Finance Manager

Responsibilities

• Perform job costing and project margin analysis, connecting estimating-to-actual data back to project managers and operations teams
• Track and analyze labor and equipment costs, identifying and clearly communicating variances
• Build and maintain 60–90 day cash flow forecasts to support operational planning
• Produce financial reporting that field and project leaders can actually use, going beyond back-office outputs to tell the story behind the numbers
• Partner cross-functionally with operations and project management as a trusted business partner
• Support continuous improvement of financial controls, processes, and reporting
• Learn and eventually take ownership of day-to-day accounting operations, including AP/AR, month-end close, general ledger, compliance, and payroll coordination, currently supported through AI-driven tools, with hands-on training provided
• Grow into managing WIP and POC accounting, including related journal entries and schedules, as part of your development toward the Controller role
• Eventually manage the annual audit process and serve as primary liaison to the external CPA firm as you take on more accounting ownership

Requirements

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data and communicate it clearly to non-finance stakeholders
• Construction industry background, with an understanding of WIP and percentage-of-completion concepts a plus
• High proficiency in Excel
• Business-partnering mindset with a desire to be useful to operations, not just accurate in a back office
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with project managers and field teams
• Detail-oriented, adaptable, and comfortable moving quickly in a growing environment
• Growth mindset with ambition