Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Confidential Client Construction Services On-Site Executive Role

About the Opportunity
Our confidential client is seeking a high-performing Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join their executive leadership team in Arlington Texas during a critical growth phase. Reporting directly to the CEO the CFO will play a pivotal role in building the finance team strengthening systems and guiding the firm through its next five to ten years of significant expansion. This is an on-site executive role requiring a leader who can combine strategic vision with operational execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Financial Leadership Develop and lead long-term financial planning continuously refining forecasts (short-term through 24 months) to anticipate capital needs and support aggressive growth objectives.
• Investment & M&A Support Build financial models perform risk analyses and lead due diligence for acquisitions ensuring seamless post-acquisition integration and performance tracking.
• Financial Reporting & Controls Oversee monthly closings audits and board-ready financial statements; ensure compliance with GAAP and regulatory requirements.
• Performance Management Establish and track financial KPIs across departments; design dashboards to improve transparency accountability and decision-making.
• Cash Flow & Capital Management Maintain visibility on daily cash positions optimize working capital and manage debt structures credit facilities and capital allocation.
• Relationship Management Build strong partnerships with banks lenders consultants insurers benefit providers and internal stakeholders.
• Team Building & Development Recruit mentor and lead a high-performing finance team (Controller FP&A and accounting staff) to support growth and scale.
• Systems & Process Optimization Enhance and optimize newly implemented ERP and financial tools to enhance automation consistency and reporting across the business.
• Strategic Partnership Act as a trusted advisor and sounding board to the CEO shaping strategy providing insights and modeling operational excellence.
• Legal & Compliance Support Partner with legal operations and management teams on bonding contracts audit readiness and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting or related field (advanced degree or MBA preferred).
• CPA or other advanced financial credentials strongly preferred.
• 10 years of progressive finance leadership experience including at least 5 years in the construction industry.
• Strong expertise in GAAP cost accounting budgeting forecasting and cash flow management.
• Proven experience building and leading high-performing finance and accounting teams.
• Strong systems and process improvement orientation with hands-on ERP optimization experience.
• M&A expertise including financial modeling due diligence integration and synergy realization.
• Prior leadership experience in a scaling middle-market company

The Ideal Candidate
This role is suited for a hands-on financial executive with the vision and drive to scale a construction services company toward $200M in annual revenue. The CFO will be both a strategic thinker and an operator capable of leading through complexity building infrastructure and fostering a culture of accountability ownership and growth.