Finance Manager
Middleton, MA, US, 01949
Join Amrize as a Finance Manager and help construct what's next. If you're ready to put your skills to work on projects that matter — and build a career with a company that’s building North America — we want to hear from you!
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Finance Manager is the finance partner to the Northeast and Great Lakes regional construction material businesses. The role delivers complete, accurate, and timely financial information, budgeting, and forecasting, and builds a clear understanding of the drivers behind each product line's results. This role reports to the Regional Finance Director.
The Finance Manager owns the integrity of market-level financial reporting, including SOX compliance, balance sheet account reconciliations, and inventory accounting. The role also serves as the link between the markets and corporate finance, supporting consolidation, planning, tax, treasury, and audit. Identifying and implementing best practices across plants, quarries, and job sites is a key part of the job.
WHAT YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH
Financial close and reporting
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close for assigned aggregates, ready mix, asphalt, and construction operations, with a critical review of financial statements against operating performance and timely corrections.
- Deliver accurate financial statements and timely monthly management reporting for each product line and market.
- Keep statutory reporting and product line reporting consistent, in line with US GAAP.
- Interpret monthly, quarterly, and annual results from a financial perspective and flag business issues early.
SOX compliance and internal controls
- Own the documentation and operation of SOX key controls for assigned markets.
- Lead the self-testing cycle, remediate control deficiencies, and keep evidence audit-ready.
- Serve as the market contact for internal and external auditors, including walkthroughs, sample requests, and follow-up on findings.
- Ensure compliant use of common systems and adherence to company policies, delegation of authority, and segregation of duties.
Account reconciliations and balance sheet integrity
- Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations, and resolve reconciling items promptly.
- Review and clear suspense and clearing accounts, accruals, prepaid items, and intercompany balances.
- Oversee inventory accounting, including aggregate stockpile surveys and book-to-physical adjustments, raw materials (cement, aggregates, liquid asphalt, admixtures, RAP), parts, and supplies.
- Review reserves (inventory obsolescence, bad debt, warranty) and working capital, including receivables, retainage, and payables.
- Support fixed asset accounting for plants, mobile equipment, fleet, and quarry assets, including capital project tracking and depletion.
Business partnering and analysis
- Provide financial support and analysis to general managers and plant & operations leaders.
- Analyze key drivers: volumes (tons, cubic yards), average selling price, cost per ton/yard, plant utilization, delivery and haul costs, raw material and energy costs, and margin by product line.
- Support construction and paving business reporting, including job costing, percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, backlog, and over/under billings (WIP schedule).
- Link KPIs directly to financial reporting and drive continuous improvement in financial processes.
Safety
- Enhance the safety culture of Amrize, and demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving, and adhering to health, safety, and environmental policies in all work environments, including plants, quarries, and job sites.
- Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to health, safety and environmental policies in all work environments and areas. Promote a culture of safety and exhibit these behaviors.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, or equivalent experience
Additional Education Preferred: Master's degree
Field of Study Preferred: Finance or Accounting
Required Work Experience: 5–8 years of progressive financial management experience, ideally in construction materials, or a similar asset-intensive industry
Travel Requirements: 5-10%
Additional Requirements:
- Experience working with a business unit
- Demonstrated financial/business analysis/cost control skills
- Detailed knowledge of A&C operations
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills
- Ready Mix business model knowledge
- Strong ability to influence with and without authority
- E-One/ERP skills and working knowledge of Ready Mix financial systems
- GAAP/IFRS knowledge
- Successful candidates must adhere to all safety protocols and proper use of Amrize approved Personal Protection Equipment ("PPE"), including but not limited to respirators. Subject to applicable law, employees that are required to wear respirators must be clean shaven where the respirator seal meets the face in order to pass the qualitative and quantitative fit tests.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Competitive salary
- Retirement Savings: Choose from 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax savings
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance
- Holistic Health & Well-being programs
- Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for health and dependent care
- Vision and other Voluntary benefits and discounts
- Paid time off & paid holidays
- Paid Parental Leave (maternity & paternity)
- Educational Assistance Program
- Dress for your day
Nearest Major Market: Boston