CFO at a PE-Backed Engineering Services Business

PrivateEquityCXO; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Falcon seeks a Chief Financial Officer for a private equity-backed engineering services business. You will lead financial strategy, reporting, and control enhancements while guiding growth via organic and inorganic means.

The role requires hands-on leadership and deep PE-finance experience. The ideal candidate has extensive finance leadership, M&A integration, and P&L ownership, with 10–35+ years of progressive experience in engineering services or similar sectors.

Qualifications

• Heavy finance and accounting orientation required with experience in percentage-of-completion accounting, financial reporting and P&L ownership.
• Private Equity experience is required.
• Solid M&A integration experience.
• Tenure of 10–35+ years of progressive career success.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial due diligence on acquisitions in process and add-ons.
• Build core financial infrastructure and reporting from the ground up.
• Stand up systems and processes, hands-on builder.
• Drive scale for the business toward ~$100mm within 4–5 years.

Skills

Finance leadership

Accounting

P&L ownership

Private Equity experience

M&A integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

MBA (preferred)

Job description

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CFO at a PE-Backed Engineering Services Business

SEARCH MANDATE:

Our private equity client is seeking the right Chief Financial Officer to lead one of its portfolio companies, an engineering services business. The sponsor is bullish about its investment thesis in this newly acquired platform. They are prepared to invest heavily to drive the company's scale using both inorganic and organic methods.

COMPENSATION:

A competitive salary, annual bonus, and wealth-building equity grant make for a compelling economic opportunity.

THE COMPANY:

• Business Model: Engineering Services
• End Market: Infrastructure, Industrial & Technology
• Revenue Range: Lower Mid-market
• Hold Period: Exit planned for 2031
• Deal Structure: Control buyout

INVESTMENT THESIS:

Transform the business and drive scale to roughly $100mm within 4-5 years.

• Build core financial infrastructure and reporting from the ground up.
• Lead financial due diligence on acquisitions already in process and on further add-on activity.
• Act as a hands-on builder, personally standing up systems and processes rather than delegating.

THE SPONSOR:

This California-based private equity firm has a solid history of scaling businesses. Its sector specialties include power management, electrification, and infrastructure.

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

We seek a passionate, committed leader with a contagious will to win who can honor this company's past while also leading it into the future. Our ideal candidate's background most likely includes:

• Business Model: Engineering Services
• Functional: Top financial leader of a $5mm-$40mm engineering services company OR number two financial leader within a larger enterprise responsible for $20mm-$100mm in revenue
• Orientation: Heavy finance and accounting orientation is required with related experience across percentage-of-completion accounting, financial reporting and P&L ownership
• Private Equity: Required
• M&A: Solid integration experience required
• Tenure: 10-35+ years of progressive career success

FALCON and its clients are equal opportunity employers. All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, or any other protected status. FALCON encourages qualified individuals of all backgrounds to apply.