EPG Project Finance Manager

From Georgia. For Georgia. Since 1914 Yancey Bros. Co. has proudly served as the authorized Caterpillar equipment dealer for Georgia, providing our customers with the highest quality sales, parts and service. From Caterpillar heavy and compact construction equipment to on-highway trucks, we remain committed to learning more about our customers, offering equipment and support to keep up with their changing needs.

This all starts with our greatest asset…our employees.

The Project Finance Manager provides financial leadership and oversight for project operations by ensuring accurate project cost accounting, leading the budgeting and forecasting processes, and managing billing and collections. This position delivers timely financial insight, maintains strong financial controls, supports informed business decisions, and promotes project cost accountability.

• Lead project cost accounting activities, including job setup, cost coding, cost allocation, committed cost tracking, and project closeout.
• Review project financial performance and ensure costs, revenue, margins, and forecasts are recorded accurately and in accordance with company policies and accounting standards.
• Partner with project managers and operational leaders to develop project budgets, establish cost baselines, and maintain accurate estimates at completion.
• Lead the annual budgeting process and periodic forecasting activities for the department, including the consolidation, analysis, and presentation of financial plans.
• Analyze budget-to-actual results, identify cost and margin variances, communicate financial risks and opportunities, and recommend corrective actions.
• Oversee customer billing to ensure invoices are accurate, complete, properly supported, and issued in accordance with contract terms and billing schedules.
• Manage accounts receivable and collection activities, including monitoring aging, resolving billing disputes, coordinating follow-up, and escalating past-due balances as appropriate.
• Prepare and present timely financial reports, forecasts, dashboards, and management analyses to support informed business decisions.
• Establish and maintain effective financial controls, standardized procedures, and documentation for project accounting, budgeting, billing, and collections.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities, account reconciliations, audit requests, and compliance requirements related to project financials.
• Lead, coach, and develop assigned employees; establish performance expectations, assign responsibilities, and promote accountability and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Operations, Sales, Finance, Credit, and other departments to resolve financial issues and improve project profitability and cash collection.
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Participate in required safety program, and work in a safe manner
• Complete additional tasks as assigned by management

To be successful in this position you should have prior experience in a financial leadership role. This position also requires someone who is comfortable with collaborating with other departments to resolve financial issues as well as improve profitability and cash collection.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field required.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and D365; experience with ERP, accounting, project-management, and reporting systems.
• High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy, confidentiality, and financial controls.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify financial risks,…