Chief Financial Officer

UDC•Waukesha, WI

83d•$230,000 - $260,000•Onsite

About The Position

UDC is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to join its Leadership Team. This critical executive role will shape the company’s financial strategy and help guide the organization through its next stage of growth. The CFO will serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and Leadership Team, bringing financial insight, business acumen, and thoughtful leadership to decisions across the organization. The position will be based at one of UDC’s offices in Englewood, Colorado, or Waukesha, Wisconsin. The CFO is responsible for UDC’s overall financial strategy, financial planning and analysis, accounting operations and reporting, business planning, and business performance management. The role also oversees human resources, contract administration, and commercial administration. The CFO will develop finance into a strategic business partner by providing timely insights, forecasting performance, improving operational economics, and supporting executive decision-making. The CFO is a member of the executive leadership team and reports directly to the CEO. Direct reports include the Director of Finance & Accounting, Director of Finance Planning & Analysis, and VP Human Resources. The position leads strategic planning and financial operations; oversees HR, administration, and contract administration; and partners with Operations, Sales, and other leaders to strengthen profitability, accountability, and enterprise performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field.
At least 15 years of progressive financial leadership experience.
Experience leading finance for a professional services, engineering, consulting, technology services, or similar project-based organization.
Demonstrated success partnering with executive leadership teams.
Strong experience in financial planning and analysis and oversight of accounting and financial control operations.
Deep understanding of business drivers, operational finance, and performance management.
Ability to lead administrative functions, including Human Resources and Contract Administration.
Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
Experience building financial models and supporting strategic decisions.
Ability to influence across departments without direct authority.

Nice To Haves

MBA strongly preferred.
Experience supporting unleveraged, privately owned, or high-growth companies.
Experience implementing or optimizing ERP and business intelligence platforms.
Experience scaling organizations from approximately $100 million to significantly larger enterprises.
Broad executive leadership experience over administrative functions.
CPA preferred, but not required.
Executive presence and strong communication skills.
Strategic thinking and strong commercial acumen.
Highly analytical approach and strong business judgment.
Comfort challenging assumptions using data.
Collaborative and influential approach across functions.
Ability to simplify complex financial concepts.
Focus on continuous improvement.
Comfort operating in a fast-growing environment.
Calm under pressure and high personal integrity.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, executive leadership team, and UDC Board members.
Develop financial strategies that support long-term growth, profitability, and enterprise value creation.
Lead annual strategic planning and long-range financial planning.
Evaluate expansion investments, new service offerings, and international partnership opportunities.
Build financial models supporting strategic initiatives and business cases.
Develop scalable financial infrastructure to support future growth.
Lead budgeting, forecasting, rolling forecasts, scenario modeling, and long-range planning.
Build executive dashboards and KPI reporting; analyze profitability by client, business line, geography, and project.
Improve forecasting accuracy and decision support, and drive resource and capacity planning.
Identify operational opportunities to improve margins and cash flow.
Provide executive oversight for payroll, including compliance with government tax regulations, benefits deductions, and financial auditing standards.
Provide executive leadership over Accounting and Finance team operations.
Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
Maintain strong internal controls and financial governance.
Oversee cash management, tax coordination, audits, and banking relationships.
Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
Improve accounting processes through automation and technology.
Provide executive leadership for the Human Resources function.
Oversee executive compensation and incentive plans, workforce planning, organizational design, leadership development, succession planning, benefits strategy, and vendor selection.
Align people strategies with long-term business objectives and partner with executive leadership to build a high-performance culture.
Oversee office administration, facilities, corporate insurance, business licensing, corporate records, business continuity planning, operational support services, and corporate-services vendor administration.
Oversee customer contract review and approval, assess commercial risk, coordinate with legal counsel as required, and oversee contract compliance.
Monitor contractual obligations, change orders, financial exposure, client billing terms, and commercial governance.
Partner with Operations leadership to improve project profitability.
Support Sales leadership with pricing, contract economics, and revenue analysis.
Collaborate with HR on workforce planning and compensation strategy.
Provide financial insight for major customer contracts and commercial decisions.
Establish a culture of accountability through meaningful operational metrics.
Develop and manage enterprise performance metrics, including revenue growth, EBITDA, gross margin, project profitability, utilization, backlog, cash flow, working capital, forecast accuracy, operational productivity, and return on invested capital.
Partner with the Director of Finance & Accounting to develop a modern finance organization using cloud-based ERP and business intelligence tools.
Improve financial reporting automation and dashboard capabilities.
Provide executive leadership and guidance through finance-related systems implementations and process improvements.
Champion data quality and enterprise analytics.
Supervise direct reports in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws, including interviewing, hiring, training, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, and addressing complaints and problems.