Strategic Cost & Reporting Lead

Metzler Forest Products, LLC; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Metzler Forest Products, LLC is seeking a Cost and Reporting Manager to bridge Operations, Estimating, Accounting and Executive Leadership. This role analyzes projects from award through closeout, ensuring accurate contract administration, job costing, financial reporting, and analysis of cost, trends, and production to support informed decision making.

The Cost and Reporting Manager develops and maintains the financial systems and reporting necessary to provide leadership with timely, accurate,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Construction Management, or related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
• Three (3) or more years of experience in job costing, construction accounting, project accounting, financial analysis, or contract administration.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including Pivot Tables, Power Query, and advanced formulas.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interpret contracts and financial documents.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Produce daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly operational reports.
• Prepare project profitability reports for leadership.
• Develop and maintain dashboards tracking project profitability, labor efficiency, equipment utilization, production metrics, revenue by division, gross margin, contract backlog, work-in-progress, and forecasted project completion.
• Assist with annual budgeting and financial forecasting.
• Perform variance analysis between estimated and actual project costs.
• Develop ad hoc financial reports for Executive Leadership.

Skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Pivot Tables

Power Query

Critical-thinking

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Construction Management, or related discipline

Tools

LIMS

QuickBooks Enterprise

B2W

Microsoft Power BI

Job description

Metzler Forest Products, LLC is seeking a Cost and Reporting Manager to bridge Operations, Estimating, Accounting and Executive Leadership. This role analyzes projects from award through closeout, ensuring accurate contract administration, job costing, financial reporting, and analysis of cost, trends, and production to support informed decision making.

The Cost and Reporting Manager develops and maintains the financial systems and reporting necessary to provide leadership with timely, accurate,