Chief Financial Officer

DLB Associates is a premier engineering and consulting firm specializing in innovative, mission-critical solutions across hyperscale data centers, advanced infrastructure, and high-performance building systems. With over four decades of expertise, we partner with some of the world’s most influential companies to design and optimize environments that demand precision, scalability, and resilience.

Join us and be part of a team where your voice matters, your work makes an impact, and your growth is a shared priority.

Position Title: Chief Financial Officer

Position Location: Remote – work virtually anywhere in the United States

Salary

DLB recognizes salary ranges from job boards do not necessarily reflect our pay ranges. In many instances we out-compete those ranges for well-qualified candidates.

Job Summary

Supports operations by managing firm-wide financial performance, communicating results with owners and partners, presenting financial forecasting models, assisting in developing and maintaining the annual budget, overseeing AP, AR, and payroll functions, procuring and maintaining insurance policies, ensuring compliance with annual insurance audits, coordinating with outside accountants for tax preparation and planning, and remitting various taxes including sales & use, property, franchise, and federal income taxes.

Reports directly to the CEO and the Board of Directors, serving as a key member of the executive leadership team for DLB, a rapidly growing professional services firm with 800 employees across 45 states, delivering complex infrastructure, advanced facilities, and data center projects nationwide. This role requires experience with mergers and acquisitions as well as globalization strategies to support the firm’s continued expansion.

Operates with a high degree of autonomy, independently performing day-to-day responsibilities, leading project teams and initiatives of complex scope, coordinating activities of other personnel, and assisting in the development of policies and procedures.

Acts as a strategic financial advisor to firm leadership, providing insights that drive business growth, operational efficiency, and long-term financial strategy. Partners with senior leaders across the organization to identify financial risks and opportunities, align financial planning with organizational objectives, and ensure sustainable profitability.

Communicates and operates in alignment with organizational goals, values, and departmental objectives, fostering a finance function that supports both operational excellence and strategic decision-making.

Essential Functions

Financial Reporting, Budgeting & Accounting

Leads all financial operations, including preparation of accurate and timely statements and reports for management, the CEO, the Board, and external stakeholders. Oversees monthly closings, reconciliations, and supporting schedules, ensuring compliance with GAAP, regulatory requirements, and internal policies. Directs budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning initiatives, analyzing performance and departmental or project profitability to guide capital allocation, risk management, and strategic decisions. Maintains robust financial controls and policies, manages ledgers, intercompany transactions, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, and fixed assets, and oversees audits, tax filings, and compliance. Provides actionable insights to leadership to support sustainable growth, mergers and acquisitions, and global expansion strategies.

AI & Agentic Automation

Champions the integration of AI and agentic automation to optimize core finance processes, including procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, and financial close. Leverages generative AI and advanced analytics to enhance reporting accuracy, strengthen compliance monitoring, and provide predictive insights for executive decision-making. Leads the cultural and operational transformation toward a data-first, AI-augmented finance organization, equipping the team with the tools and skills needed to thrive in a technology-driven environment.

Leadership & Staff Management

Builds, mentors, and develops a high-performing finance and accounting team, fostering professional growth, accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement. Provides guidance and oversight to ensure timely and accurate financial operations, promotes knowledge sharing, and drives operational excellence. Acts as a strategic thought partner to the CEO and Board, contributing to financial strategy, operational efficiency, and enterprise-wide risk management.

Organizational Development & Continuous Improvement

Drives the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and systems that enhance efficiency, strengthen internal controls, and improve financial operations across the firm. Partners with leaders across departments to align financial strategy with operational priorities, improve decision-making, and support growth initiatives. Ensures completion of deliverables on time and within budget while continuously seeking opportunities to optimize processes, systems, and financial performance.

Completion of Assigned Tasks and Deliverables on Time and on Budget

Performs Other Related Duties as Assigned

Position Requirements (Advanced level for all the following)

• Working knowledge of general accounting / finance body of knowledge
• Knowledge of GAAP and their application to a variety of accounting transactions and problems
• Working knowledge of relevant local, state and federal laws required
• Knowledge of financial research and report preparation methods and techniques as well as the ability to prepare a variety of complex financial statements, reports and analyses
• Must possess strong accounts payable and receivable knowledge to function independently and collaboratively with co-workers

Physical Demands

The following physical demands must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is

• Frequently required to remain in a stationary position
• Frequently moving through office, facility and other environments
• On occasion the employee may move equipment weighing up to 25 pounds

Travel / Relocation Requirements

• Up to 10%, this may include travel to any or all 50 US states
• Travel is defined as physically leaving home on behalf of business activities including but not limited to client sites, meetings with other employees, meeting for business development purposes, running errands on behalf of the business, attending industry conferences, etc.

Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting or finance
• CMA or CPA required

PLUS

• Minimum of 13 years of experience possessing high degree of leadership, team building and motivational skills with experience at the management accounting level at an engineering firm or similar industry using ERP system (Deltek VantagePoint a plus)

Benefits

DLB Associates offers a very competitive benefits package; highlights include

• Choice of comprehensive medical plans (including two PPO-style plans and a HDHP w/ HSA option)
• Flex spending accounts (FSA)
• Dental and vision plans
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits extended to spouse / domestic partner and dependent children up to age 26
• 401k with company match and self-directed brokerage account option
• PTO including additional paid time off during the last week of the year
• Company paid life insurance coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
• Short and long-term disability, AD&D coverage
• Professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement and professional licensing assistance
• Paid parental leave after one year of employment

CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC residents only: In accordance with CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC law, the range provided is DLB's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and location.

DLB Associates is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and participates in the E-Verify program with the Department of Homeland Security. We encourage diversity in our workforce.

Are you ready to challenge yourself and redefine standards in the AEC industry? Apply now and join our award-winning team!

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

DLB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to DLB in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where DLB has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of DLB and DLB will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.

The pay range for this role is:
250,000 - 300,000 USD per year(Remote)