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Construction CFO Advisory in Puerto Rico 

​Turn complex project growth into profitable, cash-supported growth.

BREA CFO helps Puerto Rico construction contractors protect project margins, anticipate cash needs, and take on additional work with stronger financial control.

Construction is our core. Government-funded work is a key area of expertise.

​20+ Years of Financial Leadership | CPA | CGFM | CGMA | Big Four | Construction & Government Contracting

Financial pressure appears before it is visible in the financial statements.

Five questions reveal where stronger financial control may be needed — and what can be the cost of a limited financial control system.

Management Question

When the answer is unclear or unsupported 

Visibility

Can leadership see project and financial risks early enough to act?

Profitability

Do we know where each project's margin is headed—not just where it stands today?

 

Liquidity

How much cash will the business need over the next 13 weeks—and which projects are consuming it?

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Control

Can management rely on the financial and project information used to make decisions?

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Growth Readiness

Can our cash, people, systems and financial controls support the next major project?

Reporting arrives too late. Project risks remain hidden. Decisions are made without a clear view of performance.

Margin fade goes undetected. Cost-to-complete becomes unreliable. Problems surface after there is less time to correct them.

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Billing delays, retainage and slow collections put pressure on working capital. Growth begins consuming cash faster than the business generates it.

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Errors and documentation gaps multiply. Management loses confidence in the numbers. Government-funded work can add additional scrutiny.

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New awards increase financial complexity. Working-capital and management capacity become strained. Growth can begin weakening the existing business.

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The BREA Financial Control System™

 

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One system. Five capabilities.

The BREA Financial Control System™ connects five financial capabilities that contractors need to manage complex projects, protect profitability, maintain liquidity, strengthen control, and prepare for growth.

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BREA Financial Control System brings together financial reporting, project performance, cash & liquidity, internal controls, and growth into one management framework.  As a result, management can see what is happening, understand why, and act before financial problems become more difficult to correct.

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How BREA Works

 

BREA evaluates the financial-control capabilities supporting your construction business.

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Every engagement starts with the Financial Control Diagnostic — a fixed-scope assessment, so you know exactly what you are buying.

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DIAGNOSE

Financial Control

Diagnostic

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Identify the financial-control gaps affecting project performance, cash visibility, and management decisions.

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2-4 weeks​

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BUILD

Financial Control System Implementation

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Implement the reporting, forecasting, project controls, and activities needed to address priority gaps.

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Timing based on agreed scope.​

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OPERATE

Monthly CFO

Advisory

 

Help management operate the system, review exceptions, and follow through on decisions about profitability, cash, project performance, risk, and growth.

 

Ongoing

Senior financial expertise. Built for complex contractors.

BREA brings senior financial leadership, Big Four discipline, and experience across construction, infrastructure, government, and complex control environments.

20+ Years of Experience​

Financial management, assurance, risk, and internal control experience across public- and private-sector environments.

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​Big Four Leadership

Former KPMG Senior Manager with experience leading complex financial statement and internal control engagements.

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Construction & Government Experience

Experience involving construction projects, infrastructure, federal programs, government contractors, and publicly funded work.

 

CPA · CGFM · CGMA

Credentials spanning accounting, government financial management, and strategic management accounting.

Albéniz Brea

Founder & Managing Principal

When complexity outgrows the financial system.

Growth changes the financial demands of a contractor. Projects multiply. Backlog expands. Cash requirements increase. Billing, retainage, change orders, and cost-to-complete become harder to manage. Financial processes that once worked begin to strain.

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BREA helps leadership strengthen the financial control system behind the business—so management can see performance earlier, protect profitability, anticipate cash needs, and make better-informed decisions as complexity grows.

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Tell us about your company

Financial clarity for construction owners.

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Fractional CFO Advisory for Construction Owners

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From Backlog To Bankable Cash

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BREA helps contractors connect project performance, profitability, working capital, and financial control so growth can translate into stronger margins and cash.

A focused assessment of where financial control may be limiting performance.

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