Chief Financial Officer

George & Lynch, Inc. is hiring for a CFO for an infrastructure construction company with headquarters in Dover, DE.  Our company, a leader in its industry for 100 years with a great product and an exceptional track record, is seeking a hands-on, strategic, and highly collaborative Chief Financial Officer. George & Lynch, Inc. is held by a parent company which is an ESOP with other holdings.  One of those is a mature full-service plumbing company.  George & Lynch, Inc. manages the accounting and financial reporting for this entity, Harry Caswell LLC.  Other holdings include 50% ownership of two separate hot mix asphalt manufacturing partnerships.  The accounting and financial reporting of both partnerships is managed by the other partners, respectively.  Reporting directly to the CEO, the CFO will serve as a valued executive leader responsible for the entire financial health of the organization, managing our current phase of tremendous growth.

This is a key leadership role for a true people person who can mentor a small, dedicated finance and accounting team while serving as a strategic partner to the ownership and executive team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Leads preparation of ongoing required financial statements and operating reports ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and maintain annual budgets and multi-year forecast and perform analysis of budget / forecast variances and financial trends.
• Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, state, and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting.
• Monitor financial covenants of in debt agreements, prepare quarterly compliance reports, and maintain current lender relationships.
• Responsible for daily cash activities and capital distributions.
• Manage annual financial audit which includes developing audit schedule, ensuring required documentation is prepared in a timely manner, and interacting with the auditors.
• Present financials to Board on a quarterly basis.
• Partner with other leaders at George & Lynch, Inc.   to develop and implement process improvements and new technologies to create a more efficient accounting department.
• Support controller of Harry Caswell LLC as needed.
• Communicate with peers at HMA partnerships regarding AP, AR, cashflow, and financial reporting.
• Evaluate potential acquisitions and assist with integration if one is completed.
• Partners with CEO to develop and implement goals, policies, priorities, financial strategy, linked metrics, and procedures in regards to financial and operational management including budgeting and accounting.
• Oversees and ensures timely and accurate processing of transactions and accounting data and ensures legal and regulatory compliance regarding all financial functions.
• Oversees various DOL, IRS, 401(k), and ESOP compliance regulations.
• Leads the coordination with CPA firm of preparation of external audit materials, external GAAP financial reporting, and all tax compliance and reporting.
• Responsible for monthly business review package, and ownership and delivery of monthly reporting package to Board.
• Preparation / analysis of daily / weekly / monthly reports of key financial and operational metric trends.
• Initiates and optimizes appropriate strategies to enhance cashflow and working capital positions.
• Assesses organizational performance against budgets with functional leaders and management team.

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