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Financial Manager – Construction & Infrastructure Projects

Are you a skilled financial professional with experience in budgeting, cost analysis, procurement planning, supervisory tasks, and working in the construction or similar industry? This is an exciting opportunity for you to make an impact by supporting critical infrastructure and large multi-year programs. As part of the Finance Management team, you will work closely with project management teams on budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, billing, and procurement strategies to ensure projects are delivered efficiently, remain cash-positive, and stay compliant with contract expectations. This position also offers the opportunity to conduct high-level interactions with project teams, customers, and executives to deliver accurate financial data and insights that drive key business decisions.

Responsibilities

Project Cost Control

+ Collaborate with project teams to prepare accurate budgets and forecast manpower needs for multi-year programs

+ Perform weekly budget vs. actual analysis, identify variances, and address with project managers

+ Establish and maintain cash flow forecasts, ensuring that the project remains cash-positive

+ Ensure monthly complex billing submissions are accurate and timely

+ Track contract reconciliations and changes to reflect accurate financial data

+ Conduct efficient Key Project Reviews (KPR) to monitor project financials and performance

+ Support project teams with monthly financial forms and provide variance explanations

Project Procurement Planning

+ Lead procurement planning efforts by collaborating with project teams to develop detailed plans post-award, ensuring compliance and logistical requirements are met

+ Ensure procurement is completed according to plan before 20% job completion and perform monthly analysis of purchased vs. planned budgets

Award Management

+ Enter orders into the CMS system promptly

+ Create work orders in the system for scheduling service operations

+ Generate and submit monthly billing for assigned projects in alignment with invoicing terms and conditions

+ Resolve billing concerns to ensure invoices are paid on time

+ Post invoices in both the customer’s system and the company’s accounting system

+ Prepare data for monthly reports and participate in weekly project meetings

+ Monitor contract compliance and ensure customer reporting aligns with billing requirements

Why Join Us?

This role offers an opportunity to work on mission-critical infrastructure projects, providing valuable financial insights and solutions that influence project success on a large scale. It is ideal for someone seeking growth with hands-on involvement across budgeting, procurement, billing, and financial analysis in a collaborative environment where innovation and excellence are key values. This is a newly created position due to growth with tremendous opportunity to continue to advance your career while working in a collaborative fast-paced environment in a highly visible role

Requirements

+ Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance

+ 7+ years of relevant experience, ideally within construction or similar industry

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other financial tools

+ Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills

+ A self-starter who is highly organized, solutions-oriented, and capable of working independently

+ Proven ability to perform budgeting, procurement planning, and cost analysis for large-scale, multi-year projects

Please apply to this job post or message Lee Chernett, VP at Robert Half F& A, via LinkedIn with questions

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