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CarolinaPower · 8 hours ago

Director of Finance

CarolinaPower is a key player in the finance sector, seeking a Finance Director to provide actionable financial insights and oversee financial reporting. This role involves strategic business partnering, financial planning, and leading a high-performing finance team to drive project profitability and operational performance.

CommercialElectronicsIndustrialService Industry

Responsibilities

Act as a trusted financial advisor to executive leadership, project managers, operations leaders, and service managers
Partner with operations to improve project profitability, productivity, and cash flow
Support strategic planning, annual budgeting, and monthly/quarterly forecasting
Provide financial insight for growth initiatives, capital investments, and acquisitions
Develop and maintain KPIs related to job costing, labor efficiency, backlog, and margin performance
Analyze variances between forecast and actuals; proactively recommend corrective actions
Build scenario models for workload planning, labor utilization, and market fluctuations
Oversee job cost reporting, WIP schedules, percentage-of-completion accounting, and margin analysis
Partner with project teams to identify risks, change order impacts, and cost-to-complete issues early
Ensure financial discipline throughout the project lifecycle—from bid review to closeout
Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, reporting accuracy, and systems utilization
Collaborate with estimating, procurement, and operations to enhance bid accuracy and cost controls
Support field leadership with clear, actionable financial reporting
Build, lead, and develop a high-performing finance organization with strong bench strength and future leadership capability
Ensure finance team credibility and effectiveness with field leadership through practical knowledge and responsiveness
Foster a finance culture that emphasizes accountability, curiosity, and collaboration with the business
Develop talent and processes that enable better forecasting, project visibility, and operational decision-making
Ensure adherence to internal controls, accounting policies, and compliance requirements
Support audits, insurance, tax and financial reviews as needed
Partner with accounting leadership to ensure accurate and timely financial close

Qualification

Financial Planning & AnalysisJob CostingBusiness PartneringTeam LeadershipFinancial ModelingConstruction FinanceClear CommunicationStrategic ThinkingCollaborationIntegrity

Required

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
10+ years of progressive finance experience, preferably with experience in construction, specialty contracting or industrial service
Proven experience in business partnering, FP&A, and project based financial management
Proven ability to build and develop high-performing finance teams in a project-based or operationally complex environment
Strong understanding of job costing, WIP, percentage-of-completion, and construction margins
Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills
Ability to influence without authority
Clear communicator who can simplify complex financial concepts
Hands-on, proactive and comfortable talking at all levels of the organization
High integrity and sound judgement
Strategic thinker with a results-driven mindset
Collaborative team player able to work across departments and project sites

Company

CarolinaPower

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Headquartered in South Carolina, CarolinaPower is the premier commercial electrical contractor throughout the Carolinas.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
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