About this Role
Quanta Services is seeking an experienced Manager to join the OneStream Center of Excellence (CoE) Finance team, reporting to the Associate Director, OneStream Center of Excellence. This role operates within Quanta's complex, decentralized organization with multiple operating units and diverse financial systems and business processes. The Manager partners with Corporate Accounting, Consolidations, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), and Divisional Accounting to support and improve OneStream solutions for financial consolidation, planning, reporting, and compliance. The position balances Financial Accounting and FP&A responsibilities and requires direct FP&A experience to strengthen the CoE's budgeting and forecasting expertise.
The Manager provides functional leadership and hands-on systems support for financial close, consolidation, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting, including end-user support, requirements gathering, testing, documentation, and delivery of approved enhancements in partnership with technical teams. The Manager leads assigned cross-functional initiatives, recommends improvements, and contributes to the OneStream roadmap under CoE leadership. This position is based in Houston, Texas (in office initially, with a hybrid schedule potentially available after six months at the manager's discretion), and initially has no direct reports.
What You'll Do
- Support Corporate Accounting, Consolidations, FP&A, and Divisional Accounting workflows within OneStream, including financial close, budget and forecast submissions, data loads and validation, job and financial variance analysis, and management reporting and Annual Business Plan preparation;
- Support internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance by maintaining process and control documentation, providing audit evidence, and assisting with control testing and remediation within the role's scope;
- Independently lead assigned cross-functional system initiatives from requirements through deployment within approved scope, priorities, and change-control requirements; escalate risks and decisions requiring leadership approval;
- Develop business cases, implementation plans, and recommendations for Finance transformation initiatives, including expected benefits, resource needs, dependencies, and risks; contribute to CoE roadmap planning;
- Advise Finance leadership on process improvements, OneStream capabilities, and future-state requirements in partnership with CoE functional and technical leaders;
- Identify and implement approved opportunities to automate and standardize financial processes and improve data quality, reporting reliability, and scalability;
- Lead functional requirements gathering, document acceptance criteria, coordinate functional solution design with technical teams, and lead user acceptance testing, deployment readiness, and stakeholder adoption; validate affected processes through regression testing and follow established change-control procedures;
- Translate accounting, consolidation, and FP&A needs into documented functional requirements, applying direct FP&A experience to support budget and forecast models, planning assumptions and drivers, scenario analysis, and actual-to-budget and forecast comparisons in partnership with Finance process owners;
- Contribute to and apply established governance standards for metadata, hierarchies, business rules, workflows, and reporting structures; coordinate proposed changes with business owners and CoE technical teams through required approvals;
- Develop and maintain user documentation, training materials, and process flows; deliver training and support adoption of system changes;
- Act as a liaison between Operating Unit Finance and Accounting teams and Corporate Accounting and FP&A to identify business needs and validate solutions across operating units with diverse systems and local processes while supporting common reporting and control standards; serve as an escalation point for complex functional and data issues during close, budget, and forecast cycles, investigating root causes, coordinating technical resolution, and communicating status to users;
- Mentor analysts and junior team members within the OneStream Center of Excellence and provide functional guidance on assigned work; and
- Promote continuous improvement and knowledge sharing by documenting recurring issues and resolutions and incorporating user feedback into support and training.
What You'll Bring
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field;
- 10 or more years of progressively responsible experience in Finance, Accounting, FP&A, or financial systems and business analysis, including experience supporting a large, complex, decentralized organization with multiple operating units and leading cross-functional initiatives in that environment;
- Direct FP&A experience required, including hands-on responsibility for developing, maintaining, and analyzing budgets and forecasts;
- Working knowledge of financial close, consolidation, and internal control processes and procedures;
- Demonstrated ability to translate FP&A processes, planning assumptions, and business drivers into system requirements and practical planning and reporting solutions;
- Experience partnering directly with Finance and Accounting leadership to define and implement system and process improvements;
- Hands-on experience with a Corporate Performance Management (CPM) application required, including supporting or improving planning, reporting, or consolidation processes; direct OneStream experience preferred; and
- Experience with process design and improvement, requirements documentation, user acceptance testing, and implementation of system changes.
Preferred Education and Experience
- CPA, CMA, or FP&A-related professional credential preferred, not required;
- Relevant OneStream or other CPM certification preferred;
- Experience with multi-entity consolidations across operating units or subsidiaries preferred;
- Experience with Finance transformation programs and SOX controls within publicly traded organizations preferred; and
- Knowledge of ERP systems such as JD Edwards or Spectrum and their integration with financial planning and reporting applications preferred.
Licenses / Certifications
Required: N/A
Preferred: CPA, CMA, FP&A-related professional credential, or relevant OneStream/CPM certification
Supervisory Responsibilities
No direct reports initially. This role mentors analysts and junior team members within the OneStream Center of Excellence and provides functional guidance on assigned work.
Travel Requirements
Travels: Minimal
Percent of time: Less than 10% annually
Overnight required: Occasionally
Physical Demands
Stationary Position: Frequently
Pushing/Pulling/Reaching: Seldom
Climb: N/A
Kneel: N/A
Grab: N/A
Bend: N/A
Lift/carry over: Less than 10 LBS
Vision: Constantly
Hearing: Frequently
Working Conditions
Wet or Humid: N/A
Working near or on moving mechanical parts: N/A
Working near or on heavy machinery: N/A
Working in high places: N/A
Exposed to fumes or airborne particles: N/A
Exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals: N/A
Frequency of working in outdoor weather conditions: N/A
Work with Electricity: N/A
Work with explosives: N/A
Work on or near a source of radiation: N/A
Loud noise conditions (above 87dB): N/A
Other Environmental Factors including weather conditions: Professional office environment with prolonged periods of sitting and computer use; core hours are Monday through Friday, with schedule flexibility required to support financial close, budget, and forecast cycles, including remote monitoring or direct effort typically one weekend per month during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close periods
What You'll Get
- Competitive compensation and benefits package;
- Flexible work options;
- Educational assistance;
- Wellness and Mental Health programs;
- Paid Parental Leave;
- Employee Referral Program;
- Volunteer Time Off;
- Learning and Development Programs; and
- Office Amenities and Perks.
