Director, Finance Operations (34208)

## Description

***Position Summary***

The Director of Finance Operations will oversee financial operations, ensuring accurate and timely reporting, efficient budgeting processes, and insightful financial analysis to support business decisions. This role requires a hands-on leader with deep expertise in financial management, preferably within construction or project-based industries, who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

This individual must be highly analytical, process-oriented, and capable of working up, down and across the organization, leading teams and collaborating with executives and business units to drive financial discipline and operational alignment. The Director will play a critical role in standardizing financial practices, improving forecasting, and building scalable systems to support CEC’s growth.

***Key Responsibilities***

• Lead the monthly financial close and ensure timely, accurate reporting across all business units.
• Develop and implement standardized financial reporting processes to enhance consistency and decision-making.
• Build and maintain annual revenue budgets and rolling forecasts, collaborating with business leaders to ensure alignment with company goals.
• Provide financial analysis on key performance metrics, including margin performance, labor costs, and labor efficiency, with recommendations to drive profitability.
• Improve financial workflows by identifying and implementing process efficiencies across operations.
• Ensure data integrity in collaboration with support functions.
• Prepare and deliver executive-level reports, including variance analysis and financial trends.
• Support and optimize financial systems and tools, ensuring scalability and transparency.
• Monitor compliance with internal controls and financial policies.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and KPIs for real-time business insights.
• Mentor and develop operational finance team members to ensure high performance and cross-functional collaboration.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient and effective processes, completion of projects and smooth operation of department.

## Qualifications
***Qualifications***

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration; MBA preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in finance or accounting, with strong exposure to project-based industries.
• Proven track record in financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting.
• Expertise in financial analysis, cost control, and business performance metrics.
• Expert proficiency in Excel and financial systems; ERP experience preferred.

***Skills & Abilities***

• Demonstrated success leading digital transformation or technology modernization initiatives in HR.
• Strong expertise in HRIS systems (Paycom or equivalent enterprise platforms).
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Deep knowledge of HR compliance, benefits, and process optimization best practices.

• ***Work Environment & Physical Demands***
• This job operates in a clerical office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

• Requires mobility within an office environment.
• Regularly required to talk and hear. Effectively communicate with others both written and orally, including using the telephone.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• The employee may be required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and bend.
• May be required to stoop, kneel, and crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Possess good hearing, normal or corrected.
• The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• The employee may be required to climb stairs.
• Must be able to work 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week, and overtime as required and night or weekend shifts, as needed.

# *CEC Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed**to**attracting and retaining the**best-qualified**individuals, regard**less of race**,**color,**religion,**national**origin, gender, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.*