Vice President of Finance

United States·Grand RapidsFull-timeexecutive

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We are excited that you are thinking about taking the next steps of your career at Wolverine Building Group and joining us to positively impact people and communities. Wolverine Building Group is recognized nationally as a leader in the construction industry. We specialize in industrial, multi-unit residential, healthcare, office, retail, and restaurant construction. We're proud to be nationally recognized as one of the "Best and Brightest Companies to Work For."

About the Role

~4 min read

Wolverine Building Group is a growing commercial general contractor located in West Michigan operating across multiple sectors. Our ownership group also holds a portfolio of complementary businesses spanning real estate development, facilities services, and strategic investments. As we scale, we are creating a VP of Finance role to lead and elevate our finance function and free our CFO to pursue the portfolio-level opportunities that fuel our next chapter of growth.

This is not a traditional finance role. You will be the operating general manager of a seven-person accounting team, the executive sponsor of a mission-critical ERP optimization project, and a trusted thought partner to the CFO. You will inherit a solid foundation and be expected to build on it with vision, urgency, and a people-first approach.

Lead, develop, and hold accountable a finance team including two construction controllers, an accounting manager, three cost accountants, and an AP Clerk — building the org structure and culture that serves the growth of Wolverine and the ownership group’s portfolio.

Own FP&A — with Controllers: monthly performance reporting, job cost analysis, forecasting, and financial risk/reward advisory to operations, sales, and ownership.

Drive Wolverine's ERP optimization project to completion — owning the roadmap, stakeholder alignment, and adoption outcomes from day one.

Champion technology and process efficiency across the finance function, including AI-enabled tools and workflow automation.

Serve as the internal financial service leader — making cross-functional partners want to engage finance for insight, not avoid it for friction.

Support acquisition integration by onboarding acquired entities' accounting functions into Wolverine's infrastructure.

Act as the CFO's organizational conscience — prioritizing focus and energy expenditure on organizationally aligned actions, while saying no when necessary, and seeing high-value projects through to measurable results.

01 — Change Management and Execution

You know how to engage the right stakeholders, diagnose root causes, marshal resources, and drive value-add projects to completion — then iterate for better results. You are comfortable prioritizing across competing demands and have a track record of finishing what you start.

02 — Service-First Mindset

You believe finance exists to serve the business — not police it. You build relationships that make colleagues want to bring you their problems. Your highest-value work is helping operators understand financial risk and reward in a way that empowers better decisions.

03 — People Development as a Core Discipline

You lead through honest, direct, and kind feedback. You see developing your team as the primary lever for organizational performance. You unlock people's strengths rather than work around their gaps.

04 — Unshakeable Follow-Through

You push back when the plate is too full. You protect the team's focus on what moves the needle. And when a commitment is made, you see it through — monitoring results long after others have moved on.

05 — Construction Accounting Expertise

You have deep, hands-on experience in construction accounting — WIP, percentage of completion, job cost, contract billing, and the nuances of a project-based P&L. Real estate development accounting experience is a meaningful bonus.

06 — Technology as a Competitive Advantage

You lean into technology — ERP systems, integrations, reporting tools, and emerging AI capabilities. You have led or materially contributed to a finance technology implementation or optimization initiative and can show what changed because of it.

06 — Live the Values

You work to Positively Impact People and Communities. You believe in Doing the Right Thing when no one is watching. You find yourself Being Passionate and Relentless, while Striving for Greatness. When problems present themselves, you Seek Possibilities, Find Solutions, and Step Up and Step In to Fill the Void.

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field required. MBA or Master’s in Accounting or Finance preferred.

Progressive finance and accounting leadership experience.

Strong grasp of and experience in construction accounting.

Prior ownership of FP&A, monthly financial reporting, and budgeting processes.

Experience with an ERP or accounting system implementation and process improvement.

Prior M&A and integration experience or exposure to real estate development a plus.

Weeks 1–2: Spend 25–50% of your time alongside the CFO — learning how decisions get made, where the leverage points are, and what the organization needs from this role.

Days 1–60: Deep-dive with both controllers to understand current responsibilities, surface gaps, and begin shaping how those roles evolve under your leadership.

Days 1–60: Meet with managers across the company to understand how finance serves — and fails — the business today.

By day 90: Take the lead on the ERP optimization project with a clear plan, owner accountability, and a timeline the business can commit to.