Finance Lead

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Wood is recruiting for a Finance Lead to join our Onshore Projects business in Houston, TX. Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, this role will lead finance and accounting activities for the Onshore Projects division and manage a small team.

The Finance Lead will serve as the primary finance focal point for the Onshore Projects division, leading month-end close, project accounting, forecasting, margin analysis, revenue recognition, and financial reporting activities. The role will partner closely with Project Controls, Project Managers, business leadership, and auditors to ensure accurate financial information, appropriate project accounting, and effective financial controls.

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood’s Projects business delivers engineering, procurement, construction, and project management solutions across complex energy and industrial projects. Our teams work collaboratively with clients and project stakeholders to deliver safe, efficient, and commercially successful projects while supporting the evolving energy landscape.

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across the oil and gas, energy, and industrial sectors
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs through our standard hybrid working model
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the marke
• Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development through development plans tailored to individual needs and interests
• Global connections with leading industry experts around the world who are shaping the standards of our profession

In our recruitment and hiring process at Wood Canada Ltd., we want to emphasize that we do not employ artificial intelligence or automated systems to screen or select candidates. We are committed to ensuring fairness and inclusivity by relying on the expertise from a team of professional recruiters for the application reviews, interviews, and qualification assessments.

• Serve as the primary Finance focal point supporting the Onshore Projects division and lead a small team of accountants
• Lead month-end close activities, including revenue and cost accruals, gross margin analysis, balance sheet reconciliations, and preparation and presentation of month-end financial packages
• Review commercial agreements, agreed rates, and required approvals to ensure appropriate financial accounting
• Provide project accounting support during project kick-off meetings and monthly project review meetings
• Work with Project Controls to ensure projects are appropriately structured to capture contractual requirements, including lump sum contracts, revenue recognition points and billing milestones
• Review project costs and record necessary accruals for missing costs to maintain accurate project margins
• Review variation orders and potential variation orders, confirming appropriate accounting based on their status and probability of client award
• Ensure revenue recognition and billing milestones are appropriately accounted for and aligned with project requirements
• Maintain visibility of project costs, pass-through costs, unbilled amounts, and billing activities to support timely financial reporting and invoicing
• Perform margin analysis, including cost rate versus sell rate and mix and volume variance analysis
• Prepare full-project forecasts through completion and compare…