Chief Financial Officer; CFO​/Business Operations Director

BHS Construction, Inc. is a growing, values-driven organization looking for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO)/Business Operations Director who enjoys both numbers and people. This is an exciting opportunity to join a leadership team that believes great financial strategy goes hand-in-hand with serving others, delivering a quality product, and maintaining a genuine family atmosphere. At BHS, we work hard, support one another, celebrate wins, and take pride in building something meaningful together—while having some fun along the way.

This position is based on-site at either our main office in Manhattan, KS, or our satellite location in Lawrence, KS, with travel between locations as needed.

Job Description:

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)/Business Operations Director

Company: BHS Construction

Job Title:

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)/Business Operations Director

Job Classification:
Exempt, Full-Time

Reporting Relationship:
Chief Operations Officer (COO)

The CFO/Business Operations Director is a senior executive and strategic partner to the Chief Operations Officer (COO)/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), responsible for financial leadership and company-wide Business Operations Director oversight, serving as the executive leader for the Accounting Department, Risk Management, Human Resources, and Information Technology. The role integrates traditional CFO functions — budgeting, forecasting, job costing, WIP reporting, internal controls, and compliance with construction-specific standards — with management of cash flow, capital structure, and banking and bonding relationships, building a risk-aware, process-driven culture that keeps the organization financially strong, operationally efficient, contractually protected, and aligned for long-term strategic growth.

• Serve as a key member of the executive team, partnering with the COO/CEO to shape and execute long-term financial and operational strategy, including capital allocation, expansion, technology adoption, fleet strategy, and organizational structure.
• Provide investment recommendations based on ROI, risk modeling, project performance, and strategic growth objectives.
• Lead cross-functional company financial planning, using benchmarking and peer group analysis to identify performance gaps and improvement opportunities.

• Lead the annual budget process; perform budget vs. actual and quarterly financial analyses, identifying pivot points and recommending adjustments in labor, expenses, and project allocations.
• Conduct routine WIP (Work-in-Progress) analysis in collaboration with Operations and Accounting to ensure accurate project accounting, backlog, revenue, and margin forecasting, and to identify financial risks.
• Develop and maintain long-term forecasts, scenario modeling, cash flow projections, and financial models evaluating equipment purchase/sale profitability, fleet lifecycle ROI, and profitable staffing ratios.
• Direct the preparation and presentation of timely, accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and reports for the COO/CEO and ownership, maintaining strong internal controls over financial reporting.
• Manage cash flow, liquidity, and capital structure; calculate bonding capacity and equity requirements; monitor compliance with lender covenants and surety requirements; and maintain key banking, bonding, audit, and insurance relationships.
• Develop and optimize company-wide tax strategy in coordination with external CPAs; direct the annual audit, financial reviews, and tax filings.

Provides executive leadership over the Accounting Department, Risk Management,…