Chief Financial Officer/CFO

Our client, a rapidly growing P/E backed Commercial/Residential Services organization, is seeking a hands-on Chief Financial Officer to strengthen its multi-entity, multi-state accounting functions.

The CFO will focus on stabilizing the team, improving close and reporting accuracy, building scalable processes, and overseeing revenue recognition for insurance-funded restoration work.

This leader will partner closely with the CEO, COO, operating leaders, private equity stakeholders, and acquired business owners while driving financial discipline and accountability.

Accounting & Financial Leadership:

• Lead the accounting and finance function across a growing, multi-entity organization.
• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Ensure financial statements and accounting practices comply with U.S. GAAP.
• Strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, and scalable financial processes.
• Serve as the company’s technical accounting leader and oversee the annual external audit.
• Improve cash visibility, financial governance, and reporting accuracy.

Revenue Recognition & Project Accounting:

• Establish consistent revenue-recognition practices for insurance-funded restoration work.
• Ensure the proper accounting treatment of short-duration emergency mitigation projects and longer-term reconstruction work.
• Partner with operations to accurately account for project estimates, insurance approvals, supplements, billing, collections, work in progress, and related project costs.
• Ensure insurance-related revenue and project costs are accurately reflected in the general ledger and financial statements.
• Improve visibility into project profitability, margins, cash flow, and financial performance.

Business Partnership & Financial Governance:

• Develop practical KPIs and reporting tools that improve visibility into business performance.
• Build credibility with acquired business owners while implementing consistent financial discipline and accountability.

Tax, Compliance & Integration:

• Oversee federal, state, and local tax compliance across multiple states in partnership with external advisors.
• Manage lender reporting and other financial compliance requirements.
• Support the financial integration of acquired businesses.

The CFO’s success will be measured by the ability to:

• Help build a finance team capable of consistently closing the books accurately and on time.
• Produce timely and reliable financial reporting.
• Establish appropriate revenue-recognition practices for insurance-funded projects.
• Improve cash visibility, internal controls, and financial governance.
• Create scalable processes that support a growing, acquisition-driven organization.
• Earn the trust of operating leaders and acquired business owners while driving accountability.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong technical accounting background with deep knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Proven experience leading month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Experience improving the accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting.
• Demonstrated success building, developing, or stabilizing accounting teams.
• Revenue-recognition and project-accounting experience within restoration, construction, insurance-funded services, or another project-based environment.
• Understanding of how insurance claims, estimates, supplements, approvals, billing, collections, and project completion affect revenue recognition.
• Experience overseeing external audits and multi-state tax compliance.
• Strong knowledge of internal controls, financial governance, and accounting policies.
• Experience within a multi-entity or multi-location organization.
• Ability to operate effectively in a lean, rapidly changing environment.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Willingness to remain hands-on and work directly in the accounting details when necessary.

Salary Range: 190-210K Bonus Equity