Breaking the Finance vs Ops Wall: KPIs, Cash Flow & Change Management in Construction

In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite, host Rishi Srivastava sits down with Lymor Wasserman, a seasoned construction finance leader with nearly two decades of experience across HVAC, security, and telecom construction.Lymor shares practical, hard-won insights on what actually matters in construction finance — from unit-based billing and cash flow challenges in broadband construction to designing KPIs that help project managers run better jobs, not just satisfy leadership dashboards.You’ll hear a candid discussion on:The most useful KPIs for project managers, superintendents, and finance teamsWhy gross margin, forecast accuracy, DSO, and crew output matter more than vanity metricsHow to decide when granular cost allocation helps — and when a burden rate is smarterManaging cash flow without “pay-when-paid” protectionsDrawing healthy boundaries between finance support and operations ownershipWhy soft skills and change management matter more than ERP logosHow to break down the “us vs them” dynamic between field, ops, and accountingThis episode is packed with real examples, practical frameworks, and leadership lessons for anyone responsible for job cost visibility, financial operations, or driving change inside a construction company.📬 Get more insights like this — straight from the field to finance:👉 https://beiinghuman.com/newsletter-signup/If you’re a construction CFO, controller, PM, or operations leader trying to align numbers with reality in the field — this one’s for you.