District Finance Lead

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The District Financial Lead is the financial representative to each District. The position requires partnership with operations and with finance. The ultimate responsibility of the role is to provide strategic financial support and planning to the district operations, and to ensure that financial issues in each District are highlighted and addressed in a timely fashion. This position reports directly to the Regional Finance Manager.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Primary Duties:

• Be a business partner with the Florida District Manager and LBL Managers by providing strategic financial/accounting support to help run the region effectively and efficiently.
• Work closely with the Regional Finance Manager in support of the financial and management reporting as well as financial analysis of the region and the offices within the region on a monthly and quarterly basis. This includes comparing the performance with operating plans and standards, interpreting and communicating results of operations to the management team and providing solutions to achieve desired results;
• Analyze and trend project variances in the financial results;
• Work closely with operations to ensure group A/R and WIP is being monitored and corrective action is taken as necessary;
• Support the preparation of budgets, including the review of budget proposals and preparation of necessary supporting documentation and justification;
• Support the development of accurate monthly forecasts, including the review of forecast proposals and preparation of supporting documentation and justification;
• Conduct financial reviews of on-going projects within the region; work closely with project accounting to understand project status and performance on all significant projects in the region;
• Support project manager's completion of timely (monthly) and accurate preparation of estimates to complete to ensure accurate revenue recognition.
• Support operations in pricing activities for contract submittals.
• Responsible for monitoring and reporting on progress in any areas deemed to be deficient within the district.
Perform various special projects as requested by management;

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 7+ years of operational finance/accounting experience in a dynamic/changing organization. Past experience in a professional service organization (e.g., engineering and consulting) is required
• Needs to be trustworthy and dedicated
• Must be self motivated, show initiative and be goal and team oriented
• Needs to have effective and proven interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical skills including a working knowledge of key financial metrics critical to a consulting and engineering organization
• Organized and have the ability to manage details
• Positive attitude
• Ability to identify, analyze and solve problems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Flexibility to work outside normal working hours to meet deadlines
• Ability to prioritize and juggle multiple duties
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with change management and process improvements
• Willingness to conduct limited travel to offices in the district
• Computer Skills: A high level of computer literacy is required with particular emphasis on Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Experience in Oracle Fusion and Hyperion Planning is highly desired.