Region Finance Director

Baker Concrete Construction•Houston, TX

20d

About The Position

Achieve more in your career with the nation's leading specialty concrete contractor. At Baker Construction, you'll be part of a team that prioritizes people, invests in their development, and offers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth. In this role, you'll be integral to building the future of our country and ourpany. You'll collaborate across diverse teams, have a hand in significant projects, and dive headfirst intoplex challenges with the best in the industry. If you are driven to do more and have the grit to follow through, you'll have everything you need to define your career on your terms. Make a meaningful impact with a team that values ambition and rewards initiative. Apply today and be more with Baker. Summary Finance Leader for the Regional President and leadership team, providing financial management, insights, and decision support to deliver the strategy and objectives. Reports to the CFO.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or construction mgmt from four-year college or university; at least 10 years' experience with 5 years at a project-driven business including cost accounting or equivalentbination of education and experience
ERP experience is required
Proficiency in Microsoft suite of programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
Working knowledge of accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)
Understands job cost and construction accounting principles and processes
Must possess oral and writtenmunication skillsmensurate with the task of presenting frequentlyplex financial concepts and data in a clear and concise manner to senior management groups of managers, clients, customers, and co-workers
Must possess strong customer service skills
Occasional travel to job sites required
The followingpetencies are needed to successfully perform this job:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret Accounting Technical pronouncements, business-related periodicals, journals, and government regulations
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedures
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
Ability tomunicate in both written and oral formplex financial concepts and data
Ability to prescribe, develop, and train on procedures for both existing and new processes
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups
Ability to evaluate and prioritize tasks. Understands the time sensitive environment we operate
Ability to define problems, collect information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations w only limited standardization exists
Understands and possess a working knowledge of contracts, specifications, drawings, and scope of work
Understands of the inter-relationship between operations, cost control, accounts payables, and accounts receivables

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of the Vista System is a plus but not required
CPA, MBA, and/or other advanced certification (CCFIP) a plus
Experience with creating and distributing Power BI reports utilizing multiple data sources is a plus
Experience with Scheduling software such as Primavera P6, MS Project, etc. a plus

Responsibilities

Leads development of the annual financial plan including targets and key drivers, partnering with Region Executive team to ensure linked to strategic and operating plans. Includes rmendations that support thepany's financial goals and objectives
Performs financial scenario planning given market conditions and/or other external factors, considering R&O and necessary action plans to achieve goals
Manages quarterly forecast updates to deliver insights on changes, R&O, and gap closing plans
Spearheads process to develop spending plans (department level), ensuring integration with strategic and operating plans
Works with project management team to assess project progress and results for accurate accounting and forecasting
Supports preparation of the Monthly Projections
Monitors progress billings, aged A/R, and initiate collection follow-up on slow pay accounts with Project Managers
Delivers financial analysis with actionable insights across the markets, customers, segments, resource planning, and cost structure
Maintains in-depth financial understanding of project results, customer/segment performance trends, and spending to business partner with Operations Leadership onmercial initiatives
Leads investment analysis to ensure strategic fit, ROI, and optimal capital allocation
Ensures financial understanding by Operations Leadership e.g. P&L structure, financial flows, polices, etc.
Supports Operations Leadership onpetitive analysis. This includes identifying insights to influence strategy, operations, and defense plans
Leads management financial reporting vs budget and prior periods with actionable insights at a department level
Ensures cost code accuracy to facilitate quality analysis/reporting as well as follow GAAP Cogs vs SGA standards
Supports month-end closing cycle: ensuring tie-out to Project Mgr. projections, understanding drivers on jobs over 100% to reset, evaluating accrued cost, etc.
Maintains deep understanding of Vista and Power BI systems as Region superuser to support the functions as well as optimize analysis and reporting. Rmend improvements as needed
Ensures financial targets and in-process project performance measures are effective and enabling optimal results
Participates in the Project Transition process and meetings to ensure a successful transition from Estimating to Operations
Manages the SGA Hourly Rate update process to ensure appropriate cost recovery and GAAP accuracy
Ensures appropriate internal controls and reporting of subsistence, truck/gas rent, T&E, contingencies, retention, T&M and govt jobs, etc.
Supports as needed Project Managers to track, monitor and adjust critical project activities e.g. retentions, change orders, schedule adjustments, delay orders
Reviews estimate revisions (internal & external) to ensure job measures and financials are fully updated
Supports Operations to identify and mitigate risk before it creates a negative impact to safety, schedule, quality, or production. Monitors and report bi-weekly on challenged projects to ensure appropriate Reviews/Audits and recovery plans
Monitors project cashflow & over/under billings to ensure they are within the standardpany guidelines; reports any discrepancies to leadership.
Partners with Operations Manager on Project Engage & Reviews Audit process to understand performance progress and areas to improve. Supports Operations Manager on the Post Project
Establishes and oversees implementation of accounting controls and procedures on a regional basis. Act as liaison between corporate accounting and operating regions
Supervises, trains, evaluates, and develops direct reports to maximize individual and overall department performance