CFO – Construction Growth Leader (Hybrid/Relocation)

Now CFO; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 300,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

NOW CFO is conducting a confidential search for a Chief Financial Officer on behalf of a rapidly growing heavy civil construction company. The CFO will partner with the CEO, COO, and existing finance leadership to ensure financial capacity, strategy, and infrastructure to scale.

The role emphasizes capital strategy, bonding, WIP, and long-range planning. Based in Prineville, Oregon with hybrid options and travel to Gilbert, Arizona.

Qualifications

• Senior financial leadership experience in construction or project-based businesses.
• Experience scaling a company through significant growth.
• Strong background in financing, lender relationships, working capital, and cash flow.
• Experience with bonding and surety relationships.
• Solid understanding of construction accounting, WIP, job costing, and project financials.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital strategy, financing, liquidity, and working-capital planning.
• Strengthen relationships with banks, lenders, surety partners, and other financial partners.
• Support bonding capacity as the company pursues larger and more complex projects.
• Partner with leadership on growth opportunities, investments, and financial risk.
• Provide executive oversight of construction finance, including WIP, job costing, project cash flow, and forecasting.
• Coach and support an established Controller and Director of FP&A.
• Help strengthen financial systems, reporting, controls, audit coordination, and long-range planning.

Skills

Senior financial leadership

Growth scaling experience

Financing & lender relationships

Working capital management

Bonding & surety relationships

Construction accounting

WIP management

Job costing

Project financials

Executive collaboration

Leadership & team development

Education

CPA

Advanced financial credentials

Tools

ComputerEase

ERP implementation

Job description

NOW CFO is conducting a confidential search for a Chief Financial Officer on behalf of a rapidly growing heavy civil construction company. The CFO will partner with the CEO, COO, and existing finance leadership to ensure financial capacity, strategy, and infrastructure to scale.

The role emphasizes capital strategy, bonding, WIP, and long-range planning. Based in Prineville, Oregon with hybrid options and travel to Gilbert, Arizona.