Finance at the Jobsite

Stop Being the Bank for Everybody: A Heavy Civil CFO's Cash Playbook with Joseph Patti of Restani Construction

"Why are we the bank for everybody?" That question sits behind every turnaround Joseph Patti has led. Joseph is CFO of Restani Construction Corp., a New York City heavy

The Printer in the CFO's Living Room: How Construction Really Buys AP Tech — Eric Pratt

Eric Pratt grew up counting inventory in his family's 100-year-old power tools and machinery business, learning bookkeeping from his grandmother while the rest of his fam

The $80,000 Engine: What Equipment Dealers Know About Contractor Operations — Brandon Kyse

Brandon Kyse started as a framer at fifteen, studied construction management at Cal Poly, spent seven years in solar, and then thirteen years at RDO Equipment — one of th

From 15 Attendees to 300: How Caryl Coronis Rebuilt the CFMA Lone Star Conference

Caryl Coronis, CPA, CCIFP, has served CFMA at every level — Houston chapter president, co-founder of the resurrected Lone Star Conference, and most recently national chai

Cut Revenue in Half, Double Your Profit — with Luke Boyenger

Most contractors will tell you they run at 25%, 30%, even 40% gross margin. Almost none of them are right. In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite, host Rishi Srivasta

Beyond the P&L: What Construction CFOs Really Need to Watch | Josh Bohlke

What actually tells you whether a construction company is healthy? For Josh Bohlke, CFO of Columbia River Electric Maintenance, the answer goes far beyond the P&L. Afte

From the Foxhole to the Ledger: Fixing Broken Books and Surviving Family Business Politics | Matt Hunter, CPA

Matt Hunter, CPA didn't take a straight line into construction finance. He was out on his own at 16, sitting in a classroom at North Georgia Military College when the sec

Agents as Labor, Not Software: Kris Lengieza on Construction's Next Budget Fight

Construction companies don't blink at a $500,000 backhoe. They agonize over a $50,000 software line item. Kris Lengieza, Field COO at Procore Technologies, thinks that me

Prove You're Best in Class Contractor: Inside CFMA's Financial Benchmarker — Arleen Barningham & Rhett Ennis

Every contractor says they're best in class — but until you put your numbers on paper, you haven't proven it. In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite, Rishi sits down w

Why Project Managers Hate Coding Invoices — and What It Costs You | Tanmaya Kala (TK), Co-Founder & COO, MeltPlan

Tanmaya "TK" Kala spent 13 years at DPR Construction rising to Project Executive on billion-dollar healthcare projects — including OSHPD hospital builds where clients dem

AI Agents in Construction Finance: What Actually Works (and Where They Break)

Everyone says AI agents are about to run your back office unattended. The research — and a day in the life of a construction finance software founder — says something mor

Building a Modern Construction Finance Stack — with Rory Carlson, CCIFP (Adjustable Concrete Construction)

What does a modern construction finance stack actually look like — and in what order should you build it? Rishi Srivastava sits down with Rory Carlson, CCIFP, VP of Accou

Fixing Healthcare: A CFO's Playbook for Reclaiming $1,000–$4,000 Per Employee — with Donovan Pyle

How does a professional drummer who toured with Heart and mixed for U2 end up becoming the Validation Institute's 2025 Benefits Advisor of the Year? In this episode, Rish

Hidden Profit Centers in Cost-Plus GMP, Delay Claims, and the Owner's Seat: Ryan Heeth

Liens, delay claims, and the quiet margin levers most contractors leave on the table. In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite, Rishi Srivastava sits down with Ryan Heet

ERP Migrations in Construction: Why They Fail and How to Get Them Right — with Cathy Wendt

Most contractors stay on the same ERP for 10–20 years — and when they finally switch, the technology is rarely the hardest part. The people are. In this episode, Rishi S

Lawyers on the Jury, $1M Legal Bills, and a Parking Garage Collapse — Brent Zimmerman on How Contractors Win (and Avoid) Disputes

What does it take to go from construction trial lawyer to Chief Legal Officer of a billion-dollar electrical contractor — and what do you learn about construction from in

Half of Construction Is Accounting — Michael McKeon, Project Manager at Nordby Construction

Michael McKeon thought crossing from public accounting into construction operations would be a long, arduous slog. Instead, he discovered something most PMs don't admit o

WIP Isn't a Math Problem — It's an Alignment Problem | Emanuel Falaguerra

After 30 years implementing construction software, Emanuel Falaguerra has watched 55–75% of projects miss their objectives. The reason isn't the software. It's what's hap

From Pipeline Welds to 116% YoY Growth — Veronica Whitesell on the Bank Gauntlet, a $36K IRS Letter, and Burning Plan B at Dynamite R&D

What does it take to walk away from 7 years on active oil & gas pipelines, get told "no" by 7 or 8 banks, eat a $36K IRS bill you didn't see coming, and still grow a bran

How a $100K Bad Debt Sparked 14 Patents — Peter Lasensky on Voice, Documentation, and Building Software Contractors Actually Use

What does it take to turn a courtroom nightmare into 14 U.S. patents and three category-defining construction tech companies? Peter Lasensky knows. In this episode of Fi