Job Description
If you have managed an Accounts Payable or Receivables team and you are ready for that next challenge, this may be the position for you. Terracon has a fantastic opportunity in the DFW Metro Region for a Financial Manager. In this role you will help our busy and growing offices manage finances to ensure our offices continue to be financially successful. Terracon is a fast-growing employee-owned company that has a great culture where our employee-owners come first.

General Responsibilities:
Manages the planning, organization, and financial activities related to project registrations, invoicing, Work-in-Progress management, revenue recognition, and collections. Partners with Corporate Accounting and Operational Finance to maintain compliance with invoicing procedures according to industry practices and Company policies. Responsibilities includes hiring, training, mentoring, developing, workload planning, managing performance and other related activities.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage a team ofadministrative financial staff collaborating to produce accurate, timely, and consistent client invoices within the DFW Metro region.
• Communicates the billing services offered to Operations Project Management and partners with them to set-up projects/clients on a billing schedule to optimize billing opportunities in each financial period.
• Evaluate and monitor workloads for the administrative financial staff. Serve as point ofcontact for escalations or quality concerns.
• Performs comprehensive quality assurance audits and quality control on invoicing and collections activities for regional clients or projects. Hold administrative financial staff accountable for quality issues.
• Ability to read, understand, and analyze project contracts as they are related to billing and revenue recognition. Effectively communicates how contractual language impacts project financials. Investigate/elevate financial or contractual project issues such as work at risk to Operational Finance and Operations Management.
• Engages extensively with both internal and external clients to facilitate the smooth workflow of project documentation, ensure positive cash flow through prompt invoicing and payment, and swiftly address any issues that arise.
• Oversee the maintenance of electronic project files related to financial documentation, which may include contracts, work authorizations, budget tracking, payment applications, client invoices, and internal approvals. Additionally, manage other files crucial for facilitating project financial document management. Apply company quality assurance guidelines and procedures for project document management and retention.
• Able to identify billing and/or accounts receivable discrepancies, research their origin and execute corrective measures.
• Review and analyze aged WIP and AR to support the company’s strategic initiative for WIP and AR goals. Report on the cause of excessive unbilled WIP and uncollected AR for further follow-up with corporate partners and Operations Management. Highlight actions that improve reporting and/or positively influence profitability.
• Participate in meetings with management for invoicing, reporting updates, collections strategies, and other issues.
• Demonstrates mastery of company software relevant to job including, but not limited to, the project registration system, billing platform, and collections tool.
• Provide training to the Project Managers, Administrative Managers, and support staff on the financial reports and tools available, as well as guidance on the use ofthe reports and tools for proper project management.
• Provide excellent client service by maintaining a positive and professional attitude as well as positive and cooperative relationship with peers, billing staff, and managers, as well as when interacting by phone, email, chats, or in person with internal and external clients.
• Performs data analysis as needed /requested.
• Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk. Be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the Company. Be familiar with company risk policies. Hold Managers accountable for mitigating or eliminating financial risk.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field with minimum of 8 years related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 12 years related experience.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.

About Terracon
Terracon is a 100 percent employee-owned multidiscipline consulting firm comprised of more than 6,000 curious minds focused on solving engineering and technical challenges from more than 175 locations nationwide. Since 1965, Terracon has evolved into a successful multi-discipline firm specializing in environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services. Terracon’s growth is due to our talented employee-owners exceeding expectations in client service and growing their careers with new and exciting opportunities in the marketplace.

Terracon’s vision of “Together, we are best at people” is demonstrated through our excellent compensation and benefits package. Based on eligibility, role and job status, we offer many programs including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and holidays, education reimbursement, and various bonus programs.
EEO Statement
Terracon is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.