Chief Financial Officer

Wallace Building Products Corp.; Danbury (NH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Wallace Building Products Corp. in Danbury, NH seeks a Chief Financial Officer to lead the financial strategy, accounting operations, cash management, and business planning for a 100% ESOP-owned company.

The CFO will oversee financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, job-cost accounting, project profitability, working-capital management, and financial risk, coordinating with the ESOP trustee, CPA firm, lenders, and advisors to support long-term value creation for employee-owners.

Qualifications

• Experience leading financial strategy and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience with ESOP administration is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Managing monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.
• Overseeing financial reporting, budgeting, and cash flow management.
• Coordinating with CPA firm and ESOP trustee on reviews and audits.
• Ensuring internal controls and accurate management information for owner- employees.

Job description

Chief Financial Officer is responsiblefor leading the financial strategy, accounting operations, cashmanagement, and business planning of Wallace Building Products that is 100% owned by an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).Oversees financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, job-costaccounting, project profitability, working-capital management, andfinancial risk across the company’s operations.

The Company engages an independent CPA firm to perform a review of the Company’s financial statements. The CFO coordinates with the CPA firm and internal personnel to facilitate the review, including preparing requested schedules and supporting documentation, explaining significant account balances and transactions, reviewing draft financial statements, addressing review inquiries, and assisting management with the representation process. The CFO also evaluates and implements recommendations related to accounting procedures, internal controls, financial reporting, and compliance.

Partners with the executive team, project managers, estimators, and employee-owners to align financial performance with the company’s long-term employee-ownership objectives. Provides transparent financial information that helps employee-owners understand the company’s performance, profitability, cash flow, backlog, and value creation.

The CFO also supports ESOP-related financial and fiduciary coordination, including accurate financial reporting, valuation processes, annual ESOP administration, audit and review requirements, trustee and advisor relationships, and compliance with applicable plan and corporate obligations. The CFO works closely with company leadership, the ESOP trustee, third-party administrators, the independent CPA firm, lenders, and surety partners.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial close processes
• Preparing financial statements, budgets, forecasts, cash-flow projections, and management reports
• Coordinating the CPA firm’s review of the Company’s financial statements
• Providing the CPA firmwith requested trial balances, schedules, reconciliations, contracts,supporting documentation, and management explanations
• Reviewing financial statement drafts and ensuring reported information is accurate and complete
• Responding to CPA review inquiries and tracking the resolution of outstanding items
• Evaluating and implementing recommendations arising from the financial statement review
• Overseeing job-costaccounting, work-in-progress schedules, percentage-of-completionaccounting, retainage, change orders, and cost-to-complete estimates
• Monitoring project margins, backlog, committed costs, productivity, and construction risk
• Managing accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, treasury, and working capital
• Supporting ESOP valuation, annual plan administration, financial statement review procedures, and required reporting
• Providing accurate and timely information to the ESOP trustee and other plan-related advisors
• Promoting financial literacy and ownership awareness among employee-owners
• Maintaining strong internal controls over company assets, project costs, cash, and financial reporting
• Supporting banking, bonding, insurance, and surety relationships
• Evaluating capital expenditures, equipment purchases, financing alternatives, and strategic investments
• Coordinating corporate tax compliance and relationships with external tax and accounting advisors
• Advising leadership,including the Board of Directors, and employee-owners on profitablegrowth, operational efficiency, risk management, and long-termenterprise value
• Ensuring financial decisions support both the company’s objectives and the interests of its employee-owners

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.