Vice President of Finance

Overview

Chris-Tel Construction is a Florida based firm providing Construction Management, Design-Build, and General Contracting services to private and public clients since 1989. Chris-Tel has a diverse portfolio of award-winning work and has successfully completed thousands of projects including K-12 work, higher education, medical facilities, multi-family housing, roadway and infrastructure improvements, industrial facilities, and athletic and recreational facilities to name a few.

The Vice President of Finance (VPF) is a senior executive responsible for providing strategic financial leadership, fiscal stewardship, and operational discipline to support the Company’s growth, profitability, and long-term sustainability. This role oversees the Company’s financial strategy, reporting, controls, compliance, and risk management while ensuring financial transparency and integrity across all operations.

The VPF partners closely with the President, Executive Leadership Team, and Operations leadership to align financial strategy with business objectives. This position provides oversight and support for project accounting functions while maintaining financial authority over reporting standards, systems, and internal controls.

Core duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide strategic financial leadership aligned with the Company’s short-term and long-term objectives.
• Serve as a key advisor to the President and Executive Leadership Team on financial performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop and oversee annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial models.
• Support strategic initiatives including growth planning, capital investments, and organizational scalability.
• Oversee all accounting and finance functions related to financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and GAAP compliance monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Oversee work-in-progress (WIP) reporting, job cost reporting standards, and percentage-of-completion methodologies.
• Ensure consistency between project financial reporting, operational data, and company financial statements.
• Coordinate with external CPAs on audits, reviews, and tax filings.

• Provide financial leadership, standards, and oversight for Project Accountants who report operationally to the Vice President of Construction.
• Establish and maintain project accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls applicable across all projects.
• Partner with the Vice President of Construction to align operational execution with financial reporting requirements.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for project accounting matters impacting financial reporting, compliance, or risk exposure.
• Review and validate project financial outputs, including job cost reports and WIP schedules, prior to inclusion in company financial reporting.

• Manage cash flow forecasting to ensure adequate liquidity for operations and growth initiatives.
• Oversee banking relationships, credit facilities, and financing arrangements.
• Support bonding capacity and maintain relationships with sureties, lenders, and financial institutions.
• Evaluate capital expenditures and financing alternatives.
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure financial integrity.
• Oversee insurance programs, financial risk management strategies, and contractual financial risk exposure.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local financial and regulatory requirements.

• Define financial system requirements, reporting standards, and data governance for accounting and project financial systems.
• Lead financial system implementations, upgrades, and integrations.
• Ensure consistent system usage, reporting accuracy, and data integrity across departments.
• Drive continuous improvement of financial processes, controls, and reporting tools.
• Any and all additional duties as reasonably assigned.

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