CFO

Crete United•Greensboro, NC

59d

About The Position

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) serves as the senior financial and operational infrastructure leader for AC Corp, partnering directly with the President/GM to drive financial performance, operational discipline, and scalable business processes across the organization. This is a highly hands-on, business-embedded role responsible not only for finance and accounting, but also for key operational functions including purchasing, inventory, and systems. The CFO plays a critical role in ensuring project profitability, improving cash flow, and building the infrastructure required to support continued growth. The CFO reports directly to the President/GM of AC Corp, with a dotted-line relationship to Crete United’s Corporate Controller to ensure alignment with enterprise standards, reporting, and controls.

Requirements

Senior financial and operational infrastructure leader
Hands-on, business-embedded role
Responsible for finance and accounting
Responsible for key operational functions including purchasing, inventory, and systems
Ensuring project profitability
Improving cash flow
Building infrastructure for growth
Experience with WIP reporting, job costing, backlog analysis, and margin fade/gain visibility
Experience with billing processes across project, service, and T&M work
Experience with cash flow management, including billing, collections, retainage, and working capital
Experience with invoice dispute management
Excellence in core accounting functions (general ledger, AP/AR, payroll, financial reporting)
Experience delivering accurate and timely financial statements
Experience maintaining strong internal controls, compliance, and audit readiness
Experience with purchasing and inventory functions
Experience with procurement processes, vendor management, and inventory controls
Experience overseeing local IT infrastructure and software solutions
Experience standardizing, simplifying, and automating back-office operations
Team leadership, mentoring, and development experience
Experience building a high-performance culture
Experience managing external relationships (tax, auditors, bonding agents, insurance providers)
Experience ensuring compliance with financial, regulatory, and reporting requirements
Alignment with enterprise standards, reporting, and controls

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted partner to the President/GM, translating business strategy into financial plans, operating targets, and measurable performance outcomes
Drive financial visibility and accountability across the business, enabling informed decision making at the executive and operational levels
Lead annual planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis processes
Own financial performance across all business lines, with a strong focus on project profitability, margin improvement, productivity, and cost control
Oversee construction-specific financial processes including WIP reporting, job costing, backlog analysis, and margin fade/gain visibility
Partner closely with operations and project leadership to ensure accurate project setup, financial tracking, and proactive issue identification
Lead and optimize billing processes across project, service, and T&M work, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with contract terms
Improve cash flow performance through disciplined management of billing, collections, retainage, and overall working capital
Drive accountability around cash conversion and invoice dispute management
Ensure excellence in all core accounting functions, including general ledger, AP/AR, payroll, and financial reporting
Deliver accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
Maintain strong internal controls, compliance, and audit readiness
Provide leadership and oversight of purchasing and inventory functions, driving cost discipline, material visibility, and working capital efficiency
Partner with operational leaders to improve procurement processes, vendor management, and inventory controls
Oversee local IT infrastructure and AC Corp specific software solutions; support uptime, data integrity, and process efficiency
Lead initiatives to standardize, simplify, and automate back-office operations
Lead, mentor, and develop a multi-functional team across accounting, billing, collections, and operational support functions
Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence
Ensure the organization has the right talent, structure, and processes to support current operations and future growth
Manage relationships with external tax support and authorities, auditors, bonding agents, and insurance providers
Ensure compliance with all financial, regulatory, and reporting requirements
Align with Crete United on financial reporting standards, policies, and best practice