Senior Manager, Finance (Services)

The Nuclear Company•Columbia, SC

19h•$151,000 - $176,000

About The Position

The Senior Manager of Finance, Services is the finance lead for The Nuclear Company's Services segment, which is expanding through acquisitions and organic growth in field and professional services. The role owns forward-looking finance for the segment, including planning, forecasting, contract economics, and deal support; accounting and controllership are centralized under the CAO. Embedded with the Services organization, this role partners day to day with operating leaders and P&L owners and reports to the VP, Nuclear Finance. It leads the Services finance team and helps the segment scale through acquisitions while maintaining forecast accuracy and reporting discipline. The role works across operational finance for a labor-intensive services business and group planning and reporting processes. The Senior Manager builds segment planning and reporting capabilities, supports service-contract classification and pricing, contributes to acquisition diligence and integration, prepares executive and board reporting, and deploys AI and automation in finance processes. The role also partners on standardizing acquired businesses onto the company's ERP and finance systems.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive finance experience, including FP&A leadership and operating or segment finance ownership.
Working command of ASC 606 for service contracts, including time and materials, cost plus, and fixed price.
Experience partnering directly with operational P&L owners and translating operating strategy into financial outcomes.
Demonstrated M&A finance exposure, such as diligence, deal models, or integration.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

CPA and/or MBA.
Field services, nuclear, utilities, or industrial services experience, with comfort in craft labor economics such as utilization, per diems, and pass-through costs.
Track record of value creation in an acquisitive buy-and-build environment.
NetSuite or comparable ERP fluency.
Hands-on experience deploying AI and automation in core finance processes.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary day-to-day finance partner to Services operating leaders and P&L owners, and own the financial narrative behind the Services P&L.
Bring financial rigor and challenge to the business and help shape pricing, rate cards, bidding, and margin decisions.
Deliver decision-quality analysis on job profitability, unit economics, labor utilization, backlog, and working capital.
Run the monthly operating review rhythm with Services leadership.
Own the Services annual operating plan, rolling forecast, and long-range plan, integrating acquired businesses into a segment model that rolls up to the group plan.
Establish and track segment KPIs, including job margin, utilization, backlog-to-bill, DSO, and working capital.
Maintain forecast accuracy standards for executive and board reporting.
Own segment and line-of-business classification at contract inception, working with the Controller's team on the revenue checklist.
Keep rate cards current and defensible, including for related-party engagements, and provide a finance view before material bids are submitted.
Support Services acquisitions through financial diligence, deal models, integration planning, and post-close performance tracking.
Partner with Corporate Development and the CAO organization on opening balance sheets and post-acquisition true-ups.
Hold acquired businesses accountable to the financial premise underlying each deal.
Deliver Services reporting aligned with the company's operating-segment presentation and prepare Services content for board and executive leadership reviews.
Build and deploy AI tools and agentic workflows across Services planning, forecasting, and reporting.
Partner on standardizing acquired businesses onto TNC's ERP and finance systems.
Hire, develop, and lead Services finance managers, building bench strength beneath the director seat.
Establish a finance operating model that can absorb acquisitions without proportional headcount growth.