Summary:

This role is responsible for leading the company's budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning efforts, while providing strategic financial analysis to support decision-making and drive business performance. The position oversees treasury management, including cash flow and banking relationships, and plays a key role in developing financial reporting systems and processes. Additionally, the role requires collaboration with internal finance teams and external stakeholders to ensure alignment on key business drivers and financial strategy.

What You'll Do:

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the preparation and monitoring of annual budgets, long-term forecasts, and financial models.
• Coordinate with department leaders to gather data, ensure accuracy, and consolidate results.
• Support external audits, particularly related to WIP (Work in Progress) analysis.

Financial Analysis

• Analyze financial trends to identify risks and opportunities.
• Partner with business units to provide financial insights that drive performance improvement.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports with KPIs and variance analysis.
• Oversee WIP reporting across all companies, analyze issues with Project Accounting and business units, and lead regular financial reviews with project managers.
• Calculate performance-based bonuses for each company.
• Execute special projects and ad hoc financial analyses as needed.

Treasury Management

• Manage all banking, intercompany loan, credit card, and cash investment activities.
• Lead automation initiatives with banking partners and manage account openings/closings and credit card administration.
• Serve as gatekeeper (with CFO) for all banking user rights and access.
• Maintain weekly, 13-week, and long-term cash forecasts.

Systems & Processes

• Act as the financial lead for ERP reporting (Microsoft Business Central) and future reporting systems.
• Drive improvements in financial analytics, reporting consistency, and system efficiency.

Stakeholder Communication

• Collaborate closely with Accounting, Project Accounting, and Payroll Managers to ensure accuracy in financial results.
• Communicate with the Owner and business unit leaders on key financial and strategic topics.

What You'll Need for Success:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in financial management.
• Construction industry experience strongly preferred.
• Solid understanding of finance and accounting principles in a construction or project-based environment.
• Proficiency in accounting and forecasting software such as Microsoft Business Central, QuickBooks, SAP, or Oracle.
• Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling, data analysis, and reporting.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and trends.
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate financial information clearly to stakeholders.
• Proven ability to influence, drive change, and improve processes across departments.
• High attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Self-starter with a proactive mindset.
• Comfortable being a change agent and business partner focused on driving performance and efficiency.

FourGen Holdings is a family of companies in the electrical and renewable energy industries, which includes Continental Electrical Construction Co, Continental Energy Solutions, and Electrical Energy Experts. Our commitment to innovation and quality is rooted in four generations of family ownership and over 600 employees.

Founded in 1912, Continental Electrical Construction Company is the number one commercial electrical construction company in Chicagoland, as well as one of the largest in the Midwest. Dozens of landmark structures bear our imprint. Our expertise covers commercial, healthcare, hospitality, industrial and institutional facilities, mission critical data centers, and structured cabling.

Focused on helping commercial customers maximize energy savings while reducing the size of their carbon footprint, Continental Energy Solutions designs, engineers, installs, monitors, and maintains solar arrays, solar plus battery storage, and full microgrid solutions.

Electrical Energy Experts supplies the finest electrical testing, engineering, and predictive maintenance services for low, medium, and high voltage electrical distribution systems across the country.

Working for FourGen Holdings provides:

• Assistance, tools, and resources for success
• A collaborative, engaging and respectful workplace
• Fulfilling career opportunities and skills development

• A value based working environment:

E: Everyone United

N: Nurture Communication

E: Enforce Accountability

R: Relationships Matter

G: Growth and Development

Y: You Make the Difference

FourGen Holdings offers a competitive salary may vary based on the scope and responsibilities of the role and the candidate's relevant experience, education, and skills. We also offer a rich benefits program that includes medical insurance with a generous company subsidy and HRA; dental and vision; 401(k) with 100% match up to 5% of salary deferrals; profit sharing; retirement benefit; company-provided life and disability insurance; liberal paid time off including PTO, paid holidays, parental leave and volunteer time off; tuition assistance; Employee Assistance Program and company subsidized wellness .

FourGen Holdings is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service, arrest or conviction record, source of income or credit history.