Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Ratcliff Companies in Baton Rouge, LA

Ratcliff Companies is seeking a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join our executive leadership team.

This is an opportunity to step into a well-established, financially sound organization with nearly 100 years of history, strong operational acumen, and a reputation built on relationships, integrity, and performance. We are looking for a leader who can step in, lead with confidence, and continue strengthening what already exists.

The CFO serves as a key strategic partner to ownership and executive leadership; requiring a balance of financial leadership, operational partnership, ongoing refinement of systems, and leadership development across the organization.

The right candidate will bring both confidence and sound judgment with the ability to earn trust quickly and contribute at a high level within an established environment. Opportunity to work from our Alexandria or Baton Rouge, LA locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Leadership & Strategy

• • Provide financial insight and guidance to ownership and executive leadership
    • Support strategic planning, growth initiatives, and long-term financial positioning
    • Translate financial performance into clear, actionable insights

• Financial Planning & Analysis

  • Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning
  • Oversee job cost reporting, WIP, and cost-to-complete accuracy
  • Ensure financial data is timely, accurate, and actionable
  • Perform and oversee budget variance analysis, including year-over-year and month-to-month financial comparisons, to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and drive informed decision making.

• Operational Partnership

  • Work closely with Operations and Project Teams to align financial performance with execution
  • Provide visibility into job profitability, backlog, and resource planning
  • Support leaders in understanding financial impacts of decisions

• Accounting, Controls & Compliance

  • Oversee accounting functions, financial reporting, and consolidations across entities
  • Maintain strong internal controls and regulatory compliance
  • Lead audit processes and manage external auditor relationships
  • Oversee tax strategy in coordination with external advisors

• Capital Strategy & Financial Management

  • Manage banking relationships, credit facilities, and capital structure
  • Oversee cash flow, liquidity, and capital allocation
  • Support surety relationship with bonding capacity strategy and financial positioning and reporting

• Risk Management

  • Partner with leadership on insurance programs, claims trends, and cost of risk
  • Provide financial insight into contractual and operational risk exposure

• Leadership & Team Development

  • Lead and develop the finance and accounting team, including four degreed accountants
  • Strengthen leadership capability across the organization through coaching and accountability
  • Promote clarity in expectations, ownership, and performance standards

• Core Values & Culture

At Ratcliff, our Core Values are not statements on a wall—they define how we operate every day:

Teamwork • Positive Attitude • Family-Oriented Professionalism • Relationship Driven • Excellence

• Model these values in leadership and decision-making
• Reinforce them through clear expectations and accountability
• Help build an environment where performance and people both matter

What You Bring

• 15+ years of progressive financial leadership experience
• Strong background in construction or project-based financials (WIP, job costing, forecasting)
• Experience in multi-entity or complex organizational structures
• Proven ability to lead teams and partner effectively with operations
• Strong business judgment and communication skills
• CPA | MBA preferred

Why This Role Matters

This role is about continuity and leadership

You will step into a company with:

• Established systems and processes
• A leadership team committed to doing things the right way
• A strong reputation and long-standing relationships in a 99 year old 3rd generation family-owned business

Your responsibility is to lead with consistency, strengthen where needed, and help position the company for continued success.