Houston, TX preferred — the executive finance role that will architect the next chapter of a national luxury brand.
Is This Role Right for You?
Our client is hiring a Chief Financial Officer to lead financial strategy and build the financial infrastructure of a national luxury residential technology company. This is not a role where you maintain someone else's systems — it's an opportunity to architect the finance function, lead the board conversation, and build the financial discipline that powers a fast-scaling, PE-backed platform.
This role is for a strategic CFO ready to partner with the CEO and board to drive enterprise value creation. You might be a high-performing VP of Finance ready for your first CFO seat, or a CFO from a $50M–$75M company looking to grow with a scaling platform toward $100M+ and beyond.
The Company
Nation's leading luxury residential technology integrator — PE-backed, 12+ branches, 40+ states, building toward $100M+.
The Function
Lead financial strategy, accounting, FP&A, treasury, capital management, and board/lender relationships. Own the finance organization.
The Opportunity
A seat at the executive table as the financial architect behind growth and M&A — with meaningful long-term incentive upside.
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About Our Client
Our client is the nation's leading luxury residential technology integrator — the only scaled, national platform of its kind in the United States. They design and install integrated systems — lighting, shades, audio/video, networking, automation, and security — for some of the most spectacular homes in the country. They partner with ultra-high-net-worth homeowners, elite architects, custom builders, and interior designers.
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, they operate as one unified company across 12+ branches serving 40+ states. They're in the middle of a major transformation: unifying what started as 15+ independent companies into one cohesive national platform, with a clear mandate to build toward $100M in revenue and beyond. PE-backed and scaling fast — what's been missing is the CFO-level financial leadership to navigate the next phase of growth and professionalize the finance function.
The Platform Reality
This is a high-complexity, multi-entity business with branch-level P&Ls, project-based revenue, inventory across locations, and the reporting demands of a PE-backed portfolio company. The financial foundation is being actively built — and you're the one who builds it.
The CFO Opportunity
The finance leader who shows up with strategic vision, PE sophistication, and a builder's mindset doesn't just fill a seat — they become the financial architect who engineers enterprise value and drives the company's growth trajectory.
What You'll Own
You will serve as the Chief Financial Officer, reporting directly to the CEO and partnering closely with the ownership group and board. You'll lead financial strategy, oversee the entire finance organization (including the Controller and accounting team), and serve as the primary financial voice at the leadership table.
This is not a "run what exists" role. You are building the financial infrastructure of a national brand — from strategy to systems to the team that executes it all.
Own Financial Strategy
Set the financial vision, capital structure, and long-range planning as the company continues to scale nationally. Partner with the CEO and board on major strategic decisions.
Lead the Finance Organization
Oversee accounting, FP&A, and treasury. Mentor and develop the Controller and their team. Build a culture of accountability, precision, and continuous improvement.
Partner with Ownership
Serve as the primary financial partner to the CEO, board, and ownership group, delivering the reporting and insight they need to make confident decisions.
Own the Forecasting Model
Maintain a rolling weekly cash flow, quarterly, annual, and multi-year budget, P&L, and cash flow forecasting model that gives leadership a clear, current view of where the business is headed.
What This Role Demands
This role demands a strategic finance leader with experience in multi-location, multi-entity businesses who is ready to step into or grow within the CFO seat. You might be a high-performing VP of Finance ready for your first CFO role, or a CFO from a $50M–$75M company looking to scale with a growing platform.
You need 10–15+ years of progressive finance leadership, including experience as a Controller, VP of Finance, or CFO. PE-backed company experience is highly preferred. You need to understand board dynamics, lender relationships, and how to build financial infrastructure that drives enterprise value. MBA or CPA is strongly preferred. Most importantly, you need to be a strategic builder who thrives on bringing order to complexity and scaling businesses.
Strategic Finance Leadership
CFO experience preferred, or VP Finance ready to step up. Deep understanding of PE dynamics and board partnership.
10–15+ Years Progressive Experience
Prior experience as a CFO, VP of Finance, Controller, or similar senior role. Bachelor's in Finance or Accounting required; MBA or CPA strongly preferred.
Multi-Location & PE Experience
Multi-entity, multi-location business experience required. PE-backed company experience highly preferred. Familiarity with lender relationships and covenant compliance.
