Vice President of Finance

Improving America’s infrastructure isn’t for the weak. It takes grit, determination, and hard work to execute high impact projects. Michels Corporation engages 8,000 people and 18,000 pieces of heavy equipment in our insatiable drive to be the best. Our work improves lives. Find out how a career as a Vice President of Finance can change yours.
The Vice President of Finance serves as a strategic leader responsible for overseeing the organization’s financial operations, including financial reporting, internal controls, cash management, and financial planning and analysis. This role provides key insights that support executive decision-making, enhance financial performance, and help shape long-term business strategy. Success in this position requires a forward-thinking, energetic, and innovative leader with strong integrity and professionalism. The ideal candidate can effectively communicate across all levels of the organization while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance. This role will partner closely with Michels Power operations teams, delivering financial insight and strategic support to enhance business performance.
Why Michels?
We are consistently ranked among the top 10% of Engineering News-Record’s Top 400 Contractors
Our steady, strategic growth revolves around a commitment to quality
We are family owned and operated
We invest an average of $5,000 per employee on training each year
We reward hard work and dedication with limitless opportunities
We believe it is everyone’s responsibility to promote safety, regardless of job titles.
We offer a comprehensive benefits program, including (depending on your positions and location you may participate in a different benefit plan):
Health, Dental, Life, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Short Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance, 401(k) plan, Legal Plan, and Identity Theft and Monitoring Plan
Why you?
You thrive in fast-paced environments under tight deadlines
You relish new challenges and evolving technology
You enjoy collaborating and communicating with your teammates
You like to know your efforts are noticed and appreciated
You look forward to the challenge of coordinating with multiple groups
Responsibilities:
Provide leadership and strategic direction for the organization. Develop and implement long-term business strategies, manage high-level operations, and oversee financial performance. Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including owners, board members, and operations partners. Ensure organizational goals are met through effective leadership, resource allocation, and risk management
Lead and/or participate on cross-functional teams to ensure the continuous, on-going improvement of processes, methods, productivity and quality, while reducing costs. Participate as a management staff member in developing and implementing divisional strategies, actions, tactics and goals
Oversee and coordinate the preparation and implementation of the company’s capital/operational budget, and monitor compliance throughout the year
Lead change and process improvement across a complex, highly diversified organization structure
Ensure the accurate and timely preparation of financial reports to include monthly consolidated financial reports for officers, shareholders, lenders and sureties; cash management; risk management; analysis of operations in order to support management decisions for the organization
Serve on Benefits Committee; support company insurance activities and risk management; manage 401K Savings Plan investments and reporting
Oversee the organizations credit function, to ensure credit decisions are within company policies and practices
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, 10-15 years of progressively responsible industry experience with one or more well-managed companies, or an equivalent combination
Broad exposure to all fundamental financial and accounting disciplines including financial planning, reporting, foreign currency, auditing, cash management, cost accounting, credit, payroll, tax, budgeting and analysis
Must possess a valid driver license for the type(s) of vehicles which may be driven, and an acceptable driving record as determined by Michels Review Team
Contract negotiation experience (desired)
CPA, CFM, CMA, MBA (desired)
AA/EOE/M/W/Vet/Disability
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