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 company’s 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 scale 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 Servant’s 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
- 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.
Performance Metrics
- Operating Profit
- Free Cash Flow
- Timely and accurate financial reporting
- Forecast accuracy
PPC Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
- 10+ years of progressive finance experience
- 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
- Strong understanding of job costing, WIP, percentage-of-completion, and construction margins
- Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills
- Ability to influence without authority and clear communication skills
- Hands-on, proactive approach and comfort engaging at all organizational levels
- High integrity, sound judgment, strategic thinking, and collaborative team orientation
What We Do
PPC Partners is an employee-owned specialty contracting holding company that operates several leading electrical, mechanical, automation, and construction businesses. The company focuses on driving success through a strong safety culture and innovative solutions, primarily serving clients across the Midwest and Southeast regions of North America through its various subsidiary branches.
