Chief Financial Officer

GH Engage; New York (NY); On-site; USD 185,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance-based bonus and...

401(k) with employer match

Medical and dental

Job summary

Confidential, a NYC-based construction leader, seeks a CFO to own the finance function and serve as a true strategic partner to ownership. With $3B+ built and a $1B+ secured pipeline, you will oversee controls, banking, and systems while guiding growth.

You’ll partner across development, operations, risk, and leadership to drive budgets, forecasting, and scalable financial processes in a multi-entity, construction-focused environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of construction accounting/finance experience.
• BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, or related field; MBA, MS, or CPA desirable
• Public accounting background a plus; CPA desirable
• A strong track record building construction accounting processes and internal controls
• Deep command of job costing, WIP reporting, and construction-specific finance
• Experience hiring, training, developing, and leading accounting teams
• Proficiency across construction ERP systems; Sage 300 preferred
• Outstanding communication and team-building skills
• Sharp analytical judgment paired with a strong operational focus

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance department, coordinating across development, operations, risk management, and executive leadership
• Plan, manage, and coordinate all financial functions across the organization
• Lead negotiations and manage relationships with sureties and banks
• Deliver timely, accurate analysis of budgets, results, and forecasts
• Oversee all transactional accounting: AR, AP, payroll, and job costing
• Drive the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and financial reporting
• Lead Controlled Insurance Program (CCIP) reporting and audits with the Risk Manager
• Evaluate and improve financial policies, controls, and processes for scalable growth
• Evolve the firm’s financial systems alongside the CEO and executive team
• Hire, train, mentor, and manage finance and accounting staff in partnership with HR
• Oversee credit and collections with Operations and Accounting
• Partner with Project Management leadership on cost reports, WIP analysis, and forecasting
• Own project setup, tracking, and ongoing financial analysis
• Ensure timely, accurate completion of all tax filings
• Act as a strategic advisor to ownership and functional leadership
• Lead the annual budget process and short- and long-term forecasting
• Oversee regulatory reporting, accounting policy, and all audits (financial, insurance, corporate, CCIP, 401K, sales tax)

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

Cost accounting

Construction accounting

Internal controls

ERP systems knowledge

Sage 300

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, or related field

MBA, MS, or CPA desirable

CPA desirable

Tools

Sage 300

Job description

Own the finance function behind thousands of homes.

A 45-year-old, family-founded NYC general contractor and developer, specializing in affordable, supportive, and mixed-income housing, is hiring a Chief Financial Officer to lead its finance function and serve as a true strategic partner to ownership. (The company name is confidential at this stage of the search.)

This is a finance leadership seat with real scale behind it: more than $3B in completed construction, over 10,000 apartments delivered, and a secured pipeline north of $1B. You’ll own everything from controls and close to surety, banking, and systems, while helping shape the next phase of a growing, well-capitalized business.

Why this role

• Scale and stability: 45+ years, family-founded, $3B+ built, and a $1B+ secured pipeline, so the backlog is real and the growth is funded
• A genuine seat at the table: business partner to ownership with direct influence on strategy, not finance stuck in a silo
• Complex, rewarding finance: a combined builder-and-developer model spanning public and private capital, agency partners, and multiple entities
• A build-and-improve mandate: modernize the financial systems, controls, and processes that will carry the firm through its next stage of growth
• Mission that matters: the homes you help fund strengthen real New York neighborhoods
• Strong comp: $185K to $250K base plus performance bonus and annual raises

What you’ll do

• Lead the finance department, coordinating across development, operations, risk management, and executive leadership
• Plan, manage, and coordinate all financial functions across the organization
• Lead negotiations and manage relationships with sureties and banks
• Deliver timely, accurate analysis of budgets, results, and forecasts
• Oversee all transactional accounting: AR, AP, payroll, and job costing
• Drive the monthly, quarterly, and annual close and financial reporting
• Lead Controlled Insurance Program (CCIP) reporting and audits with the Risk Manager
• Evaluate and improve financial policies, controls, and processes for scalable growth
• Evolve the firm’s financial systems alongside the CEO and executive team
• Hire, train, mentor, and manage finance and accounting staff in partnership with HR
• Oversee credit and collections with Operations and Accounting
• Partner with Project Management leadership on cost reports, WIP analysis, and forecasting
• Own project setup, tracking, and ongoing financial analysis
• Ensure timely, accurate completion of all tax filings
• Act as a strategic advisor to ownership and functional leadership
• Lead the annual budget process and short- and long-term forecasting
• Oversee regulatory reporting, accounting policy, and all audits (financial, insurance, corporate, CCIP, 401K, sales tax)

What you bring

• 15+ years of construction accounting/finance experience
• BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, or related field; MBA, MS, or CPA desirable
• Public accounting background a plus; CPA desirable
• A strong track record building construction accounting processes and internal controls
• Deep command of job costing, WIP reporting, and construction-specific finance
• Experience hiring, training, developing, and leading accounting teams
• Proficiency across construction ERP systems; Sage 300 preferred
• Outstanding communication and team-building skills
• Sharp analytical judgment paired with a strong operational focus

• $185,000 to $250,000
• Annual performance-based bonus and raises
• 401(k) with employer match (after 12 months)
• Medical (PPO, EPO, HSA) and dental