Clifton Larson Allen - Salt Lake City, UT
posted 3 days ago
About the position
CLA is seeking to hire a Chief Financial Officer - Construction Industry (CAAS) in our Salt Lake City office. Our CAAS service helps our clients transform their business with a collaborative approach that allows them to seamlessly mitigate risk, overcome challenges, meet deadlines, and identify personnel to help them with their workforce needs. As a Chief Financial Officer, you will perform CFO functions as part of the client's accounting services team. You will be accountable for identifying and implementing best practices related to the services provided to add value to the client. You will work with the client to set financial policy and be an active participant in, and driver of, the overall strategy. Additionally, you will drive capital planning, risk management, ratio and KPI analysis, and board of director interactions. You will lead financial administration, planning, and budgeting, oversee longer-term budget planning and cost management, and monitor progress of budgets while presenting operational metrics.
Responsibilities
- Perform CFO functions as part of the client's accounting services team.
- Be accountable for identifying and implementing best practices related to the services provided to add value to the client.
- Work with client to set financial policy and be an active participant in, and driver of, the overall strategy.
- Drive capital planning, risk management, ratio and KPI analysis, and board of director interactions.
- Lead financial administration, planning, and budgeting.
- Oversee longer-term budget planning and cost management.
- Monitor progress of budgets and present operational metrics.
Requirements
- Eight years relative accounting and/or financial experience is required.
- Bachelor's degree is required. Combination of related experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.
- Accounting and/or operational experience in multiple industries preferred.
- CPA certification preferred but not required.
- Knowledge of QuickBooks and Sage Intacct preferred but not required.
- Advanced knowledge of Data Analytics, Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint preferred.
- Project management and client management experience preferred but not required.
- Previous public accounting experience preferred but not required.
- Comfortable in fast paced environment and skilled in multitasking.
Nice-to-haves
- Accounting and/or operational experience in multiple industries preferred.
- CPA certification preferred but not required.
- Knowledge of QuickBooks and Sage Intacct preferred but not required.
- Project management and client management experience preferred but not required.
- Previous public accounting experience preferred but not required.
Benefits
- Flexible PTO (designed to offer flexible time away for you!)
- Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave
- Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Mental health coverage
- Quarterly Wellness stipend
- Fertility benefits
