Senior Finance Leader - Manufacturing & Data Center Growth

CEL Critical Power Ltd.; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and incentives

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development and career机会

Dynamic and innovative work环境

Job summary

CEL Critical Power Ltd. in the United States seeks a senior finance leader to run the US finance function, partnering with operations, production, and leadership to scale in the data center sector.

You will own financial control, project accounting, working capital, and strategic finance, driving process improvements, KPI reporting, and robust governance across a multi-site US operation.

Qualifications

• 7-15+ years finance experience with progression into senior finance leadership.
• Experience in manufacturing, engineered products, construction, industrial projects or related sectors.
• Strong understanding of project accounting and operational finance.
• Experience managing working capital in project-based environments.
• Strong financial control and reporting background.
• Experience operating in a scaling or fast-growth business environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead US finance operations including month-end close, reporting, controls and compliance.
• Deliver accurate and timely monthly management accounts.
• Ensure robust balance sheet reconciliations and financial governance.
• Manage US statutory, sales tax and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Support annual audit processes and external advisor relationships.
• Maintain strong internal controls in a rapidly scaling environment.
• Oversee project accounting for large-scale engineered-to-order manufacturing contracts.
• Monitor revenue recognition under percentage-of-completion methodologies.
• Manage WIP, accrued revenue, deferred revenue and project margin reporting.
• Partner with operations to improve labor utilisation, productivity and project costing accuracy.
• Drive visibility around material usage, scrap recovery, manufacturing variances and cost controls.
• Support inventory accuracy, valuation and operational finance reporting.
• Lead US cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning.
• Manage debtor collections, milestone billing and customer cash conversion.
• Monitor DSO, inventory turns and supplier payment performance.
• Support banking relationships and financing initiatives including working capital facilities and asset-based lending structures.
• Partner with project managers and operational leaders on profitability, risk and execution.
• Support bid reviews, commercial assessments and contract governance.
• Provide financial insight into pricing, margins and operational performance.
• Help drive operational accountability through KPI reporting and business analytics.
• Improve finance processes, controls and reporting automation.
• Support continued rollout and optimisation of SAP Business ByDesign and Power BI reporting.
• Develop scalable reporting structures suitable for a growing multi-site US operation.
• Assist in developing integrated labor, production and project performance reporting.
• Build and develop the US finance team over time.
• Act as a key member of the US leadership team.
• Foster a high-accountability, hands-on and solutions-focused culture.
• Work closely with Group Finance and leadership teams across Ireland and the US.

Skills

Financial control

Project accounting

Working capital

Commercial finance

Systems improvement

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline

CPA or equivalent professional qualification preferred

Tools

SAP Business ByDesign

Power BI

Job description

CEL Critical Power Ltd. in the United States seeks a senior finance leader to run the US finance function, partnering with operations, production, and leadership to scale in the data center sector.

You will own financial control, project accounting, working capital, and strategic finance, driving process improvements, KPI reporting, and robust governance across a multi-site US operation.