Finance Manager, Reporting and Data Governance

We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager, Reporting and Data Governance with a strong focus on data governance to drive our reporting capabilities. This pivotal role involves overseeing the development and delivery of comprehensive financial reports, guiding strategic decision-making processes, and leading initiatives to improve financial reporting efficiency and accuracy. The candidate will need advanced skills in financial systems like Oracle EPM, Oracle Analytics, and Power BI, coupled with a robust understanding of data governance principles and practices.

Job Type : Full-Time, Exempt

Pay : Salary

Benefits:

• Benefits Available and vary per position and location.

Are you a real go-getter looking for an amazing opportunity with a nationwide full-service utility contractor offering competitive wages and incredible benefits? Keep reading because this job might be for you!

Since 1928, Asplundh has been dedicated to safe, efficient, and innovative line clearance services for the utility industry. Reliable, uninterrupted power is an important service provided by the world's electrical utilities and Asplundh has the expertise to help keep the power flowing. Over the years, diversification has opened vegetation management services to other specialized markets such as municipalities, railroads, pipelines, helicopter vegetation services, and departments of transportation.

A family-owned and operated corporation headquartered near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Asplundh has grown to employ over 36,000 service professionals throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Lead the preparation and refinement of financial reports, including monthly, quarterly, and annual statements, to provide critical financial insights to the CFO and senior management, ensuring alignment with data governance standards and practices.

• Master the use of Oracle EPM, specifically EPBCS and FCCS, and Oracle Analytics for financial data consolidation, ensuring stringent accuracy and adherence to accounting standards.

• Design and oversee advanced financial models and forecasts in Power BI, or other appropriate tools, offering deep analytical insights to steer the company’s strategic planning.

• Spearhead the enhancement of financial reporting processes through automation, emphasizing data governance and process reengineering.

• Design and implement robust data governance frameworks to enhance the accuracy and reliability of financial data.

• Partner with senior management across departments to align financial reporting and analysis with strategic objectives, enhancing decision-making processes.

• Collaborate with IT and data management teams to establish data governance protocols, including data quality, metadata management, and data lineage.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in financial reporting and analysis, with a proven track record in a managerial role.

• Expert proficiency in Oracle EPM, Oracle Analytics, and Power BI.

• Comprehensive understanding of financial statements, accounting principles, and advanced financial analysis techniques.

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and strategic planning skills.

• Strong leadership and communication abilities, with experience in managing teams and presenting financial data to senior stakeholders.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and other financial reporting tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA, MBA, or other advanced financial certification.

• Demonstrated leadership experience in financial reporting and data governance.

• Familiarity with the industry of the hiring company.

Pre-Screen

• Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

Physical Requirements:

• Rarely: crawling, climbing on//off trucks, climbing poles, gripping, color vision, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, balancing, lifting to 50 lbs.

• Occasionally: kneeling, squatting, sense of touch, manual; dexterity, lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., reaching, range of motion, lifting, carrying.

• Frequently : standing, walking, stooping, climbing stairs.

• Constantly: sitting, body twisting, speaking clearly, seeing distant, seeing, reading, hearing-speech range, depth perception, lifting up to 10 lbs.

About Us:

As a full-service utility contractor, Asplundh performs tree pruning and removals, right-of-way clearing and maintenance, vegetation management with herbicides, and emergency storm work and logistical support. Asplundh is the parent company of Asplundh Infrastructure Group whose subsidiaries provide overhead and underground line construction, planning and design, meter reading and AMR/AMI installation, electrical testing, and street lighting/traffic signal services. Asplundh also operates Rotor Blade Airborne Utilities Management, overhead electric distribution, and transmission lines using MD 500 helicopters.

Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.