Massachusetts Finance Manager

Overview

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

What You’ll Do

• Partners with office leadership in the preparation of strategic planning and operating budget (and quarterly updates) and plays an active role in the evaluation and implementation of strategic initiatives. Monitors monthly results, conducts financial analysis, and provides recommendations for improved performance.
• As a member of the Office Management Team (OMT), initiates or supports solutions, profitability enhancements and process improvements to meet the office goals. Coordinates reporting of performance variances to contribution, earnings, and cash.
• Organizes and leads a project finance team with the resources, skills, and abilities to best serve the office’s needs. Recruits, hires, onboards, develops, and retains staff. Responsible for all aspects of Career Planning and Development, including goal setting, coaching, performance evaluation, and compensation review.
• Leads office month-end reporting and revenue recognition activities that adhere to the revenue recognition policy. Maintains the integrity of financial data resulting in accurate reporting and projecting of financial results through quality assurance and cost control methods. Provides an accurate representation of earnings by maintaining project backlog, reserve reviews, reporting, and revenue projections.
• Provides financial management guidance to pursuit, project management, and finance teams to ensure appropriate setup and delivery of contractual obligations in contracting, cash management, subcontract management, change management, cost management, and financial controls.
• Engages in the pursuit process to position HNTB for successful project delivery. Uses knowledge of contract terms to influence favorable proposals and optimize project cash and profitability. Provides analysis, strategic planning, and resources to support cash optimization during discovery and planning phases.
• Participates in the office contract review and negotiations process to improve profitability. Champions gross margin analysis and payment/terms reviews to maximize cash performance.
• Supports office cash management goals, ensuring effective cash collections and timely resolution of delinquent billings. Provides forecasting, modeling, and analysis to guide adherence to standardized financial processes throughout the client/project lifecycle.
• Collaborates with office leadership to achieve budgeted overhead expenses and advises on strategies to manage overhead effectively.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of financial, project accounting/analysis, or related experience
• 2 years of people management experience
• 8 or more direct and indirect finance reports (administration positions are excluded)
• In lieu of education, 14 years of relevant experience and 2 years of people management experience

What We Prefer

• Master’s degree in Management, MBA or Finance
• Experience managing through influence vs authority

Additional Information

Locations: Boston, MA; Chelmsford, MA (Lexington)

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