Financial Operations Manager

Financial Operations Manager (FOM)

Pariveda is seeking a Financial Operations Manager (FOM) to join our Accounting team in the Corporate Services office in Dallas. This is a collaborative, analytical, and problem-solving role. We believe in continuous change and improvement that requires strong prioritization, judgment, and decision-making abilities.

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You Can Expect To:

• Build and deliver scenario-planning models that illustrate revenue visibility, revenue waiting to be recognized, known financial risks, estimated end-of-term adjustments, and the potential impact of future opportunities.
• Analyze sold margin, resource margin, margin contribution, cost, utilization, financial risk, and account-level performance to help Operating Group (OG) and Business Unit (BU) leaders understand the behaviors driving results.
• Provide weekly reporting decks, financial read-outs, forecast support, and other reporting that give leaders a clear understanding of performance against targets.
• Identify and escalate T&M contract leakage, project and account issues, revenue-recognition risks, and other financial risks so leaders can take timely action.
• Partner with Project Accountants to support revenue assurance, verify that billable projects are set up and reporting correctly, and resolve complex project and account issues.
• Support Finance, Treasury, and FP&A processes by identifying future revenue and liquidity risks, contributing to forecasts, providing context for end-of-term fixed-fee reconciliations, and contributing metrics for board-level reporting.
• Advise OG and BU leaders on revenue-recognition compliance, contract structures, pricing, and discount arrangements, involving Legal, Accounting, or Treasury when appropriate.
• Respond to ad hoc financial reporting and analysis requests, model the impact of proposed investments on billable project codes, set realistic turnaround expectations, and redirect out-of-scope requests to the appropriate team.
• Coach and support Project Accountants on prioritization, service delivery, complex account issues, and difficult stakeholder conversations.
• Build financial literacy among non-finance stakeholders so they can make better decisions with a clear understanding of financial impacts.
• Identify reporting and systems gaps, escalate data-accuracy concerns, and provide feedback that improves Qlik and other reporting infrastructure.
• Influence and guide stakeholders without formal authority, including navigating difficult conversations with OG and BU leaders.
• Work within a hybrid model, sometimes at home and sometimes in the office.
• Work with smart, humble, and supportive people.

We Look For:

• Demonstrated experience in FP&A, accounting, financial analysis, or a comparable business-unit finance role, ideally with 3–5 years of experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or comparable experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial reporting or business intelligence tools, including Qlik or a similar platform.
• Experience understanding income statements, planning processes, forecasts, and financial performance trends.
• Working knowledge of revenue recognition, contract structures, pricing and discount arrangements, and margin and utilization analysis in a project-based business.
• Demonstrated ability to translate financial data into clear, actionable guidance for non-finance leaders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including confidence presenting financial results and navigating difficult conversations with senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without formal authority and hold stakeholders accountable through clear analysis, judgment, and communication.
• Strong financial and analytical reasoning, attention to detail, business acumen, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize, multitask, and manage time effectively while responding to recurring and ad hoc reporting needs.
• Proven ability to collaborate successfully with Finance, Treasury, FP&A, Project Accounting, Staffing, delivery, sales, technology, and business leadership teams.
• A process-improvement mindset and the ability to identify reporting, system, and workflow improvements.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing business needs.
• Experience in a professional services, consulting, staffing, or other utilization- and margin-based environment is…