Executive Leader, Operations & Finance

Global Infrastructure; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards package

Medical insurance (extensive)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Continuing education benefits

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Landrum & Brown seeks a highly experienced Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to drive the firm’s administrative, operational, and financial management in support of growth and performance.

Reporting to the President on administrative matters and to the CFO for financial matters, the CAO will join the senior leadership team to deliver operating discipline, financial insight, and cross-functional coordination to translate strategy into measurable results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, operations, or a related field; an MBA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent designation is preferred.
• Significant senior-level experience in operations, finance, administration, or business leadership.
• Experience in a professional services, consulting, engineering, aviation, infrastructure, or project-based organization is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, project economics, profitability, utilization, working capital, and financial controls.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a matrixed environment with dual or functional reporting relationships.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives, organizational change, and business process improvement.
• Strong executive communication, judgment, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead business administration, planning, and organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with the President to implement strategic priorities and annual operating plans.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and performance analysis in alignment with the CFO.
• Monitor revenue, profitability, backlog, utilization, project margins, working capital, and cash flow.
• Strengthen project financial management, commercial discipline, and operational controls.
• Identify business risks, performance gaps, and improvement opportunities, and coordinate corrective action.
• Establish effective leadership routines, dashboards, reporting, and decision-making processes.
• Coordinate with corporate functions, including Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Risk, Information Technology, and Marketing.
• Support organizational design, workforce planning, business transformation, and change initiatives.
• Lead assigned administrative, operational, and financial support teams.

Skills

Executive leadership comms

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Problem-solving

Financial controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/finance

MBA or CPA preferred

Job description

Landrum & Brown seeks a highly experienced Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to drive the firm’s administrative, operational, and financial management in support of growth and performance.

Reporting to the President on administrative matters and to the CFO for financial matters, the CAO will join the senior leadership team to deliver operating discipline, financial insight, and cross-functional coordination to translate strategy into measurable results.