Finance Business Partner to CEO - Construction - Manhattan, NY

About the role

This is an exciting role at the core of a highly entrepreneurial, well-established, forward-thinking, commercial construction business based in New York. This opportunity is Retained and Exclusive to Michael Page. You will not find it elsewhere.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with operational, commercial, and functional leadership teams to support strategic and financial decision making.
• Providing analysis and insights on business performance, financial results, and emerging trends.
• Leading budgeting, forecasting, and long range planning processes.
• Delivering monthly financial reporting, variance analysis, and management commentary.
• Serving as a sounding board for operational and commercial reporting that drives actionable outcomes.
• Identifying opportunities for margin improvement, cost optimization, and revenue enhancement.
• Conducting regular P&L reviews and performance discussions with regional stakeholders.
• Developing financial models, investment evaluations, and business cases for strategic initiatives.
• Maintaining oversight of key financial and operational KPIs while highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Translating complex financial data into clear recommendations for non-finance audiences.
• Driving a culture of accountability, data-driven decision-making, and financial rigor throughout the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience in financial analysis, FP&A, commercial finance, or business partnering roles
• Exposure to project-based, construction, engineering, consulting, professional services, or similar industries preferred
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and performance management experience
• Commercially minded with strong business acumen
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence decision-making and challenge constructively
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a high-growth, evolving environment

Qualifications

• Experience in financial analysis, FP&A, commercial finance, or business partnering roles
• Exposure to project-based, construction, engineering, consulting, professional services, or similar industries preferred
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and performance management experience
• Commercially minded with strong business acumen
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence decision-making and challenge constructively
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a high-growth, evolving environment

Skills

• Financial analysis
• Project-based, construction, engineering, consulting, professional services
• Business partnering
• Strategic decision making
• Operational and commercial reporting
• Margin improvement
• Cost optimization
• Revenue enhancement
• Financial modeling
• Investment evaluation
• Business case development
• Data-driven decision-making
• Stakeholder management
• Decision influencing

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Pay

$160,000 to $180,000 base salary with a performance-related bonus scheme (target bonus 20%)

Schedule

3 days/week in office, 2 days/week remote