Division Finance Manager

POSITION SUMMARY

This role oversees all aspects of the accounting function for the assigned division.  In addition, this position is responsible for collecting, analyzing, verifying and reporting financial information to support decision making withing the division.  The Sr. Division Finance Manager manages the accounting team to ensure the division is supported in achieving its designated business outcomes.

What you’ll do:

• Manages the collection, consolidation, and evaluation of financial and sales data. Improves financial status by analyzing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; preparing standard and custom financial reports; and recommending actions to senior management and staff.
• Guides staff by researching and interpreting accounting policy, applying observations and making recommendations. Responds to internal and external customer inquiries in a timely manner.
• Ensures users can effectively use financial systems for planning, recording and managing projects and financials. Provides training as needed to ensure users understand processes and IT systems related to their financial transactions.
• Maintains knowledge of best practices, and current and proposed legislation and regulation; recommends changes to policies and procedures to ensure compliance and promote best practices to ensure incorporation into work teams.
• Recruits, selects, assigns, schedules, coaches, counsels and and provides performance feedback to employees; communicates job expectations; plans, monitors, appraises, and reviews job contributions; plans and reviews compensation actions; and communicates and ensures adherence to policies and procedures.

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Expert level construction and general accounting (GAAP) knowledge
• Ability to review, understand and interpret multiple client’s accounting requirements and cost of the work definition on a project by project basis
• Ability to influence and lead a team to expected outcomes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to analyze and resolve complex work, process and/or employee issues
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Process orientation with a focus on quality and efficiency
• Demonstrated ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Excellent understanding of construction accounting and industry dynamics
• Solid Microsoft Office skills:  Excel, Word and PowerPoint

What you bring to the table:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting or equivalent; MBA preferred
• Minimum 7 years of accounting experience, including people management; 2 + years of construction project accounting experience

YOU Matter 

PEOPLE FIRST: BUILDING TALENT BY DESIGN 

At Southland we aspire to build a workforce that’s as diverse as the people who occupy the buildings we design, build and maintain. Building talent by design is our intentional approach to creating a truly safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment that fosters growth, empowers professional achievement, and where people are treated with respect at all levels. 

If you’re someone with a true passion for our industry, a life-long learner, with high accountability and a drive for results we’re looking for you!  At Southland, we hire problem solvers that are focused on providing customer value through continuous improvement and will take ownership to create the best experiences that will have an impact wider than their own job.  We thrive on creating a strong company and culture where you’ll feel engaged, challenged, and valued. 

If you’re ready for the next big step in your career and want a career full of fun and excitement and to be a part of a fast-paced growing company, then JOIN our team and become a part of an organization that values PEOPLE, SAFETY, INNOVATION, COLLABORATION, INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY & SUSTAINABILITY. 

Benefits: 

As an employee-owned company, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent benefits for you and your family: 

• 401(k) Plan with 50% Company Match (no cap) and immediate 100% vesting 
• Annual incentive program based upon performance, profitability, and achievement 
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance – 100% Paid for Employee 
• Term Life, AD&D Insurance, and Voluntary Life Insurance 
• Disability Income Protection Insurance 

• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Plans (Health and Dependent Care) 
• Holidays/Vacation/Personal Time/Life Events Leave 
• Numerous training opportunities and company paid membership for professional associations and licenses 

Pay:  Final pay is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. For (Colorado/New York City/California/Washington) this ranges from $120,000-$160,000 plus annual incentive, benefits and retirement program as outlined above. 

For more information on Southland Industries, please visit our website: Southland Careers or on Facebook or LinkedIN  

To hear what our employees are saying about working at Southland Industries, check out our Career Video - Working at Southland 

Southland Industries and all its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing our employees with a safe work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Southland Industries are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, family care or medical leave status, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Southland Industries will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. 

**All employment offers are contingent upon successful, drug tests, background checks and professional reference checks. ** 

**We are not able to offer sponsorship of employment at this time** 

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