Senior Finance & Accounting Manager

DPR Construction; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction is seeking an experienced finance professional to support financial and accounting activities across multiple business units. The role partners with regional leadership to analyze performance, manage project accounting resources, and provide strategic financial decision-making and reporting.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting/finance, plus extensive experience in multi-project environments within construction or related industries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field or equivalent experience required.
• 9+ years of experience in accounting, finance, financial planning and analysis, or a related field required.
• Experience supporting multiple projects or business units with consolidated financial reporting required.
• Experience in construction, manufacturing, extraction, or a related industry required.
• Experience leading financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting activities across multiple business units, programs, or operational segments required.
• 2-4 years of experience in a managerial capacity required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and reviews monthly financial results, forecasts, and variance analyses for assigned projects and business units.
• Partners with regional leadership to evaluate financial performance, including risks, reserves, and profitability drivers.
• Manages and develops project accounting staff, including coordination of work and support for performance development.
• Reviews project cost reports, backlog, billing positions, and cash flow to identify variances, risks, and unreported exposures.
• Leads business planning processes, including development of forecasts and analysis of key financial assumptions.
• Monitors labor productivity, overhead trends, and insurance-related costs to assess financial performance.
• Ensures compliance with accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls, including participation in audits, and supports implementation of financial reporting and forecasting practices across multiple projects and business units.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Forecasting

Project Accounting

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or related field

Job description

Job Description At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization. As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary

Supports financial and accounting activities for assigned business units and ensures timely and accurate reporting of financial results. Partners with regional leadership to analyze financial performance and identify risks and opportunities. Oversees project-level financial processes and supports business planning activities. Manages project accounting resources and reviews financial outputs across multiple projects. Contributes to financial decision-making through analysis and reporting. Provides financial leadership across multiple business units or operational segments and partners with senior leadership to align financial performance with strategic business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepares and reviews monthly financial results, forecasts, and variance analyses for assigned projects and business units.
• Partners with regional leadership to evaluate financial performance, including risks, reserves, and profitability drivers.
• Manages and develops project accounting staff, including coordination of work and support for performance development.
• Reviews project cost reports, backlog, billing positions, and cash flow to identify variances, risks, and unreported exposures.
• Leads business planning processes, including development of forecasts and analysis of key financial assumptions.
• Monitors labor productivity, overhead trends, and insurance-related costs to assess financial performance.
• Ensures compliance with accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls, including participation in audits, and supports implementation of financial reporting and forecasting practices across multiple projects and business units.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience

• 9+ years of experience in accounting, finance, financial planning and analysis, or a related field required.
• Experience supporting multiple projects or business units with consolidated financial reporting required.
• Experience in construction, manufacturing, extraction, or a related industry required.
• Experience leading financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting activities across multiple business units, programs, or operational segments required.
• 2-4 years of experience in a managerial capacity required.

Certifications and Licenses

Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future.

Here, we build opportunity together- by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen.

We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

The DPR family of companies is closing the gap between design and construction with an integrated collection of products and services to build smarter, move faster and achieve strong results.

Our approximately 11,000 employees share a commitment to growth, innovation and building great things-great teams, great careers and great projects that change the world.

DPR is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at DPR are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical or mental disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. DPR will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.