Manager of Financial Operations

Job Description

The Manager of Financial Operations oversees financial planning, analysis, and control of project-related activities across the organization. This role ensures effective financial governance, promotes accuracy in forecasting, supports strategic decision-making, and drives financial performance for both client and internally facing projects.

Responsibilities

Lead project financial operations across a portfolio of programs, ensuring accuracy in budgeting, forecasting, revenue recognition, and cost management.Act as a financial business partner to project and program managers, offering insights to optimize performance and mitigate financial risks.Prepare and present executive-level financial reports and dashboards, including KPIs, variance analyses, and forecasting updates.Ensure compliance with accounting standards (e.g., GAAP, IFRS), company policies, and contract terms.Monitor project profitability, billing schedules, and cash flow forecasting.Support internal and external audit processes with proper documentation and data integrity.Assign workloads, monitor deadlines, and support the team in balancing multiple concurrent projects and programs.Support hiring, onboarding, and training of new team members.

Essential Skills

Financial managementProject coordinationProcess improvementProject managementCost managementBudgetingForecastingVariance analysisRisk managementGAAP accountingIFRSLeadershipBachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or related discipline5-8 years of relevant work experience, including 1-2 years in a leadership capacity

Additional Skills & Qualifications

PowerBINetSuiteSuiteProjectsProOpenAir

Work Environment

This role prefers candidates local to Raleigh, with the expectation of being onsite one day per week.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Raleigh, NC.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $103000.00 - $147000.00/yr.

4.5 weeks of PTO
10 paid holidays (8 standard, 2 floating)
401k match up to 6%
Profit-sharing and incentive program

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Raleigh,NC.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 17, 2025.

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\n\nAbout Aston Carter:\n

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

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The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.

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