Strategic Finance Manager, FP&A & Controls

Turner-; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the United States seeks a Finance Manager to partner with internal stakeholders and clients, ensuring integrity of financial reporting, contract delivery, and adherence to corporate policies. This role bridges operations and leadership to support decision-making and performance optimization.

You will lead client invoicing, cost allocations, month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting, leveraging Excel and Power BI to automate insights and drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; CPA, CMA, or similar professional qualification highly preferred.
• 6+ years of relevant experience in financial management, controllership, or FP&A in complex environments.
• In-depth knowledge of accounting principles, revenue recognition, and SOX governance.
• Experience with ERP and financial systems (e.g., D365, Peoplesoft, Ariba, OneStream) is a significant advantage.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly in revenue recognition and contract accounting.
• Leadership and people management skills, with experience developing and motivating teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the end-to-end financial transaction process, ensuring accurate client invoicing and vendor purchase order management.
• Validate intercompany agreements and financial transactions for accuracy and compliance with internal controls.
• Review and approve client invoices and supplier expenditures in alignment with the Delegation of Authority (DoA).
• Ensure rigorous adherence to accounting standards, financial controls, and SOX requirements in partnership with the Financial Control team.
• Lead the annual budget development and monthly re-forecasting processes, providing critical oversight and strategic challenge to assumptions.
• Leverage advanced financial tools (Excel, Power BI, AI-driven applications) to automate reporting and improve forecasting accuracy.
• Perform complex cost allocations and financial modeling to ensure accurate contract profitability reporting.
• Consolidate contract-level performance data to provide a clear financial narrative at the sub-regional or sector level.
• Maintain standardized financial and operational KPI reporting to monitor delivery and ROI.
• Deliver high-level variance analysis, proactively identifying risks, growth opportunities, and performance drivers for senior leadership.
• Translate complex financial data into actionable insights to inform Regional and Enterprise Sector strategy.
• Act as a trusted advisor to Regional and Enterprise Sector leadership, communicating performance expectations and financial results.
• Review, challenge, and validate financial assumptions to ensure business activities align with organizational goals.
• Foster a collaborative environment by building strong working relationships across cross-functional teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, identifying process efficiencies and areas for cost optimization.

Skills

Finance analytics

Leadership

Excel

Power BI

SOX governance

Revenue recognition

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CPA/CMA preferred

Tools

D365 (Dynamics 365)

PeopleSoft

Ariba

OneStream

Job description

Turner & Townsend in the United States seeks a Finance Manager to partner with internal stakeholders and clients, ensuring integrity of financial reporting, contract delivery, and adherence to corporate policies. This role bridges operations and leadership to support decision-making and performance optimization.

You will lead client invoicing, cost allocations, month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting, leveraging Excel and Power BI to automate insights and drive