Regional Financial Manager

Req ID: 8503 Travel: Up to 25% Number of Openings: 1 Achieve 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. Summary The Regional Financial Manager is a leader and business partner for the Regional President & leadership team, providing financial management, insights, and decision support to deliver the strategy, objectives, and project results.This role requires a strong understanding of construction operations, project lifecycle, estimating, scheduling, cost control, production tracking, change management, and project risk to translate project performance into actionable financial insight. Roles and Responsibilities The Regional Financial Manager will perform the following duties in a safe, productive, and effective manner: Leads development of the project-based annual financial plan including targets and key drivers, partnering with Region Executive team to ensure linked to strategic and operating plansPerforms 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 processes to develop spending plans (department level), ensuring integration with strategic and operating plansSupports 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, projects, customers, segments, resource planning, and cost structure. Leverage CRM analysis to support goal settingLeads investment analysis to ensure strategic fit, ROI, and optimal capital allocation Leads 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. Maintains deep understanding of Vista and Power BI systems as Region superuser to support the functions as well as optimize analysis and reportingEnsures financial targets and in-process project performance measures are effective and enabling optimal resultsParticipates in the Project Transition process and meetings to ensure a successful transition from Estimating to OperationsManages the SGA Hourly Rate update process to ensure appropriate cost recovery and GAAP accuracyEnsures appropriate internal controls and reporting of subsistence, truck/gas rent, T&E, contingencies, retention, T&M and govt jobs, etc. Supports as needed Project Managers to track, monitor and adjust critical project activities e.g. retentions, change orders, schedule adjustments, delay ordersReviews estimate revisions (internal & external) to ensure job measures and financials are fully updatedMonitors project cashflow & over/under billings to ensure they are within the standard company guidelines; reports any discrepancies to leadershipPartners with Operations Manager on Project Engage & Review Audit process to understand performance progress and areas to improveReviews project forecasts for operational and financial reasonableness, including labor productivity, remaining work, schedule impacts, cost-to-complete assumptions, contingency usage, change orders, and pending claims or delaysMonitors project financial performance, including cost code accuracy, estimate revisions, over/under billings, retention, T&M work, government jobs, and project cash flow to ensure alignment with company standards and GAAP requirementsSupports project teams in improving the accuracy and consistency of cost coding, production reporting, change order forecasting, cost-to-complete projections, and internal controlsEstablishes and oversee implementation of accounting controls and procedures on a regional basisConducts administrative functions of the department in accordance with Baker policies and applicable laws and regulations Requirements Bachelor’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 accountingUnderstanding job cost and percentage of complete accounting principles and processesProficiency in Microsoft suite of programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. Working knowledge of the Vista System is a plus but not requiredWorking knowledge of accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)CPA, MBA, and/or other advanced certification (CCFIP) a plusTravel occasionally required to job sites The following competencies are needed to successfully perform this job: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret Accounting technical pronouncements, business-related periodicals, journals, and government regulationsAbility 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 work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inferenceAbility to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situationsAbility to effectively present information and respond to questions from groupsAbility to evaluate and prioritize tasksAbility to define problems, collect information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions At 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 hrtech@sharedservices.cc or calling 1-513-539-4000 and asking for HR.