# Intermediate Project Financial Advisor

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: United States
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $73,000-$95,000
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is currently looking for an Intermediate Project Financial Advisor in the United States to support its Earth and Environment business line.

The Project Financial Advisor serves as a trusted business partner to Project Managers, helping to drive project profitability, financial compliance, forecasting accuracy, and overall financial performance across a portfolio of projects.

## Responsibilities

### Financial Partnering & Project Support

- Contribute to the sound financial management of projects by working as an active financial partner to Project Managers, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations and financial terms.

- Provide guidance on initial project setup, including Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, budgeting, rate selection, and pricing tool development inputs.

- Advise on project financial planning and risk identification.

- Support the review of category rates and labor structures to help maintain project recoverability and financial performance.

- Review labor structures to identify and flag areas for rate optimization and margin improvement.

- Advise on project funding, billing methods, and rates for assigned projects.

- Identify and communicate margin-related observations and cost-to-serve considerations to support financial performance.

- Support the assessment of financial impact of subcontracts to ensure alignment with prime contract and profitability objectives.

### Financial aspects of Contract Execution, Structure & Policy Compliance

- Monitor execution of customer contracts for financial nuances.

- Review and validate project structure in Project Portfolio Management (PPM).

- Ensure compliance with financial policies, delegations of authority, and revenue recognition standards.

- Coordinate and review Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)/ Women Business Enterprise (WBE)/ all business enterprise categories (XBE) reporting requirements.

### Forecasting, Planning & Financial Alignment

- Perform margin impact and financial impact calculations.

- Monitor the project-level forecast cycle for assigned projects.

- Review project budgets and forecasts to support the Project Manager in validating assumptions and financial accuracy.

- Monitor mitigation action plans as directed by the Project Manager and report progress.

- Perform revenue accruals, whenever required.

- Manage sub-contracting activities.

### Project/Portfolio Performance Management

- Contribute to project performance reviews through analyses and commentary on relevant financial indicators.

- Review key measures and financial tracking.

- Monitor performance against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and flag variances.

- Participate in review meetings with Project Managers.

- Investigate recurring financial variances and escalate findings.

- Validate proper contract setup controls.

- Support active monitoring of Work at Risk (WAR).

### Audit, Assurance & Customer/Regulatory Responses

- Respond to customer audit requests.

- Review and collaborate with project team on finance-specific responses to audit requests.

- Ensure records, calculations, and decision logs are audit-ready and retained per policy.

### Cross-Functional Integration & Escalation Resolution

- Collaborate with various teams to address escalations.

- Proactively escalate recurring issues.

- Identify and assign time and cost transfers and allocations.

### Finance Business Partnering Activities

- Foster a strong understanding and consistent application of corporate financial governance and controls.

- Identify and escalate any financial exceptions.

- Support Operations and Business Finance teams in delivering initiatives.

- Support project financial performance monitoring and documentation.

## Requirements

- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, or closely-related discipline.

- 1 to 3 years of project finance or commercial finance experience.

- Suitable qualifications/accreditations in Accounting/Finance/Business.

- Proficiency in Project Target & Performance tracking and Project-Based Accounting.

- Solid grasp of project accounting, financial reporting, and margin analysis.

- Experience in commercial support.

- Demonstrated experience supporting a multi-project portfolio.

- Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in MS Office and ERP tools.

- Experience with PowerBI or other data visualization tools.

- Self-starter who can work independently as well as collaboratively.

- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.

- Exceptional stakeholder relationship management and engagement skills.

- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

- Effective interpersonal and communication skills.

- Strong planning, prioritization, and time management abilities.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

## Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

## Compensation

Expected Salary: $73,000-$95,000

## Skills

### Required
- Accounting
- Business
- Project Finance
- Commercial Finance
- Excel
- MS Office
- ERP tools
- PowerBI

### Nice to have
- Data visualization tools

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