Chief Financial Officer; Construction

Level Workforce is an innovative consulting and workforce solutions agency dedicated to empowering businesses and business owners in the construction, real estate and finance industries. With over 25 years of combined industry experience, we are passionate about helping clients achieve their goals through strategic guidance, streamlined processes, and operational excellence.

Our team of seasoned professionals offers a range of consulting services, from business advisory to executive hands-on consulting, and staffing solutions to help develop tailored solutions that address our client's unique challenges and goals. We take a client-first approach and prioritize communication, collaboration, and transparency to ensure that our clients feel supported throughout their engagement with us.

Engagement: 1099 Contract / Fractional / Part-Time

Location: 100% Remote

Commitment: Approximately 10-15 hours per week

Experience: 10+ years preferred

Compensation: Based on experience

Reports To: CEO

This is a fractional, part-time executive engagement of approximately 10-15 hours per week. The scope may evolve based on organizational needs and may include fractional CFO leadership, construction accounting oversight, financial planning, cash flow management, profitability analysis, team leadership, financial systems, automation, and growth support.

Level Workforce is seeking an experienced Construction CFO to provide senior-level financial leadership for the firm and its construction-focused clients.

This is a hands-on, strategic role for a finance executive who understands the unique financial complexities of construction and can move comfortably between financial strategy and the operational details that drive profitability.

The CFO will oversee financial strategy, accounting operations, reporting, forecasting, job costing, cash flow, and financial performance while serving as a trusted advisor to the CEO and client leadership teams.

Direct construction accounting experience is required, including strong knowledge of WIP, percentage-of-completion accounting, job costing, project profitability, retainage, billing, and project-based financial reporting.

Equally important, we are looking for someone who is passionate about technology and AI and actively incorporates these tools into their daily work. The ideal candidate continuously explores ways to leverage AI, automation, and technology to streamline financial operations, eliminate manual processes, improve reporting, and create more efficient, scalable workflows.

• Serve as a strategic financial partner to the CEO and leadership team.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and long-range planning.
• Develop financial reporting and KPIs that provide clear visibility into business performance.
• Analyze revenue, margins, overhead, cash flow, and profitability to identify opportunities and risks.
• Support strategic decisions related to growth, staffing, pricing, and investments.
• Provide executive oversight of accounting operations and financial reporting.
• Oversee WIP, percentage-of-completion accounting, job costing, project profitability, cost-to-complete forecasting, retainage, progress billing, and change orders.
• Analyze project-level financial performance and identify margin erosion and cost risks.
• Oversee month-end and year-end close processes and financial controls.
• Partner with project and operational leaders to improve financial accountability and profitability.

• Own cash flow forecasting and working capital management.
• Monitor AR, AP, collections, retainage, and project-related cash flow.
• Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting and executive-level analysis.
• Improve financial visibility across projects and the organization.
• Lead, mentor, and develop accounting and finance team members.
• Establish clear financial processes, workflows, and accountability.
• Provide fractional CFO and financial advisory support to Level clients.
• Assess client accounting and financial operations and identify opportunities to improve reporting, job costing, profitability, and cash flow.
• Support financial cleanup, restructuring, system implementation, and process improvement initiatives.
• Actively incorporate AI tools into daily financial and accounting workflows to improve productivity, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive accounting tasks, reporting processes, reconciliations, and financial analysis.
• Leverage AI to…