Great Lakes Division Finance Director

Job Category: Finance Group

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Type: Regular

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails functioning as a key member of the division management team and has overall responsibility for the financial business results of the Division by coordinating financial and business operations and implementing established sound business practices (processes and procedures) and other strategic initiatives such that the division’s business goals are achieved. Serves as the senior finance advisor within the division providing a financial and business perspective to improve management decisions to achieve the business objectives while still maintaining fiscal responsibility. This individual will be intimately familiar with the operation of the business and will keep division, business unit and firm management informed on issues facing the business. Responsible for hiring and providing on-going leadership, mentoring and development of the division business professionals to support office, division and project teams. This position reports to the Division Operations Officer and will work closely with, collaborate with and take guidance from the Division President, the Corporate Finance Director and/or CFO. Additionally, this role has a "dashed line" relationship to the Office Finance Managers within each state, providing oversight, guidance and mentorship in the offices.

• Responsible for the preparation of the division’s annual business plan and operating budget (including quarterly forecasts). Works with office leadership to manage and coordinate the preparation of office level operating budgets in following the HNTB processes, providing key inputs and ideas. Collaborates with Division Presidents and/or Division Operations Officer in draft reviews and direction on alignment with division strategic plan. Actively participates in budget/forecast presentations to HNTB Corporation and/or Enterprise executive management. Responsible for reporting the business results of the division to corporate and meets regularly and collaboratively with Division Management Team to discuss business and operational issues and report on variances from budget along with other financial analysis. Supports the division from a training standpoint on the budgeting process and brings an analytical perspective to the review process. Works closely with the offices to ensure appropriate Revenue Labor Forecast is done throughout the planning cycle.

• Directs, leads and develops division finance and business professionals to support office, division and project teams. Establishes and maintains a business organization with skilled professionals and functional operational processes to support all business aspects of the division and projects. Includes oversight and management of hiring and attrition of staff, providing day-to-day guidance, support, training, career development and timely feedback. Maintains functional reporting and accountability to the office business managers and project finance staff. Provides oversight of project financial accounting for the division, including providing assistance and guidance to project management, project controls, divisions’ offices and senior management.

• Sets and drives the division’s strategic cash management goals. Ensure division meets/exceeds cash management goals and adheres to cash management policies and procedures. Manages cash by playing a principal role in the contracting process to ensure appropriate and profitable compensation and payment terms are included and strategically eliminate onerous terms and include accelerated payment terms. Supports should include financial review of contracts, JV partners, subcontractors, and vendors, performing a profitability or gross margin analysis to assess projected outcome and/or historical results. May include negotiations participation. Participates collections issues by interfacing with clients, offices, office leaders, business staff and project managers regularly, and analyzing actual cash flows to forecast and reporting deviations. Partner with Enterprise Operations Cash Management staff, Office Business Managers, and Project Managers for timely management, follow-up, status reporting, and resolution of cash collections and delinquent billings. Is the division liaison with Enterprise Cash organization and fosters a positive working relationship with the group to achieve collaborative results.

• Advises the division and office teams on strategies relating to all aspect of the business and operations and in solving complex issues. Provides leadership in developing best business practices in all functional areas within the divisions’ offices and monitors compliance with policies and procedures. Works with offices to provide training in various areas of project business management and operations management. Also, is a resource and may work on division and/or firm wide initiatives or projects in support of firm wide objectives.

• Serves in a fiduciary responsibility to the shareholders to protect the value of the firm and to ensure that new value is created. This includes ensuring that all division internal accounting, financial reporting and budgeting/forecasting is completed accurately, timely, efficiently and in accordance with GAAP, company policy and other legal requirements (FAR/CAS); including revenue recognition appropriateness, accuracy of backlog and reserves reporting; and accurate financials via timely job closings. Provides guidance and advises on direction in these areas to division and office leadership teams and to office and project finance staff.

• Involved in the strategic planning process, evaluation of investment opportunities, and involved in providing direction and participating in negotiations for operational contracts. Liaison with corporate and involved in many strategic initiatives that supports the firm's growth and profit goal which would include due diligence of acquisitions, leading strategic projects like system conversions, new programs or initiatives, and integration of acquisitions.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or relevant degree

• 10 years of relevant experience and 4 years of people management experience

• In lieu of education, 14 years of relevant experience and 4 years of people management experience

• Technical Excellence - Excellent financial forecasting skills. Proficient understanding of financial operating metrics and concepts. Understands how to develop, manage and maintain an annual operating budget. Understands project financial management and how that drives the business. Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word.

• Vision- Able to determine the right things to do, sound strategic orientation, providing breakthrough ideas that position the firm for success now and in the future, and enlisting others by drawing on shared aspirations. Ability to effectively problem-solve independently.

• Positive – Constructively looks for ways to meet objectives. Approach begins with the desired outcome as a given. Has “Can do” enthusiasm toward assignments and challenges and confidence in others. Energetic, self-directed and success focused.

• Persuasive- Articulate, confident, clear and convincing in individual and group discussions and public presentations. Effective communication skills, written and verbal.

• Judgement – Able to assess people and situations, to accurately form opinions based on information, experience and inference. Makes effective decisions and follows through on them.

• Courage – Takes responsibility for their decisions and actions. Has the candor to be frank, honest and sincere with others while keeping the words free from bias, prejudice or malice. Ability to lead and influence without direct authority.

• Trusted – Honest, ethical, candid and fair. Acts at all times with integrity and explicitly avoids deception, duplicity or degrading behavior.

• Master’s Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or relevant degree

• 15 years of relevant experience with 5 years in multi-disciplinary A&E environment

• In lieu of education, 21 years of relevant experience with 5 years focused on forecasting and financial modeling

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.