Director of Finance

Sole Construction Partners•Gibsonton, FL

About The Position

The Director of Finance serves as the CFO’s key strategic partner and second-in-command, providing leadership across budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and operational decision support. The role combines analytical and technical finance expertise with accounting knowledge and a focus on building and developing a high-performing finance team. The Director supports the shell and drywall companies while enabling the CFO to focus on broader enterprise initiatives. The ideal candidate is forward-thinking, systems-oriented, and data-driven, and can improve processes, elevate analytical rigor, and develop teams. The role partners with finance, accounting, and operations leaders to translate project performance and operational activity into financial insights, and works with the CFO to improve financial systems and decision-support capabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including demonstrated FP&A leadership.
Strong financial modeling skills.
Demonstrated success leading and developing finance professionals.

Nice To Haves

CPA and/or MBA.
Background in job costing, WIP, and project-based financial reporting.
Proficiency with Sage Intacct, SQL Server, Power BI, and Alteryx.
Highly analytical and detail-oriented, intellectually curious, and committed to continuous improvement.
Strategic yet hands-on, comfortable with both high-level planning and detailed analysis.
Strong business partner able to build trust across departments.
Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving, high-growth environment.
Natural coach who enjoys elevating team performance.
Systems thinker who can understand and design workflows, financial models, and cross-functional processes.
Analytical expert with technical skill in modeling, forecasting, and quantitative analysis.
Structured and process-driven, able to bring order, clarity, and discipline to complex environments.
Forward-looking, anticipates issues, challenges assumptions, and plans proactively.
Calm, objective communicator who communicates clearly with logical reasoning and professional presence.

Responsibilities

Lead forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning processes.
Develop financial models for scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and business cases.
Analyze financial and operational trends to identify performance risks, improvement opportunities, and cost drivers.
Deliver timely reporting and executive-level insights to support strategic and operational decisions.
Partner with Controllers to analyze and report on job profitability and its drivers.
Support standardization and optimization of financial processes across entities.
Prepare and present variance analyses, explain drivers, and provide actionable recommendations.
Coach, mentor, and support the professional development of finance team members.
Build a culture of analytical excellence, accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Establish clear expectations, structured workflows, and performance development plans.
Foster collaboration among finance, accounting, and operations teams.
Partner with operations leadership to translate job performance, schedules, field execution, and cost behavior into financial insight.
Support development of KPIs, dashboards, and performance reporting for executive and operational visibility.
Work with the CFO to advance financial architecture, systems improvements, and decision-support capabilities.