CFO Finance & Accounting

Our client in the Construction industry in Houston, TX is seeking a Financ e Manager to oversee the financial performance, forecasting, budgeting, and project controls functions for complex capital projects. This role serves as a key business partner between Finance, Operations, Project Management, and Executive Leadership to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with organizational objectives. The ideal candidate brings a combination of project finance, cost management, forecasting, scheduling, and project controls expertise within a construction, engineering, infrastructure, industrial, or related project-based environment.

Develop and maintain project control processes related to cost tracking, earned value analysis, forecasting, scheduling, and risk management.

Monitor project performance against budgets, schedules, and key performance indicators (KPIs).

Analyze project costs, labor productivity, equipment utilization, and profitability trends.

Prepare and present project financial reports, forecasts, and performance dashboards for senior leadership.

Support monthly project reviews, cost-to-complete analyses, and revenue forecasting.

Review contracts, change orders, and project commitments to evaluate financial impact and risk exposure.

Drive accuracy in project budgeting, cost coding, forecasting, and reporting processes.

Identify opportunities to improve project controls, reporting tools, and financial decision-making.

Assist with strategic planning, capital project analysis, and resource allocation decisions.

Ensure compliance with company policies, contractual requirements, and financial controls.

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

5+ years of experience in project finance, project controls, cost controls, project accounting, FP&A, or related functions.

Experience supporting project-based businesses such as construction, industrial contracting, engineering, infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, or EPC organizations.

Strong understanding of project budgeting, forecasting, cost management, scheduling, and project performance metrics.

Experience with WIP reporting, cost-to-complete forecasting, revenue recognition, and project profitability analysis.

Advanced proficiency in Excel and project management/ERP systems.

Ability to influence operational decisions through financial and project performance insights.

Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Power BI, Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards, Viewpoint, Procore, or similar systems.

Experience managing project controls or finance functions for large-scale capital projects.

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