# Experienced Project Financial Advisor

**Company**: WSP
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $77,100- $151,700
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is currently looking for a Project Financial Advisor to support its Transportation and Infrastructure business line.

The successful candidate will have strong project finance experience within a professional services, engineering, construction, or consulting environment and possess the ability to influence stakeholders while delivering financial insight and recommendations.

### Your Impact

#### Financial Planning & Project Support

- Partner with Project Managers to support the financial success of projects.

- Provide guidance on project setup, including budgets, work breakdown structures (WBS), billing methods, and rates.

- Review project financial performance and identify risks and opportunities.

- Support project forecasting, revenue recognition, and profitability management.

- Analyze labor utilization, project costs, and margins to improve project performance.

- Advise teams on project funding, contract requirements, and financial controls.

#### Financial Oversight & Compliance

- Review project and contract structures to ensure financial accuracy and compliance.

- Monitor contract terms, billing requirements, and revenue recognition methods.

- Ensure adherence to WSP financial policies, procedures, and delegated authorities.

- Support audit requests and maintain complete and accurate financial documentation.

- Assist with compliance reporting requirements, where applicable.

#### Forecasting & Financial Analysis

- Prepare and review project forecasts, budgets, and financial projections.

- Analyze project performance against financial targets and KPIs.

- Identify financial variances and provide recommendations for corrective actions.

- Support working capital management, revenue accruals, and project cash flow activities.

- Provide financial reporting and commentary to project and finance leadership.

#### Portfolio Performance Management

- Monitor financial performance across multiple projects.

- Participate in project review meetings and present financial insights.

- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities impacting project profitability.

- Support project closeout activities and ensure financial obligations are completed.

- Escalate significant financial concerns and recommend solutions to management.

#### Collaboration & Business Partnering

- Partner with Project Managers, Finance Business Partners, Accounting, Procurement, Billing, and Operations teams.

- Support initiatives focused on process improvements and operational efficiency.

- Provide financial guidance to project teams and stakeholders.

- Promote strong financial controls and governance across the business.

### Who You Are

#### Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.

- Professional accounting or finance designation (CPA, CMA, ACCA, CGA, or equivalent) preferred.

- 3-5 years of project accounting, project finance, commercial finance, or related experience, preferably within engineering, construction, environmental, consulting, or professional services organizations.

- Strong understanding of project financial management, forecasting, budgeting, revenue recognition, and project profitability analysis.

- Experience supporting medium to large, complex project portfolios.

- Advanced proficiency in financial analysis, variance analysis, and project performance reporting.

- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong proficiency with ERP systems (Oracle preferred).

- Experience using Power BI or similar reporting and data visualization tools preferred.

- Demonstrated ability to interpret contract financial terms and assess project financial risk.

- Proven ability to influence and build relationships with project teams, operational leaders, and finance partners.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.

#### Preferred Qualifications

- Experience supporting engineering, infrastructure, environmental, or professional services projects.

- Experience with EAC/ETC forecasting methodologies.

- Experience supporting revenue recognition, WIP management, and contract compliance activities.

- Experience working with geographically diverse and matrixed project teams.

### WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

### Compensation

- Expected Salary (all locations): $77,100- $151,700

- Expected Salary (Colorado only): $77,100 - $115,100

## Skills

### Required
- Accounting
- Finance
- Project Financial Management
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Power BI
- Financial Analysis
- Variance Analysis
- Project Performance Reporting

### Nice to have
- EAC/ETC forecasting methodologies
- Revenue Recognition
- WIP Management
- Contract Compliance Activities

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