Senior Manager of Strategic Finance

Mortenson is currently seeking a Senior Manager of Strategic Finance to help shape the future direction of the company through data-driven insights, strategic analysis, and enterprise decision support. This highly visible role partners closely with Executive Leadership, Operating Groups, and other Corporate Functions to evaluate growth opportunities, assess strategic initiatives, optimize resource allocation, and influence key business decisions. The successful candidate will combine exceptional analytical rigor, strong business acumen, and executive presence to challenge conventional thinking, uncover actionable insights, and drive a culture of strategic and analytical excellence across the organization.

This role is ideal for a naturally curious, intellectually rigorous, and action-oriented leader who thrives in ambiguity, embraces change, and is passionate about transforming data into business impact. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, finance, and leadership. The Senior Manager of Strategic Finance will play a critical role in helping Mortenson make better decisions, allocate resources more effectively, and build the analytical capabilities required to support the company's next phase of growth.

• Drive enterprise-wide financial and operational planning efforts aligned with corporate objectives.
• Lead the consolidated long-range planning and modeling process, informing critical resource allocation decisions for the Organization.
• Conduct complex financial analyses, including profitability deep dives, scenario planning and investment return evaluations to guide strategic and operational decisions.

• Serve as the primary Finance leader and partner for all major Mortenson strategic initiatives (construction and non-construction), providing financial expertise, rigorous analysis and guidance from concept through execution.
• Evaluate the financial impact of potential M&A activities, new business ventures and significant organizational changes.
• Collaborate closely with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Group Leaders to translate strategic objectives into clear, measurable financial targets.

• Mentor, coach and influence individuals at all-levels within Finance and the broader Organization
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and intellectual curiosity.
• Influence stakeholders across functions and levels to drive alignment and execution of strategic priorities.

• Strategic Business Partnership
  - Connects financial outcomes to business strategy to ignite long-term value creation. Translates corporate strategy into action. Prioritizes strategically, leading the organization to pursue and capitalize on the most impactful opportunities.
• Curiosity and Business Acumen
  - Possesses strong intellectual curiosity and the ability to analytically, conceptually and critically evaluate information. Possesses a natural ability to understand business fundamentals and forms criteria capable of challenging the status quo.
• Executive Communication
  - Presents complex financial insights clearly and concisely to both financial and non-financial audiences. Provides credible, data-backed information and recommendations that influence senior decision-making.
• Leadership & Collaboration
  - Intentionally invests in building productive relationships, networks and trust. Fosters cross functional collaboration and alignment. Coaches and develops high performing teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Strategy, Statistics, Economics, Data Science or related field or equivalent experience; MBA preferred
• 7+ years of experience in a strategic planning team, data science, management consulting and or private equity firm; experience with both FP&A and supporting a strategy team preferred
• 5+ years of experience of financial data modeling;
  Demonstrated success driving change, piloting and adopting new tools, processes, systems and strategies
• Expertise with Excel, analytics, and visualization tools is required; experience with Oracle EPM, Salesforce, Power BI preferred
• Courage, creativity and resilience; a proven ability to proactively address complex challenges, thoughtfully questioning the status quo, navigating ambiguity with confidence and adapting quickly to change
• Problem-solving skills; ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Excellent verbal and written presentation and…