EPG Project Finance Manager

Yancey Bros. Co.•Mableton, GA

About The Position

The Project Finance Manager provides financial leadership and oversight for project operations. The role ensures accurate project cost accounting, leads budgeting and forecasting, and manages billing and collections. It delivers timely financial insight, maintains financial controls, supports business decisions, and promotes project cost accountability. The position partners with project managers and operational leaders on budgets, cost baselines, and estimates at completion; leads department budgeting and forecasting; analyzes financial results and recommends corrective actions; and oversees customer billing, accounts receivable, and collections. It also prepares financial reports and analyses, maintains procedures and controls, supports close and audit activities, and leads, coaches, and develops assigned employees. Collaboration with Operations, Sales, Finance, Credit, and other departments is important to resolving financial issues and improving project profitability and cash collection. The role also requires participation in the safety program and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and D365.
Experience with ERP, accounting, project-management, and reporting systems.
High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy, confidentiality, and financial controls.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify financial risks, trends, and opportunities.
Prior experience in a financial leadership role.
Ability to collaborate across departments to resolve financial issues and improve profitability and cash collection.

Responsibilities

Lead project cost accounting, including job setup, cost coding, cost allocation, committed cost tracking, and project closeout.
Review project financial performance and ensure costs, revenue, margins, and forecasts are accurately recorded in accordance with company policies and accounting standards.
Partner with project managers and operational leaders to develop project budgets, establish cost baselines, and maintain accurate estimates at completion.
Lead the department’s annual budgeting process and periodic forecasting, including consolidating, analyzing, and presenting financial plans.
Analyze budget-to-actual results, identify cost and margin variances, communicate financial risks and opportunities, and recommend corrective actions.
Oversee customer billing to ensure invoices are accurate, complete, properly supported, and issued according to contract terms and billing schedules.
Manage accounts receivable and collections, including monitoring aging, resolving billing disputes, coordinating follow-up, and escalating past-due balances as appropriate.
Prepare and present financial reports, forecasts, dashboards, and management analyses.
Establish and maintain financial controls, standardized procedures, and documentation for project accounting, budgeting, billing, and collections.
Support month-end and year-end close, account reconciliations, audit requests, and compliance requirements related to project financials.
Lead, coach, and develop assigned employees; set performance expectations, assign responsibilities, and promote accountability and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with Operations, Sales, Finance, Credit, and other departments to resolve financial issues and improve project profitability and cash collection.
Participate in the required safety program and work safely.
Complete additional tasks as assigned by management.