From Bookkeeper to Construction CFO: Krystal Madonia on ERP Migrations, WIP, SOPs & Translating Finance to the Field

In this episode of Finance at the Jobsite, Rishi sits down with Krystal Madonia, CFO of Haley Construction, to talk about her non-traditional path into accounting leadership, what she learned from construction audit work, and how finance leaders can better connect with field teams.Krystal shares lessons from moving between public accounting and industry, stepping into the CFO seat at Haley Construction, and helping lead a growing contractor through process, systems, and operational change. The conversation also dives into ERP reality in construction: legacy systems, Procore integration, change orders, WIP discipline, and why ERP migrations are often more about people than software.They also explore SOPs, institutional knowledge transfer, field-accounting communication, and the implementation mistakes that happen when office teams roll out tools without involving operations.If you’re a construction CFO, controller, project executive, or operations leader thinking about systems, growth, and how to make finance more useful to the field, this episode is for you.Topics covered:#ConstructionAccounting #ConstructionCFO #ERP #ERPMigration #Procore #WIP #JobCosting #ConstructionFinance #CFMA #ConstructionOperations #SOPs #WorkInProgress #ProjectManagement #AccountingLeadership #FinanceAtTheJobsiteSubscribe to the Finance at the Jobsite newsletter:https://beiinghuman.com/newsletter-signup/