Finance Director, Construction: WIP, Systems & FP&A

CFS; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Job summary

CFS, a hands-on finance leader role in the San Francisco Bay Area, seeks an experienced Director of Finance to oversee accounting operations, reporting, forecasting, and systems optimization for a project-based business.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in finance, construction experience, WIP/POC expertise, and strong leadership, with CPA preferred. Base salary is $200,000–$230,000 plus bonus, commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience with leadership.
• Experience in commercial construction services or project-based business preferred.
• Strong understanding of WIP, percent-of-completion, job costing, and contract billing.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling and executive reporting.
• ERP implementation, administration or optimization; Foundation ERP a plus.
• Comfortable working both strategically and hands-on.
• CPA preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day accounting and finance operations including GL, AP, AR, billing, payroll, month-end close and reporting.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, cash flow analysis and performance reporting.
• Oversee WIP, job costing, backlog tracking, contract billing and margin analysis.
• Own and optimize financial systems, dashboards, integrations and automation.
• Partner with leadership to evaluate performance, trends, profitability and KPIs.
• Lead and develop the accounting team, improving workflows and controls.
• Support growth strategies and integration of potential acquisitions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Financial analysis

Education

CPA (preferred)

Tools

Foundation ERP

Job description

CFS, a hands-on finance leader role in the San Francisco Bay Area, seeks an experienced Director of Finance to oversee accounting operations, reporting, forecasting, and systems optimization for a project-based business.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in finance, construction experience, WIP/POC expertise, and strong leadership, with CPA preferred. Base salary is $200,000–$230,000 plus bonus, commensurate with experience.