Builder's Mindset
You see broken financial processes and think "I can fix this." You build systems, implement controls, and create the infrastructure that scales.
A Career-Defining Opportunity
This is not a role where you maintain someone else's systems or optimize at the margins. The company is at a genuine inflection point — transforming from a collection of independent businesses into one cohesive national platform. The financial infrastructure to support that transformation doesn't fully exist yet. You get to build it.
You'll have direct partnership with the CEO and board, real autonomy to build your team and processes, and the satisfaction of seeing your work directly shape enterprise value. Every forecast you build, every control you implement, every board presentation you deliver will matter — it will drive decisions at the highest level of the company.
You're joining during a transformational period with significant wealth-creation potential tied to the company's growth trajectory. For the right leader, this is the opportunity to grow into the CFO role (or expand your CFO experience), build something significant, and share meaningfully in the value you create through long-term incentive participation. You won't just have a seat at the table — you'll help set the table.
Ready to take the next step?
If you're ready to make a significant impact and shape the financial future of a growing national brand, explore this exceptional opportunity now.
Based in Houston, Leading Across the Platform
Houston, TX is preferred — where the corporate team is headquartered and where you'll have the most direct access to the CEO and leadership team. We're open to exceptional candidates in other locations who can commit to regular travel to both branch locations and headquarters.
This is a hybrid role with genuine flexibility, but it requires real presence and engagement with the board, ownership group, and branch network. You can't lead financial transformation from behind a screen — you need to be accessible, visible, and connected to the operations that generate the numbers.
Corporate HQ
Regular presence with the CEO and executive team in Houston, where strategy is shaped and major decisions are made.
Board & Ownership
Direct partnership with private equity ownership, board members, and lenders as the senior financial voice of the company.
Branch Network
Travel to branch locations across the US to build relationships, understand operations, and drive financial discipline at the local level.
Cross-Functional Teams
Close collaboration with Operations, Technology, and General Managers across the branch network to align finance with how the business actually runs.
Your First 12–18 Months: Three Strategic Priorities
Success in this role will be defined by three clear priorities. This isn't a polished playbook handed to a caretaker — it's a mandate to a builder. The financial foundation you lay in the first 12–18 months will define what this company can become.
Establish Financial Truth & Trust
Lead the effort to reconcile inventory, AR, and system-of-record data so financial reporting can be trusted by the CEO, board, and lenders. Put controls in place so problems don't recur. Establish a disciplined, audit-ready close process across all branches that consolidates into financials you can stand behind.
Build the Strategic Forecasting & Capital Model
Create and maintain a rolling 13-week cash flow forecast and a robust quarterly, annual, and multi-year budget and P&L model that gives the board and ownership a clear, current view of where the business is headed. Your models need to be the foundation for every major capital decision and the roadmap for aggressive growth.
Build Infrastructure for Scale
Partner with the CEO and board to build the financial systems, controls, and reporting capabilities that will support the company as it scales toward $100M and beyond. This includes optimizing working capital, strengthening EBITDA quality, and ensuring the company has the financial discipline and infrastructure to support ambitious growth.
The Profile We're Looking For
Strategic Financial Leader
You've been a CFO or are a VP of Finance ready for the step up. You understand board dynamics, lender relationships, covenant management, and how to drive enterprise value. You're not intimidated by complexity — you're energized by it.
Financial Architect
You see broken systems and think, "I can build this." You thrive on creating the financial infrastructure that transforms a collection of businesses into a scalable platform.
Board-Ready Presence
You present confidently to boards and ownership groups. You translate complex financial information into clear, strategic insights. You have the judgment to be a trusted partner at the highest level.
Operator-Finance Hybrid
You understand that CFO leadership in a field-driven, project-based business is fundamentally different from a corporate role. You've lived in branch-level P&Ls, job costing, inventory reconciliation, and cash management.
Growth-Oriented & Ambitious
You're ready to grow with a scaling platform. If you're stepping into your first CFO role, you're hungry to prove yourself. If you're already a CFO, you're looking for a bigger platform and meaningful long-term incentive upside.
Team Builder
You hire, develop, and mentor high-performing finance teams. You'll select and develop your own Controller and build the team that executes your vision. You create cultures of accountability and excellence.
