Vice President of Finance & Administration

Vice President of Finance & Administration

Location: Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States
Job ID: CLI-45603-0
Job Type: Direct hire

Overview

The Vice President of Finance & Administration provides executive leadership for the company’s financial and administrative operations. This position oversees accounting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, risk management, human resources, information technology, and administrative services while partnering with operations to support profitability across the company’s hauling, aggregate production, and construction materials businesses.

The Vice President develops financial strategies, supports regulatory compliance, manages capital investments, and provides timely financial reporting to executive leadership and ownership. This role serves as a strategic advisor to the President and executive leadership team by providing financial analysis, operational insight, and recommendations that support informed business decisions, profitability, and organizational performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management, and financial reporting.
• Develop long-term financial strategies to support business growth, acquisitions, and capital investments.
• Oversee accounting, payroll, accounts payable and receivable, tax compliance, and audits.
• Monitor profitability by business line, including hauling, aggregate production, and material sales.
• Analyze operating costs, including fuel, fleet maintenance, equipment utilization, labor, and quarry operations.
• Manage banking relationships, financing, and capital expenditures for heavy equipment and facilities.
• Support compliance with applicable environmental, OSHA, DOT, MSHA, EPA, and other regulatory financial-reporting requirements.
• Supervise administrative functions, including human resources, information technology, risk management, insurance, and office operations.
• Establish internal controls and improve financial systems and operational processes.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to the CEO, owners, and executive leadership team.
• Evaluate and improve organizational structure, reporting relationships, administrative processes, departmental alignment, and workforce planning.
• Develop organizational strategies, strengthen cross-functional collaboration, improve business processes, and support long-term growth and operational excellence.
• Build, lead, and coach high-performing teams while fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor and develop managers and team members, identify succession-planning opportunities, support professional growth, set performance expectations, and empower employees.
• Design, implement, and evaluate employee compensation and incentive programs aligned with strategic objectives.
• Develop performance-based incentive plans, establish measurable KPIs, monitor effectiveness, and recommend adjustments to support productivity, engagement, retention, profitability, and operational excellence.

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of cost accounting, fleet-management metrics, inventory valuation, and project or job costing.
• Proficiency with ERP and accounting systems, as well as advanced financial modeling.

Experience and Education

• 10–15+ years of progressive financial leadership experience.
• Experience in construction, aggregates, mining, transportation, or heavy equipment industries.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration; MBA preferred.
• CPA required or preferred.
• Public accounting experience.