Strategic Finance & Operations Leader

Socket.dev; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Landrum & Brown, a global aviation consulting firm, seeks a Chief Administrative Officer, Accounting & Finance to lead administrative, operational, and financial management supporting growth. Reporting to the President and CFO, the role drives discipline, financial insight, and cross-functional coordination to translate strategy into measurable results.

The ideal candidate brings senior-level experience in finance and operations within professional services or project-based environments, with

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

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Financial controls

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, operations, or related field

MBA / CPA / CMA or equivalent designation preferred

Job description

Landrum & Brown, a global aviation consulting firm, seeks a Chief Administrative Officer, Accounting & Finance to lead administrative, operational, and financial management supporting growth. Reporting to the President and CFO, the role drives discipline, financial insight, and cross-functional coordination to translate strategy into measurable results.

The ideal candidate brings senior-level experience in finance and operations within professional services or project-based environments, with