Director of Finance

About the role

EIP is seeking a Director of Finance to lead its accounting team and serve as a hands-on financial partner to the CEO and operating leaders. The role combines controllership with forward-looking financial management for a growing, multi-program services company. The director will ensure accurate books and timely reporting, explain performance at both company and program levels, strengthen pricing and forecasting, and lead efforts to secure financing that supports EIP's growth. This leader will connect accounting results to operating decisions. They will work with program managers to understand revenue recognition, billing milestones, direct labor and subcontractor costs, margins, receivables, and cash timing; with business development to price new work; and with leadership and lenders to translate contracts and forecasts into a credible capital plan. The ideal candidate is a strong controller or finance leader who can manage a team and close the books accurately while also building useful analyses and moving financing opportunities forward. This is a working leadership role suited to someone who enjoys improving systems, partnering across functions, and making financial information actionable.

• Reliable Financial Reporting: Produce timely, accurate company and program financial statements with clear explanations of variances and risks.
• Cash and Working Capital: Provide forward-looking cash visibility and strengthen billing, collections, payables planning, and liquidity management.
• Program Profitability: Give program managers and leadership a consistent view of revenue, direct costs, labor utilization, gross margin, and forecast-to-complete.
• Disciplined Pricing: Improve proposal and contract pricing so expected costs, working capital needs, risk, and target margin are understood before commitments are made.
• Growth Financing: Develop financing strategies and lead the information, lender engagement, and diligence needed to obtain appropriate capital.
• Strong Finance Team and Controls: Develop the accounting staff, improve processes and systems, and maintain dependable financial controls as EIP grows.

Responsibilities

• Lead Accounting Operations: Manage and develop the accounting contractor and oversee the general ledger, monthly close, reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, payroll coordination, and accurate project coding.