Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or construction management; 8+ years of experience, including 5 years in a project-driven business with cost accounting.
Strong understanding of job cost and percentage of completion accounting principles.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Familiarity with the Vista System is a plus.
Knowledge of GAAP accounting principles is essential.
CPA, MBA, or advanced certification (CCFIP) is advantageous.
Willingness to travel occasionally to job sites.
Responsibilities
Lead the development of project-based annual financial plans in collaboration with the executive team.
Conduct financial scenario planning to adapt to market conditions and external factors.
Manage quarterly forecasts to provide insights on financial changes and gap-closing strategies.
Oversee the creation of department-level spending plans aligned with strategic objectives.
Prepare monthly project status reports forecasting anticipated costs to complete.
Monitor progress billings and aged accounts receivable, initiating follow-ups as necessary.
Deliver actionable financial analysis across various markets and projects.
Benefits
Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and influence strategic decisions.
Engagement in diverse financial management tasks across multiple projects.
Access to advanced financial systems and tools for analysis and reporting.
Potential for professional development through exposure to various financial practices.
Collaborative work environment with a focus on operational excellence.
Full Job Description
Req ID: 8503 Travel: Up to 25% Number of Openings: 1
Summary
The Regional Financial Manager is a leader and business partner for the Regional President & leadership team, providing financial management, insights, and decision support to deliver the strategy, objectives, and project results.This role requires a strong understanding of construction operations, project lifecycle, estimating, scheduling, cost control, production tracking, change management, and project risk to translate project performance into actionable financial insight.
Roles and Responsibilities
The Regional Financial Manager will perform the following duties in a safe, productive, and effective manner:
Leads development of the project-based annual financial plan including targets and key drivers, partnering with Region Executive team to ensure linked to strategic and operating plans
Performs financial scenario planning given market conditions and/or other external factors, considering R&O and necessary action plans to achieve goals
Manages quarterly forecast updates to deliver insights on changes, R&O, and gap closing plans if applicable
Spearheads processes to develop spending plans (department level), ensuring integration with strategic and operating plans
Supports preparation of the Monthly Projections - Operations Management Reports, a monthly project-by-project status report forecasting anticipated cost-to-complete
Monitors progress billings, aged A/R, and initiate collection follow-up on slow pay accounts with Project Managers
Delivers financial analysis with actionable insights across the markets, projects, customers, segments, resource planning, and cost structure. Leverage CRM analysis to support goal setting
Leads investment analysis to ensure strategic fit, ROI, and optimal capital allocation
Leads management financial reporting vs budget and prior periods with actionable insights at a department level
Ensures cost code accuracy to facilitate quality analysis/reporting as well as follow GAAP Cogs vs SGA standards
Supports month-end closing cycle: ensuring tie-out to Project Mgr. projections, understanding drivers on jobs over 100% to reset, evaluating accrued cost, etc.
Maintains deep understanding of Vista and Power BI systems as Region superuser to support the functions as well as optimize analysis and reporting
Ensures financial targets and in-process project performance measures are effective and enabling optimal results
Participates in the Project Transition process and meetings to ensure a successful transition from Estimating to Operations
Manages the SGA Hourly Rate update process to ensure appropriate cost recovery and GAAP accuracy
Ensures appropriate internal controls and reporting of subsistence, truck/gas rent, T&E, contingencies, retention, T&M and govt jobs, etc.
Supports as needed Project Managers to track, monitor and adjust critical project activities e.g. retentions, change orders, schedule adjustments, delay orders
Reviews estimate revisions (internal & external) to ensure job measures and financials are fully updated
Monitors project cashflow & over/under billings to ensure they are within the standard company guidelines; reports any discrepancies to leadership
Partners with Operations Manager on Project Engage & Review Audit process to understand performance progress and areas to improve
Reviews project forecasts for operational and financial reasonableness, including labor productivity, remaining work, schedule impacts, cost-to-complete assumptions, contingency usage, change orders, and pending claims or delays
Monitors project financial performance, including cost code accuracy, estimate revisions, over/under billings, retention, T&M work, government jobs, and project cash flow to ensure alignment with company standards and GAAP requirements
Supports project teams in improving the accuracy and consistency of cost coding, production reporting, change order forecasting, cost-to-complete projections, and internal controls
Establishes and oversee implementation of accounting controls and procedures on a regional basis
Conducts administrative functions of the department in accordance with Baker policies and applicable laws and regulations
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or construction mgmt from four-year college or university; at least 8 years' experience with 5 years at a project-driven business including cost accounting
Understanding job cost and percentage of complete accounting principles and processes
Proficiency in Microsoft suite of programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
Working knowledge of the Vista System is a plus but not required
Working knowledge of accepted accounting principles ("GAAP")
CPA, MBA, and/or other advanced certification (CCFIP) a plus
Travel occasionally required to job sites
The following competencies are needed to successfully perform this job:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret Accounting technical pronouncements, business-related periodicals, journals, and government regulations
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedures
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
Ability to communicate in both written and oral form complex financial concepts and data
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups
Ability to evaluate and prioritize tasks
Ability to define problems, collect information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
