EPG Project Finance Manager

Yancey Bros. Co.•Austell, 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 effective financial controls, supports informed business decisions, and promotes project cost accountability. The position collaborates with project managers and operational leaders to develop budgets and estimates, assess financial performance, address financial issues, and improve profitability and cash collection. It also leads, coaches, and develops assigned employees and supports close, audit, and compliance activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
Prior experience in a financial leadership role.
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.
Ability to collaborate with other departments to resolve financial issues and improve profitability and cash collection.

Responsibilities

Lead project cost accounting activities, 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 recorded accurately and 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 annual budgeting process and periodic forecasting activities for the department, including consolidation, analysis, and presentation of 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 in accordance with contract terms and billing schedules.
Manage accounts receivable and collection activities, including monitoring aging, resolving billing disputes, coordinating follow-up, and escalating past-due balances as appropriate.
Prepare and present timely financial reports, forecasts, dashboards, and management analyses to support informed business decisions.
Establish and maintain effective financial controls, standardized procedures, and documentation for project accounting, budgeting, billing, and collections.
Support month-end and year-end close activities, account reconciliations, audit requests, and compliance requirements related to project financials.
Lead, coach, and develop assigned employees; establish 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 in a safe manner.
Complete other duties and tasks as assigned.