Sr. Manager of FP&A

Conexus; Fullerton (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP equity

Newly created role

Casual work environment

Job summary

Conexus, a construction-focused company in Fullerton, CA, seeks a Senior Manager of FP&A to build the function from the ground up and drive forecasting, budgeting, and reporting across multiple divisions.

You will own cash flow forecasting, WIP analysis, and variance analysis, partnering with operations to translate backlog into revenue and margins; this is a newly created, high-impact role with ESOP and a casual environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Construction or project-based finance experience required.
• Strong understanding of WIP, billings, and deferred revenue.
• Experience building FP&A processes, including variance analysis and cash forecasting.
• Ability to thrive in a project-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement FP&A framework with planning calendars and forecasting methodologies.
• Build annual budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range plans across divisions.
• Develop monthly variance analysis at project, division, and company levels.
• Analyze WIP, over/under billings, and deferred revenue with accounting.
• Lead month-end analysis and deliver executive reporting.
• Create dashboards for real-time financial visibility.

Skills

FP&A leadership

WIP accounting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Project accounting

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Power BI

Business Central

Job description

Location: Fullerton, CA 92831 (Onsite)

Company Description

Our client in the construction services industry is seeking a Senior Manager of FP&A to support a period of rapid growth across a multi-division organization. Reporting to senior finance leadership, this newly created role will build the FP&A function from the ground up and play a key role in bringing structure, analytics, and forecasting discipline to a complex, project-based business. The ideal candidate must have construction or project-based finance experience, a strong understanding of WIP and project accounting, and a proven track record of building FP&A processes.

• ESOP equity
• Newly created role
• Casual work environment

Responsibilities

• Design and implement the company's FP&A framework, including planning calendars, reporting cadences, and standardized forecasting methodologies.
• Build and maintain the annual budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial plans across multiple divisions and business lines.
• Develop monthly variance analysis that explains performance against budget and forecast at the project, division, and company level.
• Partner with accounting to analyze work-in-progress schedules, over/under billings, and deferred revenue to ensure forecasts reflect true project performance.
• Evaluate how project costs flow between the balance sheet and income statement, providing clear insight into margin fade, gain, and percentage-of-completion trends.
• Create and own the company's cash flow forecasting process, accounting for project billing cycles, retention, and the timing of large cost commitments.
• Translate a large, multi-year project backlog into revenue, margin, and resource forecasts that support strategic and operational planning.
• Lead month-end financial analysis and deliver concise management reporting packages to executive leadership.
• Build dashboards and self-service reporting tools that give project, division, and executive leaders real-time visibility into financial performance.
• Support the calculation and analysis of profit-based sales compensation, ensuring accuracy and alignment with project results.
• Serve as a finance business partner to operations and project leaders, helping them understand project economics and make data-driven decisions.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate planning and reporting processes using existing ERP, BI, and planning tools.
• Prepare ad hoc financial models and analyses for growth initiatives, capital decisions, and new market opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Construction or project-based finance experience is required.
• Strong understanding of WIP, billings, and deferred revenue accounting is required.
• Proven experience building FP&A processes, including variance analysis, cash forecasting, and month-end analysis
• Ability to thrive in a project-driven environment with lumpy cost structures and varied project terms
• Experience with Business Central, Power BI, or Solver is a plus.