Fractional CFO; Construction

• Engagement Model: 1099 Contract — Fractional / Part-Time
• Location: 100% Remote
• Estimated
  
  Hours:
  
  10–15 hours per week
• Compensation: Based on experience and scope
• Reports To: Lee Carrol, Founder & CEO

Position Overview

Level Workforce is looking for a fractional CFO that run the finance function inside our own firm, and step into client engagements as the senior financial voice in the room.

This role is a hands‑on seat, not advisory only. You'll own the numbers, lead and develop a small accounting team, and sit across from construction owners who need someone to explain why a job that looked profitable in March isn't in August. You should know WIP schedules, be comfortable with job cost details, and be able to explain both to a CEO who doesn't read financial statements day‑to‑day.

Success in the first 6–12 months looks like: a clean, predictable monthly close; dashboards leadership actually uses to make decisions; an accounting team with clear ownership and fewer fire drills; and two to three client engagements where you've measurably improved job costing, cash flow, or margin visibility.

A Typical Week Might Include:

• Reviewing WIP and cost-to-complete with a client's PM and controller ahead of a bank reporting deadline.
• Working through cash flow, pricing, and hiring decisions with our CEO for the coming quarter.
• Coaching a staff accountant through a messy month‑end close.
• Diagnosing a new client's job costing setup and scoping what it would take to fix it.

Core Responsibilities

Financial Leadership & Strategy

• Advise the CEO: Serve on the leadership team as the trusted financial voice on profitability, growth, pricing, staffing, and investment decisions.
• Own the planning cycle: Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and long‑range planning.
• Make performance visible: Build the dashboards and KPIs that show where the business is actually making and losing money.

Construction Accounting & Financial Operations

• Run the accounting function: Oversee bookkeeping, month‑end and year‑end close, financial reporting, and internal controls.
• Own the construction‑specific work: WIP, percentage‑of‑completion, job costing, cost‑to‑complete forecasting, retainage, progress billing, and change orders.
• Protect margin: Analyze project‑level performance and flag margin erosion and cost risk early enough to do something about it.
• Manage cash: Own cash flow forecasting and working capital, including AR, AP, collections, and retainage.
• Lead the team: Set expectations, workflows, and clear ownership across the accounting and finance function.
• Build capacity: Recruit, train, and develop accounting staff as the organization grows.
• Raise the bar: Improve accuracy, reporting discipline, and turnaround time so the team can support both internal and client demands.
• Deliver fractional CFO support: Provide financial leadership and advisory services to Level Workforce clients in construction and related trades.
• Diagnose before prescribing: Run financial and operational assessments that surface real opportunities in job costing, reporting, cash flow, and profitability.
• Fill the gap: Step in as interim or supplemental financial leadership when a client needs it.
• Clean up the mess: Lead financial cleanup, restructuring, and system implementation work.

Systems, Process & Automation

• Improve the plumbing: Strengthen accounting workflows, reporting systems, and financial data visibility.
• Implement well: Support rollout and optimization of accounting platforms, construction management systems, and project‑based reporting tools.
• Use AI practically: Apply automation where it removes manual work and speeds up reporting.

Qualifications

Required

• 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting leadership, with direct construction or general contracting…