Chief Financial Officer

Responsibilities

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a key member of the executive leadership team responsible for the financial management, strategy, and long-term stewardship of the organization. This role oversees financial planning and reporting, accounting, tax strategy, ESOP administration, enterprise risk management, financial systems governance, due diligence, and performance optimization across a complex, multi-entity engineering enterprise.

The CFO partners closely with the CEO, Board of Directors, ESOP trustees, and senior leadership, and works in direct alignment with the EVP of Corporate Development & Operations to drive sustainable growth, operational excellence, and employee-owner value across the enterprise.

This role is designed as a key enterprise leadership position with increasing scope and responsibility over time, reflecting the organization's long-term succession planning and commitment to leadership continuity.

The CFO is responsible for ensuring that all financial and operating practices preserve the organization's S-Corporation status and support the long-term sustainability of its ESOP structure.

• Develop and execute long-term financial strategy aligned with corporate objectives and ESOP goals.
• Drive profitability initiatives including margin expansion, overhead optimization, pricing discipline, and project-level improvements.
• Lead ROI modeling for capital investments, service-line development, and geographic expansion.
• Champion enterprise-wide cost‑saving, automation, and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Provide long-term financial leadership focused on sustainable, profitable growth and enhanced employee‑owner value.
• Lead, mentor, and develop high‑performing teams across Finance, Accounting, Tax, ESOP, Risk, and Audit functions and work in close partnership with Treasury leadership to ensure alignment across capital, liquidity, and enterprise risk initiatives.
• Promote a culture of transparency, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Build organizational capability through professional development, succession planning, and leadership pipeline development.
• Responsible for government contracting oversight, including compliance with accounting and reporting requirements.
• Partner with operations to improve project profitability, billing accuracy, cash cycle performance, and resource utilization.
• Enhance cost management, pricing strategies, overhead allocation methodologies, and margin optimization across all geographies and business lines.

• Direct all financial reporting functions, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and GAAP compliance.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles across all subsidiaries and business units.
• Present financial results, forecasts, KPIs, and strategic analyses to the CEO, Board, ESOP trustees, and executive leadership.
• Ensure corporate practices—including distributions, ownership structure, and M&A activity comply with requirements necessary to maintain S‑Corporation status.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment, ensuring robust policies, procedures, and segregation of duties to mitigate financial, operational, and compliance risks.
• Ensure cross‑company consistency and audit readiness across all financial operations.
• Improve processes and systems to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and enhance financial visibility.
• Champion enterprise‑wide cost‑saving, automation, and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Review contracts as required and provide financial input on significant commercial terms.
• Oversee company‑owned real estate assets and participate in lease versus buy decisions for capital equipment.
• Policies:
  • Establish and enforce corporate financial policies such as delegations of authority, capitalization, procurement, intercompany transactions, expense management, and transfer pricing.
  • Ensure that accounting policies related to claims management—including claims loss tracking methodologies, reserve‑setting processes, set‑aside calculations, and rules governing the use or release of…