Director of Finance
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Industry: Commercial Construction
Compensation: $200,000–$230,000 base salary + bonus
Position Overview of Director of Finance:
An established, mechanical services organization is seeking a hands-on, strategic finance leader to oversee financial operations, strengthen reporting and forecasting, and drive improvements across accounting systems and business processes.
This individual will serve as a key business partner to the President and Group CFO, providing financial insight and operational support while helping position the organization for continued growth. The ideal candidate brings a strong background in finance and accounting, experience within construction, mechanical services, or a project-based environment, and a passion for improving systems, reporting, and processes.
Key Responsibilities of Director of Finance:
- Financial Leadership: Oversee day-to-day accounting and finance operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, payroll, month-end close, and financial reporting.
- Financial Planning & Analysis: Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, cash flow analysis, and performance reporting to support business decisions and organizational growth.
- Job Costing & WIP: Oversee work-in-progress reporting, percentage-of-completion accounting, project/job costing, backlog, contract billing, change orders, and project margin analysis.
- Systems & Process Improvement: Own and optimize the company’s financial systems, including Foundation ERP, reporting tools, integrations, dashboards, and automation initiatives.
- Operational Partnership: Work closely with leadership and department heads to evaluate financial performance, identify trends, improve profitability, and establish meaningful operational KPIs.
- Team Leadership: Lead and develop the accounting team, including AR/Billing and AP/Payroll functions, while improving workflows, accountability, and internal controls.
- Strategic Initiatives: Support business growth, process standardization, and potential acquisition integration initiatives.
Ideal Background of Director of Finance:
- 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, with leadership experience.
- Experience in commercial construction services, or another project-based business strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of WIP, percentage-of-completion accounting, job costing, project financials, and contract billing.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and executive-level reporting.
- ERP implementation, administration, or optimization experience; Foundation experience is a plus.
- Comfortable operating at both a strategic and hands-on level.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to partner with operational leadership.
- CPA preferred, but not required.
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