Who We're Looking For
As Chief Financial Officer, you will serve as the senior finance leader and report directly to the CEO. You'll lead financial strategy for the company, oversee the entire finance organization, and serve as the primary financial partner to the board and ownership group.
This role requires strategic acumen, the ability to lead and build a finance team, the operational fluency to understand a complex, multi-location business, and the vision to build a finance function that can support aggressive growth — not just manage the business as it exists today, but architect the business this company is becoming.
Establish Trust
Reconcile, close, and report with integrity
Drive Strategy
Partner with the CEO and board on capital strategy and growth
Build for Scale
Create the systems and infrastructure that power aggressive growth
Every major financial decision this company makes will flow through you. That's not a burden — it's the opportunity of a career for the right leader.
What You'll Be Doing
Own Financial Strategy
Set the financial vision, capital structure, and long-range planning for the company as it continues to scale nationally. Partner with the CEO and board on major strategic decisions.
Lead the Finance Organization
Oversee accounting, FP&A, and treasury. Mentor and develop the Controller and finance team. Build a culture of accountability, precision, and continuous improvement.
Partner with the Board & Ownership
Serve as the primary financial partner to the CEO, board, and ownership group. Deliver the reporting, analysis, and strategic insight they need to make confident decisions and drive growth.
Rebuild and Strengthen the Numbers
Lead the cleanup of historical financials and reconciliation work so financial reporting can be trusted. Implement controls and processes to ensure audit readiness and data integrity.
Build Financial Infrastructure for Scale
Evaluate and upgrade financial systems, processes, and controls (ERP, reporting tools, legal/compliance frameworks) to support aggressive growth and M&A activity.
Required Education & Experience
We're looking for a strategic finance leader with a demonstrated track record in multi-location, multi-entity, and ideally PE-backed environments. The ideal candidate brings both the strategic sophistication to partner with boards and ownership groups and the operational fluency to understand field-driven, project-based business models.
10–15+ Years Finance Leadership
Prior experience as a CFO, VP of Finance, Controller, or similar senior role. Bachelor's in Finance or Accounting required; MBA or CPA strongly preferred.
PE-Backed or Growth Company Experience
PE-backed or portfolio-company experience highly preferred. Familiarity with lender relationships, covenant compliance, and board reporting.
Multi-Location & Operational Finance
Multi-entity, multi-location business experience required. Field-driven or project-based industry background (construction, home services, or similar) strongly preferred.
Strategic Systems & Modeling
Strong ERP/systems experience (NetSuite strongly preferred). Demonstrated financial modeling, forecasting, capital management, and GAAP-compliant reporting skills.
Competencies, Abilities & Skills
Operational Finance Acumen
Deep understanding of field-driven, project-based business models — branch P&Ls, job costing, inventory reconciliation, and cash management.
Strategic Capital Management
Experience managing lender relationships, covenant compliance, and capital structures. M&A and integration experience a plus.
Board-Level Communication
Clear, confident communication with boards and ownership groups. Ability to present complex financial data in strategic, decision-driving terms.
Systems & Process Leadership
Hands-on experience optimizing ERP systems (NetSuite strongly preferred) and building scalable financial infrastructure and controls.
Team Development & Leadership
Proven ability to hire, mentor, and develop high-performing Controllers and finance teams. Creates cultures of accountability and excellence.
Compensation & Benefits
Base Salary
Competitive executive base for a scaling PE-backed platform.
Bonus Target
Performance-based bonus of 30% of base ($61.5K–$72K), plus meaningful long-term incentive plan (LTIP) tied to company growth and performance.
Medical, Dental & Vision
401(k) with Company Match
PTO & Paid Holidays
Paid Parental Leave
HSA & FSA
Professional Development & Leadership Programs
Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) Participation
Ready to Architect the Financial Future?
If you're a strategic finance leader who thrives on building scalable systems, partnering with boards and ownership to drive enterprise value, and scaling companies through aggressive growth — we'd love to meet you.
This is a career-defining opportunity to be the CFO who builds the financial infrastructure of a national brand, leads it through transformational growth, and shares meaningfully in the value you create through long-term incentive participation. Your work will matter.
Apply today and help lead the next chapter.
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