Finance Manager - Project Controls & Treasury

Finance Manager - Project Controls & Treasury (Industrial Engineering)

The Finance Manager is a senior finance leader responsible for overseeing financial reporting, project-based accounting, bonding support, and treasury management for U.S. operations within an industrial engineering, manufacturing, and project execution environment. This role is critical to ensuring financial integrity across complex, long-term, contract-driven engineering projects and supporting scalable growth in a private-equity-backed organization.

• Prepare, review, and present accurate financial and statutory reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis in compliance with US GAAP.
• Lead the FP&A process, providing forecasting, variance analysis, and strategic recommendations aligned with industrial engineering project life cycles
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• Own project accounting and project financial controls for industrial projects:
  • Percentage-of-completion revenue recognition
  • Cost-to-complete and margin forecasting
  • Job profitability analysis
  • Change order, claims, and risk tracking
• Oversee bonding and surety-related financial requirements
  , including:
  • Preparation and presentation of detailed work-in-progress (WIP) schedules
  • Coordination with sureties, banks, and external advisors
  • Support of bonding capacity assessments for industrial engineering projects
  • Manage the external audit process and act as primary liaison with auditors, lenders, and bonding agents.
• Serve as a key member of the U.S. Leadership Team, contributing to strategic planning, operational performance, and growth initiatives.
• Drive process optimization, internal controls, and system improvements across finance, project controls, and shared services.
• Ensure exceptional internal customer service through oversight of Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Project Accounting functions.
• Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Project Management, and IT to enhance project cost controls, financial visibility, and management information systems
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• Oversee financial management of capital and contract-based projects, monitoring cash flow, working capital, profitability, and risk exposure.
• Lead cash flow forecasting, working capital optimization, and treasury management activities.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and development to finance and project accounting teams, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with the Group CFO and Head of Group Finance to optimize regional performance and support acquisitions and organic growth.

• CPA designation required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field (MBA preferred).
• Significant experience in industrial engineering, EPC, manufacturing, construction, or project-driven technical environments
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• Deep expertise in project-based / contract accounting
  , including long-term engineering contracts.
• Demonstrated experience supporting bonding, surety relationships, and WIP reporting
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• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, including revenue recognition for long-term contracts.
• Prior experience as a Senior Finance Manager, Director of Finance, or Head of Finance within a U.S.
  
  -based, private-equity-backed organization.
• Experience leading Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Project Accounting teams.
• Proven ability to scale finance operations and lead change in a technically complex, project-oriented business.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and accounting systems (SAGE experience preferred).
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and business partnering skills.

• Proactively drives process improvement, financial discipline, and reporting enhancements.
• Operates effectively in a fast-paced industrial engineering project environment
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• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and execution-focused.
• Highly collaborative with strong cross-functional communication skills.
• Committed to continuous learning, professional development, and leadership development.
• Upholds and promotes the organization’s corporate values, ethics, and compliance standards.