Project Financial Lead (San Marcos)

Turner Construction Company•San Marcos, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Financial Lead manages the Finance, Accounting, and Cost departments and serves as a liaison with Turner local profit center projects. The role is accountable for profit center financial reporting and financial risk management, ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures and compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The position reports to the Senior Financial Manager, Operational Finance, or VP, Regional Controller. The role provides financial and business decision leadership, partners with profit center executives and the general manager, and supports business strategy, planning, forecasting, and new business opportunities. It leads and develops finance team members, oversees financial reporting, cash management, billing and collections, compliance, bonding, insurance, and profit-enhancement initiatives. The position is based in San Marcos, Texas, and regularly works in an office environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited degree program and at least 10 years of related experience in project or construction finance supporting field operations.
If the bachelor’s degree is not in Finance, Accounting, or a related finance field, complete or commit to pursue within one year an approved accounting certificate or an advanced business degree, such as an MBA or finance-related master’s degree.
Comprehensive knowledge of the accounting implications of various contract terms.
Strong analytical ability to review, assess, and interpret large quantities of disparate financial data, audit, and prepare forecasts with a focus on risk management.
Experience with financial oversight, monitoring, and strategic financial planning.
Ability to keep abreast of current financial industry trends and updates.
Ability to perform at an accelerated pace and prioritize numerous complex and competing demands, activities, requests, and short-cycle deadlines for self and team.
Proficiency with computers, financial system applications such as SAP, and Microsoft Office; advanced MS Excel skills.
Management experience, including observing performance, identifying development areas, and providing effective performance feedback.
Executive-level presence and professional written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work across functional lines and organizational levels, collaborate, and provide candid, honest assessments to senior management.
Presentation skills and ability to negotiate, influence, and engage others at the executive level.
Continuous-improvement mindset, ability to offer ideas, options, and opinions, and focus on fostering change.
Ability to lead by example and set standards for performance and behavior.

Responsibilities

Create a supportive environment for developing a high-performing finance team, providing professional development, coaching, and mentoring.
Lead Finance and related team members, provide timely performance feedback, and contribute to annual performance appraisals using talent management systems.
Develop and deliver training on relevant departmental processes.
Provide financial and business decision leadership for core business activities and new business opportunities.
Partner with the profit center executive team as an advisor, counselor, and business partner.
Collaborate with the general manager on business strategy execution and provide support for key business decisions.
Participate in monthly Executive VP strategy and operating meetings.
Collaborate with leadership on the annual profit plan and forecasting reports.
Develop, analyze, and present periodic profit center financial statements and reports.
Improve systems, processes, and procedures to support the profit center, its leaders, and Finance.
Lead cash management and profit-enhancement initiatives.
Ensure required bonding and insurance are obtained and maintained.
Assist the Tax department with local municipality tax issues.
Oversee billing issuance, collections, and overdue receivables.
Manage financial compliance with external requirements, including GAAP, IAS, FARS, ERISA, and IRS requirements, and with internal Accounting, Risk Management, and Cost policies.
Promote financial risk management and support development and implementation of policies and procedures, communicating standards clearly to internal constituents.
Promote Turner through involvement in outside organizations.
Perform other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.