Regional Controller, Consulting Engineering

NV5•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Regional Controller is responsible for overseeing all financial and accounting activities across multiple locations within our East Coast region. In this role, you will ensure the integrity of financial statements, compliance with company policies, and adherence to relevant accounting standards. Our Regional Controllers provide strategic financial leadership and support operational decision-making to drive business growth and efficiency. Partnering with Operations leaders, Office Leaders, and Project Managers on reporting, project information, and analysis, you will oversee financial staff, Project Analysts, and Billing Coordinators, while reporting into the Director, Finance Segment Leader for Consulting and Engineering.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance or related discipline
At least 8 years relevant experience
Good working knowledge of financial, accounting, legal and business principles.
Supervisory experience of financial and administrative personnel.
Strong understanding of accounting systems.
Experience with Microsoft Office products.
Ability to manage staff and a multi-function department or office.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, and proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint, are required.

Nice To Haves

CPA preferred
Construction or civil engineering industry experience preferred.
Experience in Deltek Vantagepoint or Vision systems is an asset.
Experience with lump sum, POC (Percentage of Completion) and billable hours a strong asset.
Experience dealing with city or government contracts is strongly preferred, audit experience in this space is a strong asset.

Responsibilities

Serve as the Financial Business Partner to the GM and the Division Managers, providing financial guidance and support of business objectives.
Analyze financial performance, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to senior management.
Develop alternative P&L statements for key customers and business initiatives (i.e. Advanced services).
Communicate profitability of initiatives to key management.
Provide challenging positions to regional and local management for improvement ideas.
Assist in determining plans for Capital Resource needs.
Ensure adequate human resource plans are developed to meet the needs of the business in both direct and indirect areas.
Participate on the Corporate Financial Administrative team.
Communicate corporate initiatives clearly and timely.
Participate on project teams as directed by the Director, VP Finance and CFO.
Assist the Corporate Controller/ US Director, VP Finance, and CFO in the development of policy and procedure.
Ensure new policy and procedures are implemented in the region timely to optimize processes, reduce costs, and improve efficiencies.
Alert regional and corporate management to deviations from established procedures. Assist in any remediation.
Ensure compliance with GAAP, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, regulatory frameworks, and audit standards.
Document and support process and procedures where applicable, as well establish and maintain strong internal controls.
Ensure that Billing, Collections, Payroll, A/P and other critical administrative functions are maintained in each office throughout the region.
Consolidate month end data for regional reporting.
Review all month end journal entries for adequacy and documentation.
Maintain and communicate monthly metrics to key regional personnel. Including but not limited to A/R status and profitability.
Assemble accruals on material items such as payroll data, revenue and other regionally specific.
Work with corporate to improve back office IT systems. Act as the point person for project implementations.
Assist local offices where and when administrative resource deficits occur.
Work with local offices to standardize accounting procedures regionally and business wide.
Manage and coordinate the budgeting and forecasting for the region.
Manage, mentor, and develop regional finance/accounting staff, fostering a high-performance culture. As well as implement training materials for local staff.
Other work duties as assigned.