Lead Finance Operations Specialist

at CDM Smith in Pocatello, Idaho, United States

44503BR

Requisition ID:

44503BR

Business Unit:

TSU

Job Description:

Operational Analyses and Reporting

- Leads internal financial, planning, and analysis projects and initiatives for the business, including budget, forecast, and ad-hoc reporting to management.

- Leads the development of highly complex analyses and reports in order to provide accurate, timely, and actionable financial and/or performance improvement recommendations. This includes utilization analysis, overhead cost control and analysis, P&L analysis, backlog analysis and trending, staff workload analysis, SWOT analysis, Risk and Opportunity Analysis.

- Prepares consolidated findings for management and leadership to provide insights and recommendations into business performance, levers, and opportunities.

- Coordinating with the headquarters accounting function for financial issues.

- Supports management decision-making and leadership with in-depth analysis and assessment of business processes.

- Manages approvals and reporting for hardware, software, cellphones, and capital expenses.

Data Presentation and Reporting

- Prepares presentations to and recommendations for senior management. Performs ad-hoc reporting and analysis including analytical and research support for various corporate and unit/group projects. Recommends and develops financial content for group presentations.

Operational Collaboration

- Serves as the units/groups operational primary point of contact by providing coordination, assistance and direction with various corporate functions and other departments or groups within the firm.

Resource and Performance Management Support

- Create monthly backlog reports and facilitates reviews of forward workload strength of plan reviews with management team

- Tracks, calculates and reports on KPIs for SPARS staff and staff that have a role with defined goals and metrics.

Operational and Administrative Support

- Provides operational and administrative guidance to management. Manages approvals for hardware, software, cellphones, and capital expenses. Manages the unit/group award program budgeting and tracking.

Staff Mentorship

- Provides guidance to more junior staff and mentors staff on projects, initiatives, and financial and business acumen.

- Performs other duties as required.

Job Title:

Lead Finance Operations Specialist

Group:

ISO

Employment Type:

Regular

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree. 8 years of relevant