Finance Manager

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Our client in the Construction industry in Houston, TX is seeking a Financ
e Manager to oversee the financial performance, forecasting, budgeting, and project controls functions for complex capital projects. This role serves as a key business partner between Finance, Operations, Project Management, and Executive Leadership to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with organizational objectives. The ideal candidate brings a combination of project finance, cost management, forecasting, scheduling, and project controls expertise within a construction, engineering, infrastructure, industrial, or related project-based environment.

• Develop and maintain project control processes related to cost tracking, earned value analysis, forecasting, scheduling, and risk management.
• Monitor project performance against budgets, schedules, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Analyze project costs, labor productivity, equipment utilization, and profitability trends.
• Prepare and present project financial reports, forecasts, and performance dashboards for senior leadership.
• Support monthly project reviews, cost-to-complete analyses, and revenue forecasting.
• Review contracts, change orders, and project commitments to evaluate financial impact and risk exposure.
• Drive accuracy in project budgeting, cost coding, forecasting, and reporting processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve project controls, reporting tools, and financial decision-making.
• Assist with strategic planning, capital project analysis, and resource allocation decisions.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, contractual requirements, and financial controls.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in project finance, project controls, cost controls, project accounting, FP&A, or related functions.
• Experience supporting project-based businesses such as construction, industrial contracting, engineering, infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, or EPC organizations.
• Strong understanding of project budgeting, forecasting, cost management, scheduling, and project performance metrics.
• Experience with WIP reporting, cost-to-complete forecasting, revenue recognition, and project profitability analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and project management/ERP systems.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence operational decisions through financial and project performance insights.

• Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Power BI, Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards, Viewpoint, Procore, or similar systems.
• Experience managing project controls or finance functions for large-scale capital projects.