Project Financial Support Team Leader

Project Financial Support Team Leader

We seek to move the world forward through innovative thinking.

Woolpert is an award-winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services. We blend design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. Our team is passionate about their work and committed to building the next generation of industry leaders, and as a certified Great Place to Work, Woolpert embraces progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth.

Position Overview

This position is primarily responsible for the entire Sector Specific Project Finance Team / Staff (PFA, PA-TL and PA), they are assigned, to ensure accurate revenue recognition, administration and operational financial support and contract administration support on projects within the company.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.

What You Will Do :

People Management (Primary Focus) : Responsible for supervising, managing and motivating team members daily to function in a goal-oriented manner. Through supportive leadership, create an inspiring and trusting team environment promoting the growth of team members with an open communication culture. Utilize their expertise, their peers, influence, and / or creativeness to formulate smooth team operations and effective collaboration. Responsible for effective planning and scheduling of workload and performance of team members. Ensures team is right-sized and right-skilled. Interview and hire team members. Listen to team members' feedback and resolve any issues or conflicts, escalating issues as needed. Provide ongoing training and coaching to team members. Has full people managerial responsibilities (goal setting, training plans, performance development reviews, pay decisions, termination, discipline, staffing, etc.) and partners with Human Resources for strategic people management duties. Recognize high performance and reward accomplishments.

Technical Role :

• Coordinates team efforts to complete a timely month end project review. Meets monthly to discuss and review active projects to ensure that the correct amount of revenue is recognized.
• Assists, in limited capacity, with month-end Project Review week.
• Serves as Quality Control and review all projects, quarterly, to identify issues. Coordinates with Project Financial Analysts, Project Managers, Practice Leaders, Market Directors and Sector Leaders to resolve.
• Maintains lead point of contact for Finance and Finance Systems Director, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Sector Leaders for monthly reporting.
• Maintains publication of monthly reports to Finance and Finance Systems Director, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Sector Leaders and Market Directors with assistance from Project Financial Analyst - Team Leaders and Project Financial Analysts.
• Stays up to date with Project Financial Analysts processes and responsibilities, attending all meetings with Sectors, Markets and company-wide.
• Assists, when and where needed, in annual Business Planning and goal setting, for Practice / Market / Sector.
• Assist Sector, Market and / or Practices with proposal rate development and XBE (minority) participation as needed.
• Assists with operational finance, profit and loss reporting and support, when needed.
• Works with Project Accountant Team Leaders to build / maintain a strong financial support group.
• Attends interviews for Project Accountant new hires, when applicable.
• Focuses on corporate areas of operational financial support developing staff to become Subject Matter Experts (SME) on items such as best practices, labor, expenses, units, fee, revenue, etc. that strive to improve support, efficiency, and outcome.
• Provides and assists with operational financial support to all geographic offices.
• Focuses on improving operations and maximizing financial return.
• Strives to increase EBITDA margins by developing and providing timely, consistent, accurate Key Performance Indicators reporting through use of Power Bi, Reporting, Month-end summaries / packages, perform data analysis and forecasting to support operational investments and decision making.
• Strives to reduce loser projects ensures risk is properly managed / mitigated and properly accounted for and ensures compliance with Federal / State regulations.
• Strives to identify profit dollars on projects and make sure they are being reported on each project separately and accurately.
• Strives to sustain and enhance trust-built culture to retain and motivate top performers, attract new talent and acquisitions to support continued growth.
• Maintains the highest level of confidentiality as it relates to Operational Financial Information.
• Provides and focuses on strong financial training and mentoring for all levels from Tech to C-Suite existing personnel to new hires to acquisitions and keeps all levels on track with best practices.
• Works with Finance and Financial Systems Director to assist with the Acquisition Integration procedures and processes.
• Assists the Finance and Financial Systems Director yearly with Vision Strategy Pillars.

What You Will Bring :

Resulting Physical Qualifications :

Benefits You Will Love :

Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial companies in the world. With over 75 offices and countless projects around the globe, you'll work on meaningful assignments that improve quality of life around the world. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including :