Regional Finance and Controls Manager

Req ID: 5823Travel: Up to 25%Number of Openings: 1Achieve 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 our company. You'll collaborate across diverse teams, have a hand in significant projects, and dive headfirst into complex 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.SummaryThe Regional Financial & Controls Manager supports the regional directors and leadership team, offering financial management, project controls, insights, and decision-making support to drive strategy and achieve objectives. Reports directly to the CFO.Roles and ResponsibilitiesLeads development of the annual financial plan including targets and key drivers, partnering with Region Executive team to ensure linked to strategic and operating plans.Performs financial scenario planning given market conditions and/or other external factors, considering R&O and necessary action plans to achieve goalsManages quarterly forecast updates to deliver insights on changes, R&O, and gap closing plans if applicableSpearheads process to develop spending plans (department level), ensuring integration with strategic and operating plans. Understand key drivers to influence continuous improvement across resource allocation, investments, and productivityWorks with project management team to assess project progress and results for accurate accounting and forecastingSupports preparation of the Monthly Projections - Operations Management Reports, a monthly project-by-project status report forecasting anticipated cost-to-completeMonitors progress billings, aged A/R, and initiate collection follow-up on slow pay accounts with Project ManagersDelivers financial analysis with actionable insights across the markets, customers, segments, resource planning, and cost structure. Leverage CRM analysis to support goal settingMaintains in-depth financial understanding of project results, customer/segment performance trends, and spending to business partner with Operations Leadership on commercial initiativesSupports Operations Leadership on competitive analysis. This includes identifying insights to influence strategy, operations, and defense plansLeads management financial reporting vs budget and prior periods with actionable insights at a department levelEnsures cost code accuracy to facilitate quality analysis/reporting as well as follow GAAP Cogs vs SGA standardsSupports month-end closing cycle: ensuring tie-out to Project Mgr. projections, understanding drivers on jobs over 100% to reset, evaluating accrued cost, etc.Analyzes Bid specifications and assists Estimators in developing work break-down structures, staffing plans for proposed projects, and initial project planningParticipates in job transition, start-up, and project implementation by managing the development of the budget, project schedule, schedule of values, Earned Value Management, procurement plans, and submittal schedulesMaintains baseline and updated project budgets & schedules, as well as historical timeline of the project(s). This includes JMP processes, daily logs, etc.Collaborates with project team, support staff and leadership in managing the processes for retentions, change orders, budgets, project schedules, procurement, financial reporting, billing, cash management, invoice approvals, and payrollProvides input with the pricing/negotiation of client generated changes and pending change orders that may result from field conditions that impact cost, schedule, sequence of work, etc.Supports Project Managers by performing cash flow analysis including managing billings and communicating with client regarding paymentsSupports Operations to identify and mitigate risk before it creates a negative impact to safety, schedule, quality, or production. Monitor and report weekly financial progress and bi-weekly on challenged projects to ensure appropriate Reviews/Audits and recovery plansManages the SGA Hourly Rate update process to ensure appropriate cost recovery and GAAP accuracyEnsures internal controls and reporting of subsistence, truck/gas rent, T&E, contingencies, retention, T&M and govt jobs, etc.Partners with Operations Manager on Project Engage & Review Audit process to understand performance progress and areas to improveRequirementsBachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or construction mgmt from four-year college or university; at least 8 years' experience with 5 years at a project-driven business including cost accounting. 3 years of direct scheduling and cost engineering experienceProficiency in Microsoft suite of programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.Working knowledge of accepted accounting principles ("GAAP")Possesses understanding of job cost and construction accounting principles and processesERP experience is required, Vista System is preferred but not requiredMBA, and/or other advanced certification (CCFIP, CMA, CPA) a plus.15 - 25% of travel requiredThe following competencies are needed to successfully perform this job:Ability to read, analyze, and interpret Accounting Technical pronouncements, business-related periodicals, journals, and government regulationsKnowledgeable in generally accepted accounting principles, specifically as pertains to construction contractorsAbility to write reports, business correspondence, and proceduresAbility to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule formAbility to communicate in both written and oral form complex financial concepts and dataAbility to prescribe, develop, and train on procedures for both existing and new processesAbility to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inferenceAbility to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situationsAbility to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variablesAbility to effectively present information and respond to questions from groupsAbility to evaluate and prioritize tasksAbility to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization existsAt Baker Construction, we welcome those who are driven to make things happen. Your tenacity will be rewarded with great pay, excellent benefits, and opportunities to make your mark. This is an opportunity to own your future while working alongside co-workers who are united in our purpose to build better structures and better lives. Go further with an industry leader that puts people first, honors its word, and has the grit to achieve greatness.Baker is an EOE Disability/Veterans Employer.Applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation for any or part of the application process may make their requests known by emailing or calling 1-513-539-4000 and asking for HR.

Created: 2025-01-23