Req ID: 6033
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 serves as the financial leader for a designated region, partnering closely with the Regional President and leadership team to drive strategic and operational success. This role is responsible for leading financial planning, forecasting, and analysis, as well as ensuring the accuracy and integrity of project accounting and reporting. The position requires a blend of technical accounting skills, project financial oversight, and strong business partnering capabilities to support project delivery, resource allocation, and continuous improvement.
Roles and Responsibilities
The Regional Finance Manager will perform the following duties in a safe, productive, and effective manner:
Financial Planning
•Leads development of the annual financial plan including targets and key drivers, partnering with Region Executive team to ensure linked to strategic and operating plans Includes recommendations that support the company's financial goals and objectives
•Performs financial scenario planning given market conditions and/or other external factors, considers R&O and necessary action plans to achieve goals
•Manages quarterly forecast updates to deliver insights on changes, R&O and gap closing plans if applicable Ensures appropriate forecast accuracy
•Spearheads process to develop spending plans (department level), ensures integration with strategic and operating plans Understands key drivers to influence continuous improvement across resource allocation, investments and productivity
•Works with project management team to assess project progress and results for accounting and forecasting Ensures change orders and contingencies are reported consistent to policy
•Supports preparation of the Monthly Projections - Operations Management Reports, a monthly project-by-project status report forecasting anticipated cost-to-complete
Financial Analysis
•Delivers financial analysis with actionable insights across the markets, customers, segments, resource planning, and cost structure Leverages CRM analysis to support goal setting
•Maintains in-depth financial understanding of project results, customer/segment performance trends, and spending to business partner with Operations Leadership on commercial initiatives
•Leads investment analysis to ensure strategic fit, ROI and optimal capital allocation
•Ensures financial understanding by Operations Leadership e.g. P&L structure, financial flows, polices, etc.
•Supports Operations Leadership on competitive analysis This includes identifying insights to influence strategy, operations and defense plans
Reporting
•Leads management financial reporting vs budget and prior periods with actionable insights at a department level This includes ensuring clarity of performance trends and recommendations to improve results
•Ensures cost code accuracy to facilitate quality analysis/reporting as well as follow GAAP Cogs vs SGA standards
•Supports month-end closing cycle: ensures tie-out to Project Mgr. projections, understands drivers on jobs over 100% to reset, evaluates accrued cost, etc.
Project Financial Leadership
•Manages the SGA Hourly Rate update process to ensure appropriate cost recovery and GAAP accuracy
•Ensures appropriate internal controls and reporting of subsistence, truck/gas rent, T&E, contingencies, retention, T&M, and govt jobs, etc. Engages as needed to close any gaps to be consistent to policy
•Supports as needed Project Managers to track, monitor and adjust critical project activities e.g. retentions, change orders, schedule adjustments, delay orders
•Supports Operations to identify and mitigate risk before it creates a negative impact to safety, schedule, quality, or production Monitors and reports bi-weekly on challenged projects to ensure appropriate Reviews/Audits and recovery plans
•Partners with Operations Manager on Project Engage & Review Audit and Post Project Lesson Learned process to understand performance progress and areas to improve
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 accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience
•ERP experience is required. Vista experience is a plus but not required
•Proficiency in Microsoft suite of programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
•Working knowledge of accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)
•Understanding of job cost and construction accounting principles and processes
•CPA, MBA, and/or other advanced certification (CCFIP) a plus
•Experience with creating and distributing Power BI reports utilizing multiple data sources is a plus
•Experience with Scheduling software such as Primavera P6, MS Project, etc. a plus
•Occasionally travel required to job sites
•Must possess oral and written communication skills commensurate with the task of presenting frequently complex financial concepts and data in a clear and concise manner to senior management groups of managers, clients, customers, and co-workers.
•Must possess strong customer service skills
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 regulations
•Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedures
•Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference
•Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
•Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
•Ability to define problems, collect information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
•Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
•Ability to understand and possess a working knowledge of contracts, specifications, drawings, and scope of work
•Ability to understand the inter-relationship between operations, cost control, accounts payables, and accounts receivables
•Ability to evaluate and prioritize tasks. Understands time sensitive environments
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.
Cincinnati, OH
Full-time
