Chief Financial Officer

Job summary

The CFO will lead finance, accounting, and controllership functions while acting as a strategic partner to drive profitable growth and geographic expansion. They are responsible for overseeing construction accounting, project profitability, and developing the financial infrastructure required to scale the organization.

Job details

Location: Surrey, BC OR Calgary, AB Oakbridge Search Partners is excited to partner with a leading specialty construction contractor with 35+ years of experience delivering complex commercial, institutional and healthcare projects across Western Canada. Backed by PE, our client is entering an exciting phase of growth and is looking for a Chief Financial Officer to join its senior leadership team. Reporting directly to the President, the CFO will be both a financial leader and strategic business partner, helping drive profitable growth, geographic expansion and the development of the financial infrastructure required to scale the organization. Key areas of focus: • Lead finance, accounting and controllership • Own forecasting for revenue, EBITDA, cash flow and working capital • Oversee construction accounting, WIP, job costing and project profitability • Partner with operations and project teams to improve forecasting and margin visibility • Provide strategic analysis and financial modelling to support growth decisions • Strengthen financial processes, systems and controls • Lead and develop the finance team The ideal candidate will bring: • 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience • Strong experience in construction, specialty contracting or another project-based environment • Deep expertise in construction accounting and project financials • Strong forecasting, cash flow and controllership capabilities • Commercial and strategic acumen, with the ability to translate financial data into business decisions • Experience in a growth-oriented or private equity-backed environment is preferred • CPA designation is an asset This is an opportunity for a hands-on, commercially minded finance executive who wants to help build and scale a business -not simply maintain an existing finance function.

What you’ll do

The CFO will lead finance, accounting, and controllership functions while acting as a strategic partner to drive profitable growth and geographic expansion. They are responsible for overseeing construction accounting, project profitability, and developing the financial infrastructure required to scale the organization.

Requirements

The ideal candidate possesses 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, specifically within construction or project-based environments. Deep expertise in construction accounting, forecasting, and financial modeling is required, with a CPA designation considered an asset.

Listed skills

• Forecasting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Financial Leadership
• Construction Accounting
• Strategic Planning
• Forecasting
• Cash Flow Management
• Job Costing
• WIP Management
• Financial Modeling
• Controllership
• Business Partnering
• Private Equity Experience
• Financial Infrastructure
• Margin Analysis
• Strategic Analysis
• Team Development

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Construction

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