Sr. Manager, Project Controls

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Sr. Manager, Project Controls

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Program Summary

KBR's Readiness and Sustainment (R&S) division is the Team Behind the Mission®. We deliver mission critical services to the U.S. military and coalition partners around the world. Our key capabilities include base operations; contingency and expeditionary support; next generation asset management; digitally focused logistics; prepositioned stock; and integrated supply chain management.

Job Summary

The Senior Manager of PP&C will be responsible for overseeing project controls, profit and loss (P&L), and cash flow management for a key division within the Readiness and Sustainment Business Unit. This role involves reporting to and advising finance and operations leadership on pertinent issues.

The ideal candidate will have a strong finance background, enabling them to provide valuable insights and strategic vision for the finance organization in support of a commercial enterprise. They will be skilled in implementing financial strategies that align with the organization’s long-term goals and will play a vital role in cross-functional collaboration, particularly with the business development and pricing teams. Regular engagement with key customers to assess performance, review annual plans, and discuss contract terms will also be a crucial aspect of this position.

Additionally, the successful candidate will be instrumental in fostering a strong, disciplined SOX-compliant environment, applying fundamental accounting principles to forecasting and project controls to ensure accurate reporting of project costs, revenue, profit, backlog, and cash flows.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of functional objectives, providing leadership and direction to managers and professional staff.
• Ensure timely and accurate delivery of recurring customer reports and contract deliverables containing financial information.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of the divisional budget and forecast in close coordination with the divisional operations and functional teams.
• Review and support development of customer proposals from a finance perspective.
• Assist in negotiation of change orders in coordination with the customer and Contracts team.
• Proactively track, manage, and report key issues from identification to resolution to both finance and operations leadership.
• Develop insightful analysis and commentary on variances and trends for both customer and internal reporting, identifying “what” has caused a variance and “why” it occurred in coordination with operations and functional teams.
• Participate in the development of project controls strategy, actively collaborating with relevant functions to improve, implement, and execute global processes and procedures in estimating, project risk control, cost control, and scheduling.
• Lead the team by engaging in employee development, training, and succession planning. Identify opportunities and spearhead initiatives to streamline employee workload, including through automation.
• Oversee the performance of multiple related disciplines within the PP&C function.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in finance or project controls, with 4 years in management.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% to locations within and outside of the US.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Familiarity with Costpoint, Excel, COBRA, and EPM.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, project management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to design and maintain effective, simple, repeatable, and dependable business processes.
• Ability to work closely with BU and functional leadership teams to promote strong business performance and achieve business goals.

Preferred Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in finance or project controls, with 4 years in management.
• Accounting Certification (CPA, CA, or equivalent).
• Previous public accounting experience.

Compensation

The compensation range that we expect to pay for this position is between $165-225k. Actual compensation may vary depending on candidate location and experience.

Kbr Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture.  These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company.  That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together. 

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.