Company Description

For over seven decades investor-owned utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, and others have entrusted their electrical construction and maintenance needs to Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc. (Elliot).

Elliot is a full-service electrical contractor specializing in overhead and underground distribution, transmission, substations, lighting, traffic signaling, utility locating and industrial/commercial services.

Job Description

The Operations Finance Manager partners closely with operations and executive leadership to drive financial visibility and performance across utility construction projects. This role combines strong financial leadership with hands-on expertise in financial reporting, job cost analysis, and operational decision support. This role will support the accounting close responsibilities of the operation and report to the Director of Regional Services.

A high-quality candidate will be proficient in all aspects of financial reporting, GAAP accounting, job costing, expense analysis and accruals, budgets and forecasts, and presenting actionable insights based on analysis.

Responsibilities (including but are not limited to)

Partner with operations and project management teams to manage budgets, forecasts, and financial performance across utility construction projects.
Monitor WIP, labor productivity, job tracking, and earned revenues
Monitor indirect operational expenses
Design, build, and maintain financial and operational reports through the use of SQL-based reporting and BI tools.
Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports, scorecards and dashboards.
Ensuring accounting/financial close deadlines are met.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field. CPA or MBA preferred
7+ years of experience in accounting, finance, FP&A, or operations finance. Accounting/Finance leadership experience strongly preferred.
Construction industry experience preferred.
Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and variance analysis skills
Demonstrated experience creating financial reports using SQL reporting or BI tools.
Strong understanding of job costing, WIP, and project-based financials.
Advanced Excel skills
Must be able to pass a criminal background check and drug screening.

Benefits/Culture

Today, we are listed among Engineering News-Records Top 150 Specialty Contracting firms. Our success is based on our customer’s confidence in us; the loyalty, hard work and performance of our people, and the traditions with which Mr. Davis H. Elliot began the company in 1946. We understand that having the best team requires people being treated like family. Some of the benefits we offer our team include:

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Company Paid Life Insurance w/ additional Voluntary Life Insurance
401K w/ company match
Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
Paid Vacation

Compensation: $115,000-$125,000/year

Davis H Elliot Company, Inc.

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