Senior Manager, Project Financial Controls

Solar Landscape

. Establish and maintain the financial governance framework for projects.

Posted 9/21/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $125,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in establishing and maintaining financial governance frameworks, including project financial control policies and compliance monitoring. Proficient in budget management, financial reporting, and implementing improved financial controls across projects.

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Financial Governance FrameworkProject Financial Control PoliciesBudget ManagementEnterprise Resource Planning SystemsStakeholder Management

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Hard Skills

Project AccountingFinancial ControlsChange Order ManagementForecastingFinancial CloseoutCompliance MonitoringControl ReviewsSample TestingAudit PracticesDocumentation Standards

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsCommunication SkillsJudgment in Risk AssessmentConstructive Decision ChallengeRelationship Management

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft DynamicsProject Financial Reporting Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

CPACMACFM

Industry Keywords

Construction FinanceCapital ProjectsProject ControlsCompliance ChecklistsControl Gaps

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish and maintain the financial governance framework for projects.
Define financial control standards, approval requirements, documentation expectations, and escalation protocols.
Monitor compliance across the project lifecycle.
Partner with corporate finance to support project portfolio audit requirements.
Provide independent oversight of budgets, commitments, purchase orders, change orders, forecasts, invoices, and project closeout.
Define and maintain project financial control policies, standards, procedures, and guidance.
Establish requirements for budget approval, commitment controls, change order management, forecasting, invoice validation, and financial closeout.
Maintain control calendars, compliance checklists, process maps, control owners, and approval authority matrices.
Identify control gaps and recommend process, system, or policy improvements.
Monitor budget, procurement, purchase order, change-order, invoice, and financial closeout compliance.
Establish forecasting standards and escalation thresholds for budget overages, deteriorating cost performance, and unsupported assumptions.
Test forecast accuracy and audit forecasting practices.
Perform control reviews, sample testing, and targeted audits; track findings and remediation.
Partner with Project Management, Project Accounting, Procurement, Subcontracting, Corporate Finance, PMO, and Internal or External Audit.
Support implementation of improved financial controls, change management, training, and system-enabled workflows.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Construction Management, or a related field.
Relevant professional qualification such as CPA, CMA, CFM, or equivalent experience preferred.
Significant experience in project controls, project accounting, financial controls, construction finance, capital projects, or a similar environment.
Experience designing, implementing, or monitoring financial controls across multiple projects.
Strong understanding of project budgets, commitments, purchase orders, change orders, forecasts, invoices, contingency, and financial closeout.
Experience with enterprise resource planning systems and project financial reporting tools; Microsoft Dynamics experience preferred.
Strong analytical, documentation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Ability to challenge decisions constructively while maintaining effective working relationships.
Demonstrated judgment in assessing risk, materiality, exceptions, and escalation requirements.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Training / Professional development opportunities
401(k) with 4% company match
Summer Fridays
Flexible remote/hybrid work options
Paid parental leave
Team lunches, events, and stocked kitchens
Modern, collaborative office spaces in Asbury Park, New York City, Boston, Chicago, and Baltimore
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance