Financial Manager

TRS Staffing is seeking a Financial Manager for a construction company in the Houston area.

JOB DUTIES:

• The Financial Manager provides professional cost management and control through the application of policy, procedure, detailed work processes and best practices to achieve the desired financial results on construction projects. The Financial Manager will have extensive experience with computerized construction financial accounting systems, analyzing and forecasting construction costs.
• Participates in project start-up meeting with project team, subcontracting, risk management, and financial services.
• Initiates and completes project closeout of all financial information.
• Assists Project Manager with cost breakdowns for tracking self-performed work.
• Assists Project Manager with performance measurement, tracking, and forecasting methods for self-performed work.
• Issues standard set of cost reports.
• Prepares and assesses reports for forecasting logic, accuracy and reasonableness.
• Assesses the status of subcontractor claims/proposals and change order processing and the resolution of issues.
• Assures owner and subcontractor change orders are processed in a timely manner.
• Owner billings – participates with the Project Manager and Financial Coordinator in developing the plan for each project’s owner billing process.
• Reviews monthly billings, as required by the chief administrative officer and area manager.
• Visits projects, as needed, to assess cost performance, completeness and accuracy of reports, change events tracking and forecasting, claims and change order resolution.
• Monitors accounts receivable in conjunction with the Project Manager and Financial Coordinator.
• Prepares monthly financial reports for respective market segment(s), including all projects and overhead reporting.
• Provides data and assistance in establishing regional office overhead budgets with area leadership team.
• Additional duties and responsibilities
• Provides total commitment to continuous process improvement.
• Supports and adheres to the matrix organizational format.
• Models and reinforces safety as a top priority of the organization. Always wears a hard hat and other appropriate personal protective equipment in the field.
• Ensures client satisfaction, both internally and externally, through positive, pleasant, professional and efficient handling of issues. Exercises good interpersonal skills by gladly assisting others to accomplish work of the organization, even it is outside the scope of regular duties.
• Meets schedules and deadlines, adheres to policies and procedures and maintains a good attendance/tardiness record. May be required to perform project control duties on a project-specific basis. Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Management Experience
• May manage subordinates in accounting roles, such as Financial Coordinators.

Knowledge/Skills/Ability

• Ability to represent to all persons that the company encourages the highest level of performance, integrity and morale.
• Good communication skills.
• Reads, analyzes and interprets documents such as operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals, owner and subcontractor contracts, project manuals and blueprints.
• Writes routine reports and correspondence.
• Reads and comprehends simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Effectively presents information to groups of clients, employees of organization or top management.
• Adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Computes rates, ratios and percentages and draws and interprets bar graphs.
• Interprets a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. Applies concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Defines problems, collects data, establishes facts and draws valid conclusions.
• Interprets an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deals with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Organizes and manages time, duties and activities efficiently.

Education

Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Accounting or Finance from a four-year college or university or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience

At least 5 - 10 years applicable cost accounting experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with project cost control software applications required

For more information or to apply, please contact Stephanie Warneke at Stephanie.Warneke@TRSStaffing.com.