Finance & Administration Manager - Full-Time 1st Shift

Midwest Construction Group (MCG) is one of Southeast Wisconsin's fastest-growing commercial general contractors and a 2025 & 2026 BizTimes Future 50 Award Winner. We specialize in commercial, industrial, healthcare, education, municipal, and design-build construction projects while building long-term relationships with our clients, trade partners, and employees. As our company continues to grow, we are seeking a Finance & Administration Manager to establish and lead our accounting and financial operations. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced construction accounting professional who wants to build systems, influence strategy, and become a key member of our leadership team. If you're looking for a position where your ideas matter, your work has a direct impact on company growth, and you can help shape the future of a successful organization, we'd love to meet you.

Summary/Objective:

Midwest Construction Group is seeking a strategic, detail-oriented Finance & Administration Manager to support the company’s continued growth. This role will own financial operations, job cost visibility, payroll/HR administration, and core business infrastructure processes.

The ideal candidate brings construction accounting experience, strong systems discipline, and the ability to grow into a senior financial leadership role as MCG scales.

This is a hands-on leadership position for someone who enjoys building processes, improving systems, and supporting a growing organization.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Finance & Accounting

o Oversee job cost accounting and project profitability tracking

o Maintain WIP schedules and revenue recognition tracking

o Manage A/R, A/P, and collections

o Coordinate AIA billing and subcontractor documentation

o Monitor cash flow and provide monthly financial reporting\

o Support budget development and forecasting

o Assist in banking relationships and line-of-credit reporting

• Construction Accounting

o Monitor project costs and labor reporting

o Track retainage and contract billings

o Review subcontractor compliance documentation

o Assist project managers with financial reporting

o Improve financial visibility into project performance

• Payroll & HR Administration

o Administer payroll for all employees

o Coordinate benefits (health, 401k, etc.)

o Manage onboarding and compliance documentation

o Maintain insurance and subcontractor COI tracking

• Operational Infrastructure

o Implement and refine accounting and financial systems

o Support software and process improvements

o Maintain vendor records and compliance files

o Develop standardized reporting dashboards

• Any other reasonable duties and responsibilities that may be assigned

Required Education and Experience

• 5–8+ years of construction accounting or financial operations experience

• Strong understanding of job costing and WIP reporting

• Experience with AIA billing and subcontractor management

• Payroll and HR administration familiarity

• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills

• Ability to work in a growing, entrepreneurial environment

Preferred:

• Experience supporting a small-to-mid sized GC

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

• QuickBooks or construction ERP experience

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.