic decisionmaking.
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations and reporting requirements.
- Coordinate with external consultants for annual company valuations.
- Manage relationships with external auditors bankers and financial partners.
Team Leadership and Development:
- Build and lead a highperforming finance team promoting a culture of collaboration continuous improvement and innovation.
- Attract develop and retain top financial talent.
- Implement best practices in financial management and reporting.
- Create a forwardthinking finance function that anticipates and addresses evolving company needs.
Education & Experience Qualifications:
- 1015 years of progressive financial leadership experience preferably in a highgrowth environment employeeowned firm or the architecture engineering and construction industry.
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration or a related field; Masters degree or professional certification (CPA or CFA) preferred.
- Expertise in capital markets mergers and acquisitions and ownership transition strategies.
- Proven ability to build and lead highperforming teams with a focus on integrity collaboration and innovation.
- Strategic thinker with strong business acumen capable of translating complex financial data into actionable insights.
- Experience with multistate financial operations.
- Expertise in financial management disciplines such as accounting finance budgeting and cost control principles.
- Proven track record in contributing to strategic planning and executive decisionmaking with the ability to guide the firm through growth phases including mergers acquisitions and expansions.
- Proven capability to interface with financial institutions auditors and valuation consultants.
Required Experience:
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