Platform Finance Manager

CECO Environmental•Austin, TX

23h

About The Position

CECO Environmental is hiring a Platform Finance Manager to provide financial leadership for a multi-functional business platform leadership team. The role drives financial planning, analysis, forecasting, budgeting, project and product plans, variance analysis, business-results reporting, and capital and resource allocation. It contributes to platform financial performance and finance strategies, partnering with business line leaders, the Business Group Finance Director, CECO FP&A, platform peers, and platform management. The role reports directly to the Business Group Finance Director and supports the water platform. It may be based in Clearwater, Florida; Addison, Texas; or Houston, Texas. The position supports financial performance and business planning, identifies trends, and presents findings and recommendations to platform and executive management. Travel may be required. The role operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment. The job description lists physical activities including typing, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics.
At least 10 years of experience in financial planning and analysis or a finance leadership role within a diverse global organization in an industrial B2B operating environment.
Knowledge of Percentage of Completion project revenue and cost recognition methods and processes.
Strong knowledge of GAAP and IFRS.
Strong knowledge of ASC 606 and CECO revenue recognition policies.
Computer skills with Microsoft products, including Excel and PowerPoint, for planning, modeling, and analysis.

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop a strong business and financial management partnership with platform leadership, platform finance peers, and global accounting and shared services teams.
Drive robust financial planning, forecasting, and execution.
Direct implementation of 80/20 and Lean frameworks with the business lines.
Communicate business-line plans that deliver financial targets, including contingency and countermeasure plans with root-cause analyses.
Develop and communicate projections and forecasts for revenue, orders, expenses, income, and cash flow.
Support period-end closing activities and ensure revenue recognition is properly documented.
Drive working-capital management and efficiency projects.
Analyze revenue and margin changes and their associated cash-flow impact compared with prior periods and forecasts.
Model, measure, and report on productivity initiatives.
Lead preparation and management of platform and business-line operational and functional expenditure budgets to support cost containment and spending management.
Prepare, present, and deploy the platform Annual Operating Plan and team budgets.
Prepare and manage annual capital and operating expense budgets and spending.
Prepare and present platform Monthly Business Review and Quarterly Operating Review materials.
Support development of platform long- and short-term strategies and related strategic agenda items and initiatives.
Develop models and projections to assess whether planned growth and financial targets are achieved, and communicate the models to obtain platform leadership buy-in.
Assist with and co-lead platform M&A projects as needed.
Perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.
Lead and mentor junior staff.
Liaise with Internal Audit and Accounting Services and Shared Services teams.