Director of Finance, Segment Leader

Acuren is currently recruiting for a Director of Fianance, Segment Leader at our Houston, TX location.

Reporting directly to the VP, Financial Operations, the Director of Finance has a strategic, visible, and impactful role that will be responsible for leading the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), accounting and financial reporting functions for TIC Solutions' segment unit. This is a hands-on leadership role that requires command of project-based financial management and complex FP&A initiatives, including budgeting, forecasting, analytics, and business case assessment. This individual will be a value-added business partner to functional leaders within the segment, the segment's leadership team, and corporate executive leadership, in addition to leading the segment accounting team. In this capacity, the Director of Finance will oversee accounting operations and participate with corporate accounting to ensure compliance with US GAAP and all internal control requirements.

Accounting & Financial Reporting

Oversee the entire accounting organization for the segment (General Ledger, Project Accounting, Billing, and internal controls).
• Ensure accurate and timely revenue recognition, including partnership with project managers and other business partners to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes with strict deadlines.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

• Direct the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting process with a project-by-project and practice-area view.
• Partner with functional stakeholders and executives on all FP&A related activities to become a trusted leader and a source of financial advice to the strategic decision-making process.
• Support the team with pricing analyses and evaluate incentive plan design and achievement.
• Analyze monthly financial results, identifying drivers of favorable and unfavorable performance, conducting ad-hoc analyses, developing remediation plans, and incorporating insights into monthly forecasts.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly deliverables including management reporting packages and supporting board and investor presentations.
• Maintain and enhance key performance indicators in support of functional and executive leadership.
• Drive working capital optimization.

Leadership & Strategic

• Attract, mentor, and develop a team of professionals across the segment accounting team.
• Evaluate, implement, and optimize business systems.
• Drive process improvement within accounting operations.
• Assist with establishing the financial integration strategy of newly acquired companies and execute said strategy.
• Function as a business partner to the executive team on M&A evaluation, organic growth investments, and capital allocation.

Required

• CPA required
• 12-20+ years of progressive experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role overseeing both accounting and FP&A.
• Proven track record managing project accounting in firms that bill time & materials, fixed-fee, or milestone-based contracts.
• Hands-on experience with Deltek Vantagepoint or similar project-centric ERP systems.
• Strong technical accounting background combined with business-oriented FP&A skills.
• Exceptional leadership and people-development capabilities.
• Openly and positively communicate, possess a strong work ethic, and exhibit natural curiosity.

Preferred

• Master's degree or MBA.
• Big 4 or large regional public accounting experience (audit or transaction advisory).
• Experience taking a services firm through scale-up, IPO readiness, or private-equity transaction.
• Familiarity with government contracting (FAR, CAS, DCAA) if applicable.

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, dental, and supplemental insurance
• 401K Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off

Acuren is a trusted, single source provider of technology-enabled asset protection solutions used to evaluate the structural integrity of critical energy, industrial and public infrastructures. Committed to delivering a Higher Level of Reliability, Acuren provides an unrivaled spectrum of capabilities including inspection, traditional and advanced NDE/NDT, failure analysis, rope access, materials engineering, field engineering, reliability engineering, drones, robotics, V-Deck and condition-based monitoring services.

Our work is critical to the integrity and safety of industrial firms, including petroleum refinery, pipeline, power generation, pulp & paper, mining, pharmaceutical, aerospace and automotive industries. Acuren employs over 4,000 dedicated professionals supporting the mechanical integrity and inspection programs of the world's largest industrial segments.

Acuren is a market leader. Our formula for success is straightforward: be capable locally, with certified and well-equipped personnel supported by trained, experienced leaders. Continuing to build on a strong heritage of safety, quality and professionalism, Acuren strives to maintain incident free work environments, pursues advanced technical developments, and supports reliability programs that are valued by clients and employees.

#LI-MH1