Area Finance Director- Southwest

What We Expect

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Southwest Area.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Serve as a business partner and trusted advisor to the Area Vice President and Area leadership to drive business results as well as mid- and long-term strategic plans.
• Gain understanding of financial and non-financial business drivers and provide insight to Area and Region Leadership on how to optimize performance.
• Oversees the Finance operations of branches and overall area, especially their control systems, transaction-processing operations, and policies and procedures; Ensures adherence to policies, procedures and controls, as well as GAAP and IFRS to ensure complete and accurate financial records.
• Partner with the BU Finance teams and Shared Services to ensure global architecture is executed at local and area levels.
• Ensures distribution of monthly Finance reports throughout area, providing insights and support for Branch Managers and Area Directors.
• Provide leadership and governance for timely and accurate financial reports and analysis to support better business decision making and overall area and region strategies.
• Present monthly financial results to the area, with an understanding of key variances to measure performance.
• Provides a set of key management reports and other KPIs easily understood by financial and non-financial personnel; creates presentations summarizing results of analyses to present to senior management.
• Build financial acumen within the area through participation and active involvement to ensure adequate financial/operational reporting from these systems to allow branches/area/region to effectively use solid information to run the business.
• In conjunction with area operations, oversees periodic reviews of backlog (NI, MOD and Repair) and job performance (Service) to ensure financial completeness and accuracy; ensure that the Area is capturing all annual revenue opportunities in all lines of business including pricing/rates and business cases on investment proposals with a clear demonstration of ROI.
• Provides timely, complete and accurate budget information; leads annual budgeting planning; investigates variances from the budget; works with branches/area/region to get back to budget and reports significant issues to management.
• Provides timely and accurate forecasting information; supporting rationale for variances from previous forecasts; works with area leadership and branches for plans to improve forecast accuracy.
• Direct oversight and responsibility for managing all working capital performance metrics: overseeing periodic reviews of aged receivables in conjunction with branch operations and shared service support.

Who we are looking for

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required, Master’s in Accounting or Business Administration a plus Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) highly preferred
• 8+ years of experience for a major company or division of a large corporation with dispersed operations
• Experience in either construction or service industry.
• POC accounting is a plus
• Solid understanding of GAAP and IFRS Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills required; experience with Oracle a plus

What we offer

Provided they meet all eligibility requirement under the applicable plan documents, employees will be offered

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Supplemental medical plans
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
• Company-paid basic life insurance and AD&D
• Optional life and AD&D coverage
• Optional spouse and dependent life insurance
• Identity theft monitoring
• Pet insurance
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match: Employees can contribute a portion of their pay on a pre-tax or Roth basis. The company provides a dollar-for-dollar match on the first 5% contributed.

Additional benefits include

• 15 days of vacation per year
• 11 paid holidays each calendar year (10 fixed, 1 floating)
• Paid sick leave, per company policy
• Up to six weeks of paid parental leave (available after successful completion of 90 days of full-time employment)

Eligibility requirements for these benefits will be controlled by applicable plan documents. This is intended to provide a general description of benefits and other compensation and is not a substitute for applicable plan documents or company policies.

Contact

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