Chief Administrative Officer
About The Position
Landrum & Brown is seeking a highly experienced Chief Administrative Officer, Accounting & Finance to lead the administrative, operational, and financial management activities that support the firm’s continued growth and performance. Reporting to the President of Landrum & Brown, for administrative and operational matters, and the functionally to the Chief Financial Officer, for financial matters, the Chief Administrative Officer, Accounting & Finance will serve as a key member of the senior leadership team. The role will provide the operating discipline, financial insight, and cross-functional coordination required to translate business strategy into measurable results.
Requirements
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- MBA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent designation is preferred.
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.
Benefits
- extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage
- continuing education benefits
- paid time off
- employee assistance program
- retirement savings plan with company matching contributions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
