The Finance Director is a key member of the leadership team for Metro & Carolina Power combining forward-looking business partnership with strong controllership oversight. This role is responsible for providing actionable financial insight to operational and executive leadership while ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the companys financial reporting.
Acting as both a trusted advisor and financial steward, the Finance Director will partner closely with construction and service leadership to drive project profitability, labor efficiency, and cash flow performance while also overseeing core accounting functions, including financial close, job cost accounting, WIP reporting, and internal controls.
The role requires a hands-on leader who is comfortable balancing strategic analysis with disciplined execution in a project-based field-driven environment. This position plays a critical role in aligning financial governance with operational performance-ensuring Metro & Carolina Power scales profitably, maintaining strong financial controls, and supports long-term growth.
At PPC Partners, we believe in the Power to Serve along with the Pursuit of Excellence. As such, the following values guide our behaviors:
A Servants Heart - Focus on the Needs of Others Wisdom - Insightful Integrity - Honesty and Trustworthy Courage - Decisive and Confident in Others Humility - Modest and Respectful Passion - Unfailing Dedication
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic & Business Partnering
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.
Financial Planning & Analysis
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.
Project & Job Costing Excellence
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.
Operational Finance Leadership
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.
Team Leadership & Development
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.
Governance & Controls
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.
Qualifications and Requirements
Required:
Performance Metrics:
PPC Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer.