Manager, Operations Finance

Job Description:

Location: 9045 River Road, Indianapolis, IN 46240

This is an in-office position that offers a hybrid schedule.

Company Overview

Performing over 80 million locates annually, USIC is the most trusted name in underground utility damage prevention.

USIC also provides a full suite of utility services throughout North America.

Our Mission: to deliver quality, efficient, safe, and innovative solutions to protect our partners’ infrastructure and critical assets.

Our Culture is known as Living the SAFE-LIFE: Protecting Infrastructure, Protecting Our Communities, Protecting Ourselves.

Position Summary

The Manager, Operations Finance is a critical role within the Finance Team and reports to the Director, Operations Finance.

The role is a key finance partner to field operations, working closely with Divisional and Regional field leadership to analyze and report financial results and key performance indicators, manage labor, optimize trade-offs, and ensure the company meets or exceeds operating plan targets.

The successful candidate will develop a robust understanding of the company’s field operations, build strong business partnerships, and be able to convert data into actions that drive financial and operational improvement.

This role is instrumental to achieving the company’s objectives around revenue and EBITDA growth by supporting strategic decision-making in the field.

Responsibilities


* Directly support field leadership at the Divisional, Regional, and District levels by analyzing and reporting financial and operational results and variance drivers to operations partners


* Support field leadership to effectively manage labor and capacity based on operational metrics


* Partner with operations to optimize financial models, financial and operational metrics, reporting, and other analytical tools to track KPIs and guide business decisions


* Present monthly financial results and variance drivers to operations and company leadership


* Perform financial analysis and support field requests to drive revenue and EBITDA growth


* Manage and support the career development of one direct report

Requirements


* Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or similar field


* 5+ years of experience in Operations Finance or FP&A


* Understanding of budgeting and forecasting processes, with previous experience required


* Understanding of forecasting data models, both operational and financial


* Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and tasks to deliver results in a work environment with competing business interests


* Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills


* Collaborative nature that thrives in interfacing with multi-faceted teams


* Strong drive for results and continuous improvement


* Experience with Workday and Adaptive Planning a plus


* Experience with Power BI, Power Query, Power Automate, and SQL a plus


* Expert-level knowledge of ...