Project Financial Advisor

We are seeking a Project Financial Advisor to act as a trusted finance partner to project delivery teams, ensuring alignment of financial outcomes with enterprise objectives.

The Project Financial Advisor (PFA) plays a critical role across the entire project lifecycle, including project budget setup review, revenue recognition, and timeline project financial reviews, by delivering disciplined financial stewardship and analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to sound financial management of projects by working as an active financial partner to Project Managers
• 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 and provide support in identifying reasons for variability in project margins
• 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 to the PFA Manager

Project/Portfolio Performance Management:

• Contribute to project performance reviews through analyses and commentary on relevant financial indicators
• Review key measures and financial tracking, including client-specific reporting requests
• Monitor performance against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and flag variances promptly to Finance Business Partners with recommended corrective actions

Audit, Assurance & Customer/Regulatory Responses:

• Respond to customer audit requests, coordinate evidence and formal responses with Controllership and Delivery
• 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 PFOs, Billing, Collections, Cash App, FP&A, Controllership, and business teams to address escalations
• Proactively escalate recurring issues through management to contribute to process improvement initiatives that enhance financial outcomes

Finance Business Partnering Activities:

• Foster a strong understanding and consistent application of corporate financial governance and controls across the business
• Identify and escalate any financial exceptions to PFA Manager to resolve issues at source to maintain project integrity

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, or closely-related discipline
• 1 to 3 years of project finance or commercial finance experience in engineering, construction, or professional services
• Suitable qualifications/accreditations in Accounting/Finance/Business relevant to the jurisdiction(s) you are operating within
• Proficiency expectation is mostly Developing / Working, with some Practiced capability in recurring activities
• Solid grasp of project accounting, financial reporting, Estimate at Completion / Estimate to Complete (EAC/ETC) forecasting processes, and margin analysis
• Experience in commercial support
• Demonstrated experience supporting a multi-project portfolio with hands-on forecasting and reporting accountability
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in MS Office and ERP tools
• Experience with PowerBI or other data visualization tools

Benefits:

• Comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career
• Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life
• Retirement savings
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings

Compensation:

• Expected Salary: $73,000-$95,000