Finance Manager

Job Title

Business Unit Finance Manager

Lafayette, LA 70507

Full-time

Mid-Senior level

• Finance and Business Development
• Air, Water, and Waste Program Management, Environmental Services, and Financial Services

$/yr - $/yr

Annual Bonus

Onsite first 90 days, then 1 day remote; 8-5 Interview – 4 rounds

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field of study.
• Minimum of 5 years of related accounting or financial experience (operations related)
• Minimum of 2 years of management, supervisory or lead experience.
• Understanding of Sarbanes Oxley
• Understanding of GAAP
• $50 million minimum P&L ownership

• CPA

• Manages accounting and payroll personnel and provides direction to the different accounting functional areas (invoice processing, billing, cash receipts, work order processing, credit analysis, receivable collections, month‑end close, journal entries, statistical data, and payroll).
• Manages financial internal control processes across all business unit functional areas (sales, customer service, operations, HR, payroll, etc.) to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, including Sarbanes Oxley and all other statutory requirements.
• Ensures that all internal and external reporting deadlines are met.
• Manages reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts and reviews financial statements and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Company policies and procedures.
• Interviews, hires, trains and develops accounting staff at the business unit.
• Provides analytical support to sales and marketing for customer pricing and profitability analysis, commercial and municipal bids, and any market development projects.
• Provides the General Manager with financial analytics to support sound and profitable business decisions.
• Provides accounting direction and analytical support to all departments, as required, within the division.
• Manages credit and collection function to maximize division cash‑flow. Ensures division is in compliance.
• Manages the accounting aspects of capital expenditures, transfers and retirements. Reviews and approves all related asset management sub‑ledger transactions.
• Supports and provides financial expertise to the General Manager during the annual budget and interim forecasting process. Manages workflow, timeliness and analytical review of all budget and forecast data.
• Manages and provides necessary support to financial audits including internal audits, external audits and peer reviews.
• Provides support and responds to information requests from Corporate (accounting, tax, treasury, IT, HR, sales, environmental compliance, legal, etc.) as well as region and area field financial management as required.
• Ensures completion and submission of financial filings and returns required by contractual agreements and government entities (e.g., tax filings, franchise, host and royalty fees).