Finance Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Position Overview

Manages Finance activity for multiple businesses and revenue streams. This includes budgeting, performance monitoring, forecasting, profitability and variance analysis, and managing other business initiatives. The Finance Manager will partner closely with Project Managers, Operations, and Executive Leadership to safeguard margins, optimize cash flow, and ensure precise financial execution from groundbreaking to project closeout.

Key Responsibilities

Cost Accounting & Fleet Allocation:

o Build and develop strong relationships and maintain communication channels with Operations and functional teams.

o Own and manage financial results for assigned scope.

o Report, analyze, interpret, and communicate financial and operational issues.

o Partner with Fleet and Facilities management to allocate maintenance costs, and internal equipment rental rates to applicable projects.

o Monitor direct job costs (Labor, Material, Subcontractors, Equipment) against initial estimates/bids to identify variance trends.

Financial Reporting:

o Identify, communicate, train, guide and influence opportunities for margin improvement and cost containment

o Prepare timely and accurate internal month end Close reports of financial activity and profitability; prepare and post journal entries as required.

o Oversee the issuance of conditional and unconditional lien waivers and releases alongside progress and final payments.

o Escalate and address issues to key corporate members prior to financial close.

o Develop and improve financial analysis tools and models.

o Be part of an exciting growth opportunity with autonomy to affect the business.

Qualifications & Skills

Experience & Education:

o Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Construction Management, or a related field.

o 3+ years of experience in construction financial management or project accounting (experience with specialty trade subcontractors or heavy civil contractors is a major plus).

o Strong familiarity with prevailing wage / Certified Payroll requirements and California labor compliance for field crews.

Technical Skills:

o Proficiency in construction accounting software and ERPs (e.g., Sage, Miter, NetSuite).

o NetSuite and Project Based Accounting within NetSuite is a plus.

o Advanced Excel skills.

o Understanding of standard industry documentation preferred.

Compensation:

o $90,000-$110,000 Annual Salary

o PTO/Sick Time

o Medical, Dental, & Vision Health Benefits

o Paid Holidays