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ABOUT YOU
Are you passionate and ready to join an inclusive work environment, committed to leading new ideas and pathways, and to delivering value? If the answer is, "Yes!" then we have an exciting career opportunity for you as a Vice President, Finance Operations for our Emerging Contaminants & Biogas (ECB) business line, within our Remediation and Reuse segment. The Remediation and Reuse segment represents approximately $200M in revenue.
Montrose is a leading global environmental services provider offering environmental consulting, measurement and analytical services, environmental remediation, and environmental resiliency and sustainability solutions. Our qualified engineers, scientists, technicians, associates, and policy experts are proud of our collective expertise and the collaborative nature of our approach to helping clients.
We are a rapidly growing, highly acquisitive public company that trades under the ticker symbol MEG. We have over 90 offices across the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe (Sweden, Belgium, and Denmark) and approximately 3,500 employees - all ready to provide solutions for environmental needs.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
Our mission is supported by our Principles: We Value Our People, We Value Our Community, We Value Our Clients, We Value Our Shareholders. We differentiate ourselves with diverse talent. We care for the well-being and development of our people. So, we offer:
- Mentorship and professional development resources to advance your career
- Direct exposure to our industry's leading experts who are solving the world's toughest environmental challenges
- An entrepreneurial environment where you can learn, thrive and collaborate with talented colleagues
- Opportunities to engage and contribute in our Diversity, Fairness and Inclusion and Women Empowering Leadership employee resource groups
- Competitive compensation and benefits package: annual salary ranging from $180,000 up to $220,000, commensurate with accomplishments, performance, credentials and geography; eligible for annual bonus and long-term stock-based incentive awards
- Progressive vacation policies, company holidays and paid parental leave benefits to ensure work/life balance
- A financial assistance program that supports peers in need, known as the Montrose Foundation
Reporting to the SVP, Corporate Controller and working closely with the Divisional SVPs, this role will support our Emerging Contaminants and Biogas (ECB) segment which has 150+ employees in the United States, Australia and Europe (Denmark, Sweden & Belgium). ECB is a global dynamic and high-growth business line focused on the engineering, design and installation of water treatment systems & renewable natural gas systems.
In this role, you will be responsible for managing an operational finance team of professionals and strategic finance for ECB. This includes leading financial planning and analysis, financial performance optimization, ROI analysis, oversight of operational accounting, inventory, and the monthly GL close process. Other finance tasks include: annual budgeting and modeling, quarterly forecasting, performance tracking and analysis, management reporting, operational project performance, KPI's, and M&A support.
This position can be performed from our office locations in Atlanta, GA, Portland, ME, or Columbus, OH. Remote candidates may be considered. The position will require travel, primarily domestic with occasional international travel, to meet with ECB operational and finance teams, as well as target acquisitions.
This role is expected to:
- Provide day-to-day and strategic financial guidance and leadership of the ECB financial operations team, and help to drive strategies to support ECB's global growth objectives.
- Drive cost and profitability optimization across the ECB business.
- Lead initiatives focused on standardizing processes, inputs, functionality and reporting for financial project management within the ERP system across all geographies; partner with internal support staff as needed to drive system improvements.
- Partner with the Corporate team and third parties to lead all tax-related requirements and reporting for the businesses across the different geographies.
- Develop a rigorous financial forecasting process that results in system-generated financial forecasts that can be presented and reviewed with senior leadership on a regular basis throughout the calendar year.
- Assist with financial due diligence, integration and synergy achievement for all ECB acquisitions, as well as provide leadership and financial insight on the ECB acquisition strategy.
- Monitor and enhance Key performance Indicators (KPIs) for the business, understand drivers of variances and help drive improvements.
- Provide monthly reports and analysis of financial performance relative to budget and/or current forecast to senior leadership, both at the project and divisional/country level.
- Lead, develop and delegate within the global ECB finance team, providing guidance, mentorship and support to ensure high performance and professional growth.
- Oversee the monthly and quarterly close processes to ensure proper revenue recognition, expense cut-off procedures, inventory reconciliations, and GAAP compliant financials.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to develop operational financial strategies that are aligned with the company's goals, identifying risks and opportunities, analyzing business trends, and providing data-driven recommendations.
- Lead the development of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts/models, incorporating booked backlog, pipeline and KPIs, for submittal to FP&A team.
- Partner with engineering leaders to oversee inventory management and fixed asset tracking, inclusive of account reconciliations and preparing reclassification journal entries.
- Provide guidance to operational leaders to properly apply policies, programs and procedures.
- Partner and serve as a liaison between the business and Corporate Accounting and Corporate Finance teams.
- Partner with all other departments including Business Services, HR, IT and Legal to ensure financial and legal compliance.
- Drive standardization in accounting, reporting and financial operations across ECB.
- Ensure the design and operating effectiveness of our internal controls, SOX compliance and other financial policies and procedures.
- Contribute to enhancing, implementing and/or integrating financial and accounting systems, processes, tools and control systems, as needed.
- Serve as a key point of contact, where necessary, for internal and external auditors.
To perform this job successfully, individuals must be able to perform each duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; and a CPA, CMA, or MBA equivalent
- 15+ years of Finance experience in a leadership role
- Experience working internationally with clients and internal teams that are not based in the U.S.
- Demonstrated ability in driving margin improvement/revenue growth initiatives
- Ability to navigate a dynamic, fast-paced, rapidly growing environment
- Senior leadership presence, confidence, maturity and tact
- Ability to partner with, challenge and influence executive leaders
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience in M&A due diligence, decision support and post-close integration
- High attention to detail, hands-on and results focused
- Ability to deliver thoughtful, accurate and timely work product
- Ability to perform multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities
- Ability to travel approximately 20 to 30% of the time
- U.S. GAAP knowledge, with deep understanding of revenue recognition principals, inventory methodologies, expense cut-off and accruals
- Hands-on experience of operational processes (particularly procure-to-pay, order-to-collections, and record-to-report cycles)
- Demonstrated ability to lead and participate in enterprise finance initiatives
- Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills (Excel, Power Point, Word, and Outlook)
- Senior finance level experience in services or engineering construction (EPC) industries
- Experience with $200M+ revenue, preferably publicly traded, global companies
- Experience with Workday and/or Adaptive
- Experience in a matrixed organization
MAKE THE MOVE TO ACCELERATE YOUR CAREER
We are going to be blunt - the way we work may not suit everyone. We are a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, dynamic and high-growth company. You will be expected to work with significant autonomy, at the same time you will have plenty of guidance and support from passionate and talented colleagues. Therefore, if autonomy, the desire to be part of a winning team and professional challenges attract you, we could be the perfect match.
Want to know more about us? Visit montrose-env.com!
Montrose is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Montrose is committed to recruiting and hiring qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status. Montrose is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its employment for individuals with disabilities.
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