Project Controller

About the role

Assists the Project Controlling Team with various finance-related tasks, ensuring accuracy and optimizing project performance.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a sparring partner to the Project Manager in finance-related questions
• Ensures the accuracy of project books and records and supports the PM to maintain and record such in the appropriate systems
• Sets up monthly forecasts and proactively challenges changes/discrepancies
• Maintains the financial results according to set targets with due professional care
• Optimizes the project gross profit, cash flow, and assets and financing instruments
• Meets with project managers monthly to discuss commercial/financial aspects of each project
• Identifies, evaluates, and assesses risk and opportunities, strategies, and response activities
• Takes full responsibility for all commercial risks and opportunities
• Reconciles original contract value and change orders for each project, including obtaining copies of all contracts if needed
• Supports the Project Controlling team to provide a monthly PoC
• Ensures compliance with KNAPP guidelines for all commercial aspects
• Attends project handover meetings
• Accurately bills/receives revenue as part of the monthly close process and assists in the completion of the monthly close/reporting process
• Improves project reporting and provides more relevant reporting and analysis, including intercompany billing process
• Reviews project purchase orders to ensure correct cost allocations
• Works on special projects as requested

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting with 3+ years related experience and/or training
• Experience working with business operations in finance/accounting liaison role
• Experience with SAP
• Competency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Very strong Excel experience/competency, able to interpret/write complex formulas
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail with impeccable follow-through
• Ability to meet critical deadlines
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
• Quick learner, analytical, deductive reasoning, detail, and quality oriented

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Passport or ability to obtain passport
• Physical requirements: Sitting for long periods of time, walking, speaking, visual acuity, finger dexterity, lifting up to 20 pounds

Skills

• Financial management
• Project management
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Excel proficiency
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail
• Time management
• Teamwork

Benefits

• Remote work options
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, short and long-term disability, and more!
• 401(k) with generous employer matching and no vesting
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Profit sharing
• Paid parental leave
• Subsidized daycare
• Tuition reimbursement
• Pet insurance
• Subsidized food delivery
• Monthly celebrations
• Quarterly employee events
• Corporate social responsibility initiatives including recycling, sustainability, and volunteering

Pay

Industry competitive compensation

Schedule

2 remote days per week, half-day Fridays