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NV5 · 2 days ago

Director of Finance - Geospatial Business Unit

Sun Prairie Town, WI

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

12+ years exp

NV5 is a global technology solutions and consulting services company, and they are seeking a Director of Finance for their Geospatial Business Unit. This role involves leading financial planning and analysis, accounting, and financial reporting functions, ensuring compliance with US GAAP, and acting as a strategic partner to the executive team.

ConsultingIndustrial Engineering

Responsibilities

Oversee the entire accounting organization for the global Geospatial Business Unit (General Ledger, Project Accounting, Billing, A/R and internal controls)

Ensure accurate and timely application of percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, including partnership with project managers and other business partners to ensure accurate financial reporting

Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes with strict deadlines

Direct the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting process with a project-by-project and practice-area view

Partner with functional stakeholders and executives on all FP&A related activities to become a trusted leader and a source of financial advice to the strategic decision-making process

Support the SVP-Geospatial Sales and the team with pricing analyses and evaluate incentive plan design and achievement

Analyze monthly financial results, identifying drivers of favorable and unfavorable performance, conducting ad-hoc analyses, developing remediation plans and incorporating insights into monthly forecasts

Prepare monthly and quarterly deliverables including management reporting packages and supporting board and investor presentations

Maintain and enhance key performance indicators in support of functional and executive leadership

Drive working capital optimization

Attract, mentor, and develop a team of 12-15 professionals across the global accounting and FP&A team

Evaluate, implement, and optimize business systems

Drive process improvement within accounting operations to create a more efficient global support model

Assist with establishing the financial integration strategy of newly-acquired companies and execute said strategy

Act as a business partner to the executive team on M&A evaluation, organic growth investments, and capital allocation

Openly and positively communicate, possess a strong work ethic and exhibit natural curiosity

Qualification

Percentage-of-completion accountingProject accounting managementFinancial Planning & AnalysisDeltek VantagepointCPAChartered AccountantLeadership capabilitiesMaster’s degreeMBABig 4 accounting experienceGovernment contracting familiarity

Required

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or Chartered Accountant strongly preferred

12–20+ years of progressive experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role overseeing both accounting and FP&A

Deep expertise in percentage-of-completion accounting

Proven track record managing project accounting in firms that bill time & materials, fixed-fee, or milestone-based contracts

Hands-on experience with Deltek Vantagepoint or similar project-centric ERP systems

Strong technical accounting background combined with business-oriented FP&A skills

Exceptional leadership and people-development capabilities

Preferred

Master's degree or MBA

Big 4 or large regional public accounting experience (audit or transaction advisory)

Experience taking a services firm through scale-up, IPO readiness, or private-equity transaction

Familiarity with government contracting (FAR, CAS, DCAA) if applicable

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Life insurance

PTO

401(k)

Professional development/advancement opportunities

Company

NV5

Glassdoor3.5

NV5 is a provider of technology, conformity assessment, and consulting solutions for public and private sector clients supporting infrastructure, utility, and building assets and systems.

Founded in 1947

Hollywood, Florida, USA

1001-5000 employees