Debt-Free Architecture Firm CFO: Strategy & Growth

GH2 Architects, LLC.; Tulsa (OK); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GH2 Architects, LLC is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to join our Tulsa-based leadership team. This role will strengthen systems, develop talent, and position our debt-free firm for growth, with relocation assistance for the right candidate.

The CFO will manage financial strategy, accounting operations, and risk management, while guiding executive decision-making and ownership planning. A CPA/MBA and 10+ years of leadership in financial management are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible accounting/financial management experience, including leadership.
• CPA designation and/or MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute financial strategies, manage working capital, and guide long-term growth.
• Direct accounting, budgeting, forecasting, tax compliance, and general ledger accuracy; maintain internal controls.
• Oversee liquidity planning, capital expenditures, asset management, and financial risk mitigation.
• Ensure compliance with multi-state payroll taxes, registrations, and insurance in collaboration with outside CPA.
• Oversee employee benefits and retirement programs in coordination with leadership and advisors.
• Support ownership transitions, governance, and strategic leadership initiatives.
• Present financial metrics, forecasts, and scenario analyses to executive leadership.
• Lead and develop the accounting/finance team, promoting accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Financial strategy

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Collaboration

Ethics and judgment

Attention to detail

Decision support

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

CPA or MBA preferred

Tools

Deltek Ajera

Deltek Vantagepoint

Job description

GH2 Architects, LLC (GH2) is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to join our leadership team as we plan for an upcoming transition. We are grateful for the leadership of our current CFO and are committed to a thoughtful transition that supports continuity for our team and clients. This Tulsa– based opportunity is well suited for an experienced financial leader who can strengthen systems, develop talent, and help position our debt-free firm for continued growth. Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate.

Founded in 1973, GH2 is a highly collaborative team passionate about providing our clients with world-class design and professional services. With offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, and Denver, we provide fully integrated in-house architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture services. Our firm operates with a flat organizational structure and has a diverse portfolio of work, including education, government/public, healthcare, office, non-profit, and recreation projects. GH2 maintains dedicated specialty practices in hospitality, equine, and historic preservation architecture.

GH2 team members participate in a design-oriented practice with colleagues who celebrate exceptional work, client service, and engagement with our professions and communities. They receive continuing education and professional-development opportunities tailored to their interests and career goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Strategy and Planning: Develop and execute financial strategies, manage working capital, and guide long-term growth.
• Accounting Operations and Internal Controls: Direct accounting, budgeting, forecasting, tax compliance, and general ledger accuracy. Maintain effective internal controls, financial policies, and procedures that support timely and accurate reporting.
• Liquidity, Asset, and Risk Management:Preserve GH2’s debt-free financial position and disciplined cash-based operating model. Oversee liquidity planning, capital expenditures, asset management, and financial risk-mitigation strategies. Maintain strong banking relationships and appropriate access to a line of credit or other liquidity resources as a contingency measure.
• Compliance Oversight: Manage complex multi-state payroll taxes, corporate registrations, professional liability, and other corporate insurance. Work with the firm’s outside CPA to ensure compliance with federal and multi-state tax requirements and identify appropriate tax-planning opportunities.
• Employee Benefits and Human Resources:Oversee the financial, administrative, and compliance aspects of employee benefit and retirement programs, in coordination with firm leadership and outside advisors.
• Executive Leadership and Ownership Planning:Serve as a strategic partner to the firm’s executive leadership and owners. Support leadership transitions, ownership planning, firm governance, and other significant organizational initiatives.
• Financial Reporting and Decision Support:Present clear and timely financial metrics, forecasts, scenario analyses, and decision-support models to executive leadership and firm owners.Translate financial information into actionable recommendations for operational and strategic decisions.
• Financial Systems and Team Development:Evaluate and strengthen financial systems, processes, and technology. Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting and finance team while promoting accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• 10 or more years of progressively responsible accounting and financial-management experience, including leadership responsibility.

Position Qualifications:

• Experience in an architecture, engineering, professional-services, or other project-based business environment is strongly preferred.
• CPA designation and/or MBA preferred.
• Experience with Deltek Ajera, Deltek Vantagepoint, or a comparable project-based accounting and enterprise-resource-planning system is preferred.
• Strong business acumen, ethics, and strategic thinking.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of client service and the financial dynamics of a professional-services firm.
• Sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to balance urgency with thoughtful decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to financial and non-financial audiences.
• A collaborative leadership style suited to a professional, entrepreneurial, and consensus-oriented organization.

Why Join GH2?

We offer excellent compensation and benefits commensurate with experience, along with flexible work hours. This position offers the opportunity to join a financially stable, debt-free firm with an established national practice, a strong leadership team, and a long-term commitment to thoughtful growth and ownership continuity.

GH2 is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply and join our team.

How to Apply:
Interested candidates should email a cover letter with salary requirements, résumé, and limited work samples in a single pdf file to [e-mail]

All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.