Finance professionals in Construction
Five of these construction finance leaders are based in the UK, at Galliford Try, KIER Construction, SISK Group, Mulholland Contracts Ltd and Buxton Building Contractors Limited, and five in the US, with current or recent roles at Suffolk Construction, Shawmut Design and Construction, The Walsh Group, Balfour Beatty US and Cranshaw Construction. Contractors forecasting margin on live jobs or tightening cost control can find a close match.
Professionals to explore
Carl Drury
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director · Galliford Try
Galliford Try has had Carl Drury as Finance Director since 2014, with a current role that includes significant exposure to construction joint ventures. Carl was Senior Finance Manager at Carillion Private Finance (2013–2014), Financial Controller at Taylor Wimpey (2008–2012), Finance Director at George Wimpey (2001–2008) and Commercial & Finance Manager at Alfred McAlpine (1998–2001), and lists PFI, house building and land development, a fit for joint venture finance questions.
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Christina Wilson
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director - Construction Services · SISK Group
SISK Group is where Christina Wilson has been Finance Director - Construction Services since 2023, with an earlier spell in Construction Group Internal Audit (2017). At John Sisk & Son Ltd, Christina was Head Of Commercial Finance (2020–2023) and Financial Controller (2015–2017 and 2017–2020), and cites cash flow, internal audit and UK GAAP, which suits commercial finance and cash questions.
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Helen Smith BSc ACA
LinkedInExperience: Regional Finance Director · KIER Construction
A qualified chartered accountant, Helen Smith BSc ACA has been Regional Finance Director at KIER Construction since 2024 and was Finance Business Partner at Kier Group (2019–2024). At Bouygues, Helen was Senior Financial Controller at BOUYGUES UK (2013–2019) and Group Accountant at Thomas Vale Construction, a Bouygues UK Company (2006–2013), and enjoys designing new finance processes, a fit for regional reporting questions.
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John Copeland
LinkedInExperience: Former Division Controller · The Walsh Group - Walsh Construction & Archer Western
Three titles at The Walsh Group - Walsh Construction & Archer Western belong to John Copeland: Division Controller (2016–2025), Director of Project Controls (2024–2025) and Director of Project Accounting (Water Group) (2025–2026). At Kiewit, John was District Controller (2012–2016) and ERP Implementation Project Manager (2011–2012), and cites budgeting, cost management and cost controls, a fit for project controls questions.
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Kevin Breen
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director · Mulholland Contracts Ltd
Company Secretary at Mulholland Contracts Ltd (2001–2011) and Finance Director there since 2011, Kevin Breen is a Chartered Certified Accountant. Kevin describes 18 years as a financial controller or director in construction and leading a finance function that also covered HR, IT and insurance, a fit for questions on running HR, IT and insurance alongside finance at a contractor.
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Ryan Reese
LinkedInExperience: Former Division Director of Financial Controls · Balfour Beatty US
Ryan Reese has been Vice President - Balfour Beatty US since 2022, after Division Director of Financial Controls (2017–2022), Group Internal Audit Manager (2016–2017), Division Controller (2014–2016) and Project Controls Manager (2013–2014) there. Ryan describes 15+ years with Balfour Beatty Construction US, so questions on financial controls across a contractor's division fit.
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Steven E. Ross, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director - Corporate Controller · Shawmut Design and Construction
Finance Director - Corporate Controller at Shawmut Design and Construction since 2024, Steven E. Ross, CPA was Director - Assistant Corporate Controller there (2016–2024). Steven was Corporate Controller at Jay Cashman, Inc. (2015–2016), Assistant Corporate Controller at Suffolk Construction (2012–2015) and Audit Manager at Darmody, Merlino & Co., LLP (2002–2012), serving mainly privately held construction companies, a fit for corporate close questions.
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Suzanne Clark
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director · Buxton Building Contractors Limited
Suzanne Clark has been Finance Director at Buxton Building Contractors Limited since 2019, after Divisional Finance Director (2015–2019) and Financial Controller (1995–2015) at VINCI Building UK. Suzanne cites cost reporting, contract management and client audit, so questions on contract cost reporting and client audits fit.
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Thomas Archibald
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Financial Officer, New York · Suffolk Construction
In 2025 Thomas Archibald became Chief Financial Officer, New York at Suffolk Construction, after Regional Controller (2024–2025) and Assistant Regional Controller (2021–2024) there. Thomas was Finance Operations Manager at Lendlease (2020–2021) and Accounting Manager - Hudson Yards at Related Companies (2019), and describes experience in construction management and real estate development, a fit for regional CFO questions.
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Zachary Levesque, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Director of Finance · Cranshaw Construction
Construction accounting and FP&A are the background Zachary Levesque, MBA describes, now as Director of Finance at Cranshaw Construction (since 2026). Zachary was Controller at STO Building Group (2020–2026), Senior Project Accountant at Shawmut Design and Construction (2018–2020), and Senior Project Accountant (2016–2018) and Project Accountant (2011–2015) at Structure Tone, so project accounting and business unit controller questions fit.
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Choose the right perspective
For job-level forecasting and cost control, John Copeland, Zachary Levesque, MBA and Ryan Reese have held project accounting and controls titles, and Thomas Archibald and Helen Smith BSc ACA cover regional finance at Suffolk Construction and KIER Construction. Corporate controllership suits Steven E. Ross, CPA, joint ventures and PFI suit Carl Drury, and Christina Wilson, Kevin Breen and Suzanne Clark fit finance director questions at SISK Group, Mulholland Contracts Ltd and Buxton Building Contractors Limited.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you forecast final margin on a live project when change orders are still unpriced?
- 02What cash flow tracking do you put on a job from bid to closeout to avoid surprises?
- 03How do partners split overhead and risk in a construction joint venture, and how is it reported?
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