Director of Finance (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Sectors)

The Director of Finance will lead financial operations for a commercial and industrial power-equipment business serving architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sectors. This hands-on role supports inventory-heavy operations through accounting leadership, FP&A, cash-flow management, operational analysis, and direct partnership with senior leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the accounting and finance function, including monthly close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and financial analysis
• Prepare timely and accurate monthly financial statements and management reporting for executive leadership
• Develop annual budgets and rolling forecasts, delivering visibility into expected revenue, profitability, cash flow, and capital requirements
• Manage and analyze inventory valuation, inventory aging, turns, purchasing activity, equipment profitability, and working-capital requirements
• Partner with Sales and Operations to assess deal economics, pricing, gross margin, commissions, project costs, and profitability
• Build financial models and analyses for inventory purchases, major transactions, financing decisions, investments, and strategic growth initiatives
• Improve cash-flow forecasting and working-capital management across accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, purchasing, and customer and vendor terms
• Establish and maintain financial controls covering purchasing, inventory, payments, collections, revenue recognition, commissions, and capital expenditures
• Create dashboards and KPIs for revenue, gross margin, profitability, cash, AR, inventory, backlog, sales performance, and other key business drivers
• Review existing financial systems and processes and implement improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency, scalability, and visibility
• Manage relationships with banks, lenders, insurance providers, tax professionals, auditors, and other external financial partners
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting, tax, reporting, and regulatory requirements
• Support executive leadership with strategic planning, scenario modeling, investment decisions, and long-term financial planning
• Build and develop the finance and accounting team as company needs evolve

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience with leadership responsibility
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Strong command of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management, and management reporting
• Experience in an inventory-intensive operating environment such as industrial equipment, distribution, machinery, rental, manufacturing, construction, automotive or heavy equipment, or field services
• Strong understanding of inventory accounting, cost, gross margin, working capital, AR/AP, and operational finance
• Experience partnering directly with Sales and Operations rather than operating finance as a standalone function
• Advanced Excel and financial-modeling skills, with strong experience using accounting or ERP systems
• Ability to translate complex financial information into clear business recommendations for non-finance leaders
• Strong process and internal-control mindset without creating unnecessary bureaucracy
• CPA and/or MBA preferred but not required depending on experience
• Comfort working in an entrepreneurial environment where senior leaders remain hands-on

Technology

• Excel
• Accounting/ERP systems

Location and Work Style

Philadelphia, PA (hybrid remote), Work Location: Philadelphia, PA 19119

Compensation

$100,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

What Success Looks Like

• Provide the company with clearer visibility into where the business is making money, where cash is tied up, how inventory is performing, and where capital should be deployed next
• Within the first year, improve the speed and accuracy of financial reporting, strengthen forecasting and controls, enhance visibility into inventory and gross margin, improve working-capital management, and become a trusted financial partner to executive leadership