Sr Team Lead - Project Finance

HNTB • Bellevue, WA

91d • $123,846 - $193,708

About The Position

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. This opportunity entails being responsible for providing financial guidance to project teams, with a focus on budgets, profitability, earnings variances, cash flow, and contract compliance. The Sr Team Lead - Project Finance acts as the primary financial advisor throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring success in areas such as contracting, compensation and payment terms, workplan/project management system alignment, budgets, cost controls, revenue recognition, and cash and invoice management. The Sr Team Lead provides guidance and direction and oversees the work of staff. To keep pace with growing opportunities at HNTB Washington State, we are seeking a trusted Senior Team Lead for Project Finance. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing people managers and project financials in the Architecture and Engineering industry. This position requires in person leadership in our Bellevue office. This role offers the opportunity to participate in the leadership of our multi-tiered business team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 7 years of financial, project accounting/analysis, or related experience.
• 1 year of people management, leadership and/or mentoring experience.
• In lieu of education, 11 years of financial, project accounting/analysis, or related work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Project Management certification, and/or other contracting/project management certifications.
• Bachelor's degree in relevant Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Master's degree in business or engineering.
• Knowledge of project financial management/cost controls.
• Knowledge of accounting/financial principles and practices.
• Knowledge of A/E industry.
• People management experience.
• Ability to comprehend contract terms and conditions, assessing payment and compensation provisions, and recommending opportunities for revenue enhancement and positive cash performance.

Responsibilities

• Leads and supports all financial aspects across the entire project lifecycle.
• Models and analyzes gross margin scenarios from initial engagement through final negotiations, offering revenue and cash performance recommendations and enhancement strategies.
• Performs client contract review; assessing payment and compensation terms and recommends opportunities for revenue enhancement and positive cash performance.
• Ensures the accuracy of the PM system by overseeing changes to budget, commitments, forecasts, and expenditures, aligning work plans with client/contract requirements.
• Reviews and ensures timely and accurate invoice approval and payment applications according to client terms and requirements, including subcontracting needs.
• Collaborates with the project manager and cash management team to proactively resolve billing and revenue discrepancies.
• Generates and evaluates standard and ad hoc reports to identify and track potential cost issues and overruns.
• Investigates budget anomalies, resolves variances, and establishes cost risk management approaches with the project manager.
• Forecasts and monitors project estimate-at-completion (EAC) by recording potential and actual changes to cost accounts, including change orders, trends, and deviations.
• Leads an efficient earnings review process with the project team, using GAAP and revenue recognition concepts to analyze project finance performance.
• Provides timely communication of project performance that impacts office results to the office management team.
• Cultivates client and subconsultant relationships, ensuring effective client service and efficient subconsultant management.
• Provides training and onboarding for project management staff on HNTB project management processes and procedures as needed.
• Offers guidance and mentorship to Project Finance Associates and earlier career Project Analysts, including oversight of day-to-day work.
• Utilizes PFAs for routine transactional support.
• Develops and delivers learning and training to educate others about various aspects of HNTB's best business practices, including financial systems, contracting, cost management, financial performance metrics, revenue recognition, earnings mechanics, and cash management.
• Provides input on staff recruitment, development, and retention, including performance, compensation reviews, and succession planning.
• Coordinates schedules and approves timecards.
• Assists in setting employee objectives, provides client feedback, and coaches/mentors their team.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 401k
• health insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• paid holidays
• paid volunteer time
• tuition reimbursement
• professional development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree