THE OPPORTUNITY

• Are you a strategic, growth-oriented finance and accounting leader?
• Will you leverage your experience to support and collaborate with a talented senior leadership team?
• Can you develop and lead a team and build healthy relationships with partners across the organization?

ABOUT THE COMPANY

For more than 60 years, Arrow Electric and Accu-Serv have been valued business partners offering comprehensive electrical services to industrial, construction and transportation infrastructure clients. They have earned the reputation as quality providers that deliver innovative solutions for both the everyday and more complex challenges — all backed by their superior service, expert workmanship, and an impeccable safety record.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (JOB SUMMARY)

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will manage the companies’ finances, including financial planning, management of financial risks, record-keeping, financial reporting, annual budgets, and analysis of data, ensuring compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and local, state and federal requirements. The CFO ensures established processes are followed to mitigate risk and safeguard company assets. The CFO will serve as an advisor and strategic partner to the President, the Board of Directors, and the Executive Management team. Leading a team of seven employees, the CFO will:

• Maintain relationships with financial stakeholders, including, but not limited to: Banks, Bonding, Vendors, Customers, Owners
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with the leadership team to promote teamwork throughout the organization
• Manage the organizations’ cash flow and capital structure
• Oversee the month-end close process, with a financial close date of the 10th of each month
• Promote an environment of efficient use of resources throughout the organization and seek to gain efficiency in every aspect of the business
• Ensure chart of accounts, financial reporting software and related integrations are maintained and structured appropriately
• Manage high level employee benefits package, creation, and administration
• Maintain relationships with financial stakeholders, including, but not limited to: Banks, Bonding, Vendors, Customers, Owners
• Maintain relationships with commercial insurance and employee benefits providers
• Lead the development of the Company’s annual budgets and ongoing forecasts at a detailed level
• Review and execute all company contracts as a part of companywide risk management practices
• Develop finance organizational strategies by contributing financial and accounting information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establish functional objectives in line with organizational strategy
• Establish finance operational strategies by evaluating trends; establishing critical measurements; determining production, productivity, quality, and customer-service strategies; designing systems; accumulating resources; resolving problems; implementing change
• Develop organization prospects by studying economic trends and revenue opportunities; project acquisition and expansion prospects; analyzing organization operations; identifying opportunities for improvement, cost reduction, and systems enhancement; accumulating capital to fund expansion
• Develop financial strategies by forecasting capital, facilities, and staff requirements; identifying monetary resources; developing action plans
• Measure and analyze financial results and budgets and make recommendations necessary for change or improvement; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances;
• Manage the Company’s annual audit and review engagements with external accountants
• Ensure financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP on a timely basis each month
• Work with outside accounting firms for audit, review, financial and tax-related aspects of the companies
• Serve as the financial authority, ensuring the integrity of fiscal data and modeling transparency and accountability

IDEAL CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• 10+ years of finance and accounting leadership experience
• Bachelor’s Degree and MBA preferred.
• CPA or CMA a plus
• Strong computer skills
• Strategic planning and quality management
• Problem resolution experience
• Exceptional knowledge of data analysis and forecasting methods
• Excellent written and verbal skills with the ability to communicate concisely to all levels of staff
• Experience collaborating directly with executive teams and stakeholders.

KEY PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Alignment with company values, intellectual integrity, readily faces creative conflicts and sees opportunities, delivers on promises, and maintains high quality standards
• Strong sense of accountability – takes responsibility for actions, results, and tough decisions
• High energy and urgency to create value
• Poise and deep emotional intelligence
• Strategic acumen and forward-looking mindset
• Bottom line driven with demonstrable financial acumen
• Change leadership – ability to inspire and influence others to embrace worthy change
• Communication – an active listener, clear and candid in speech and effective at all levels
• Adapts leadership style to adjust to changing demands and conditions
• Strong people leadership skills to develop and empower the management team

DIVERSITY/INCLUSION STATEMENT

Gilman Partners is committed to strengthening leadership teams and elevating the talent in our communities – and that means all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, ability, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or national origin. You don’t have to meet every qualification in this job description to apply. If you’re drawn to the position and believe your experience makes you a good fit, we encourage you to reach out.