Director, Operations Finance

Location

Aurora, Illinois  

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Salary

Salary Range of $175,000 to $205,000 and potential for a $30,000 sign-on bonus.

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Benefits

• Competitive health and wellness benefits  
• 401(k) plan with company match  
• Paid time off and holiday pay  

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Responsibilities

• Lead the Operations Finance strategy and operating model for Intren, Shade Tree, and UTR across the Central and Midwest regions.  
• Serve as the primary financial advisor to senior operations leadership on growth, execution, risk, capital, cash, profitability, and organizational priorities.  
• Lead, coach, and develop approximately 4-6 finance managers, establishing clear roles, performance expectations, development plans, and succession coverage.  
• Build the capability of the management team to effectively lead the project-facing finance professionals who partner with Operations, Project Management, Accounting, and Project Controls.  
• Drive transformation across people, processes, technology, and data, including organization design, talent development, process standardization, reporting modernization, automation, and data governance.  
• Define the future-state Operations Finance model, assess current-state gaps, establish a prioritized roadmap, and hold leaders accountable for adoption and measurable outcomes.  
• Own consolidated forecasts, annual plans, long-range outlooks, management reporting, and executive performance narratives across the portfolio.  
• Ensure the management team maintains credible project and portfolio forecasts that connect scope, schedule, resources, spend, revenue, earnings, cash, and working capital.  
• Establish governance and standards for project reviews, estimate-at-completion changes, risks and opportunities, revenue recognition, backlog, corrective actions, and escalation.  
• Identify portfolio-level trends and intervene early when performance, forecast accuracy, earnings, cash, or working capital expectations are at risk.  
• Provide financial leadership for strategic initiatives, acquisitions or integrations, new markets, major bids, investments, and organizational changes.  
• Sponsor finance systems, reporting, analytics, automation, and data-governance improvements that increase speed, consistency, visibility, and decision quality.  
• Redesign and simplify cross-functional processes to reduce manual effort, improve controls, clarify accountability, and support continued growth.  
• Partner with Accounting, Commercial, Project Controls, Procurement, Fleet, HR, IT, and executive leadership to align enterprise processes and decisions.  
• Create a culture of accountability, operational curiosity, continuous improvement, and service to the field.  
• Travel approximately 10% to operating locations, project sites, and regional offices across the Central and Midwest regions.  
• Other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications

• Strategic and transformational finance leader with deep understanding of project-based operations and construction or EPC economics.  
• Proven ability to advise executives and influence significant operational, financial, and organizational decisions.  
• Demonstrated success leading organizations through change involving people, processes, technology, data, and operating practices.  
• Experience leading and developing a team of managers, building leadership capability, managing performance, and strengthening succession pipelines.  
• Strong command of forecasting, revenue recognition, project performance, cash flow, working capital, controls, and portfolio performance.  
• Ability to lead through other leaders by setting clear direction, establishing standards, inspecting outcomes, and maintaining accountability.  
• Ability to identify enterprise-level risk and convert analysis into clear action and ownership.  
• Strong communication and executive presence, with the ability to simplify complex issues for operational and financial audiences.  
• Track record of process, technology, reporting, analytics, or organizational transformation with measurable business impact.  
• High standards for data integrity, governance, forecast credibility, and execution discipline.  
• Ability to operate effectively across multiple businesses, regions, and stakeholder groups in a fast-paced environment.  

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Education and/or work experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.  
• Typically 12 or more years of progressive finance leadership experience, including responsibility for complex project-based operations, teams, and organizational transformation.  
• Construction, engineering, utilities, or EPC experience required.  
• Experience supporting a large, multi-entity or multi-region operating portfolio strongly preferred.  
• CPA, CMA, MBA, or relevant advanced degree or certification preferred.

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Key competencies

• Collaborate (Plan & Align, Influence) - Build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.  
• Develop Talent - Develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.  
• Drive Vision & Purpose - Paint a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action.  
• Instill Trust (& Exhibit Courage) - Gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.  
• Lead Change - Build commitment, address resistance, and sustain adoption of new behaviors, processes, and technology.  
• Manage Ambiguity - Operate effectively even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.  
• Drive Results - Consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances.  
• Ensure Accountability - Hold self and others accountable to meet commitments.