Director of Accounting & Finance
The Goley Companies • Full Time
Posted on Thu, Nov 12, 2026
- Drive to Win – We set high standards and take pride in delivering exceptional results.
- Deliver Beyond Expectations – We go the extra mile to ensure quality, safety, and client satisfaction.
- Step Up & Take Ownership – Every team member is empowered to take initiative and make an impact.
- Strive to Innovate – Continuous learning and problem-solving keep us at the forefront of our industry.
- We Are Family – Respect, trust, and teamwork define our workplace culture.
- Lead, coach, and develop the Accounting & Finance Team.
- Set clear performance expectations, hold the team accountable to them, and build individualized development plans.
- Establish a strong operating cadence — close calendar, review checkpoints, KPI ownership — and remove obstacles so the team can hit it.
- Build bench strength and succession within the finance and accounting function as the organization grows.
- Identify and implement AI, automation, and reporting tools that reduce manual effort, shorten the close, and improve the quality of analysis.
- Represent finance and accounting in business operations and strategic planning, and serve as a trusted partner to non-finance leaders.
- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close across all Goley operating entities, delivering timely, accurate, GAAP-compliant consolidated financial statements.
- Direct the preparation and review of financial statements for management, lenders, sureties, insurers, auditors, and ownership.
- Own consolidations and intercompany accounting; maintain consistent accounting policies, procedures, and chart of accounts across all entities.
- Lead external audits, reviews, and tax engagements, and serve as the primary internal point of contact for the outside CPA firm.
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, job costing, and general ledger functions.
- Own annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning across all operating entities.
- Lead financial variance analysis — explain the gap between plan and actual, identify the driver, and drive the correction.
- Benchmark performance across locations and against industry standards to surface where margin, labor, and cost structure are out of line.
- Partner directly with Location Managers and Regional Managers on forensic cost analysis, digging into job-level and location-level cost detail to find what summary reporting does not show.
- Build and maintain a consistent KPI and management reporting package covering job-level profitability, gross margin, labor utilization, backlog, and cash.
- Lead the Accounting & Finance Team in assisting the CFO in the financial evaluation of acquisitions, new locations, capital projects, and pricing.
- Lead finance and accounting as a shared services function supporting multiple operating locations with consistent standards and service levels.
- Own post-implementation optimization of NetSuite as the financial system of record — consolidation, data integrity, job costing, intercompany, and reporting — and lead systems strategy across NetSuite, Paycor (HRIS), and BI tools.
- Establish, maintain, and continuously improve internal controls, processes, and standardization across the finance and accounting function.
- Oversee cash and treasury operations, including daily liquidity, intercompany funding, line-of-credit utilization, and short-term cash forecasting.
- Support the CFO with banking, insurance, surety, and lender relationships.
- Ensure compliance with debt covenants, lender/surety/insurance reporting, and tax filings (sales/use, payroll, property, income).
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- CPA, or extensive experience at a Director level or above in finance and accounting.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and lead people, including experienced and credentialed accounting professionals, with a track record of developing and retaining them.
- Openness to using AI in daily work, and a willingness to learn and adopt AI tools as the organization expands its use across the finance and accounting function.
- Deep financial statement knowledge — preparation, review, and interpretation of GAAP-compliant financials, including project-based revenue recognition.
- Demonstrated ownership of consolidated financial statements and intercompany accounting across multiple entities.
- Benchmarking and financial variance analysis experience — identifying the driver behind a result, not simply reporting it.
- Experience in a shared services or multi-location environment supporting operating sites.
- Experience performing forensic cost analysis in partnership with Location Managers and Regional Managers.
- Advanced Excel and financial reporting skills; strong written and verbal communication; high integrity and a hands-on mindset suited to a closely held, owner-operated business.
- Must live in, or be prepared to relocate to, the Dupo, IL / Greater St. Louis area; this is an in-office role.
- Hands-on experience using AI systems in a finance, accounting, or business setting — applying them to real work such as analysis, reporting, documentation, or process automation, with results to show for it.
- Mergers and acquisitions experience, including diligence, valuation support, and post-close integration of acquired entities.
- Construction, contracting, field services, or another job-cost-based industry background.
- Hands-on experience with NetSuite (OneWorld preferred) in a multi-entity job-cost environment.
- Familiarity with Paycor or a comparable HRIS, and with BI and reporting tools.
- MBA, CFA, or an equivalent advanced credential.
- Experience integrating the finance function of a newly acquired business onto a common platform.
- Hands-on experience with lender, surety, bonding, and tax compliance reporting.
- Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.
- Office-based at our Dupo, Illinois headquarters.
- Occasional travel between Goley operating company locations.
- Frequent use of computers, phones, and business technology tools.
- Competitive pay
- Excellent health benefits
- 401K with Company Match
- Opportunities for career growth in the rapidly expanding energy efficiency industry
AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $143,000–$200,000 per year (median ~$175,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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