Financial project analyst

Job Description

Responsibilities:

Performs complex accounting and analyses of budget activities pertaining to the Facilities space. Reviews and reconciles discrepancies impacting division capital budgets and provides status and recommendations for effective program budget management.

Oversees program cost and the completion of program management varied activities including purchase order status, contracting activities and related project records, validating costs to budget, accumulating, analyzing, summarizing and reporting while following company standards and best practices.

Monitors program spend against budget for materials, services and all expenses and performs analysis of project life from inception to full completion.

Perform as an Ariba expert and be able to run data downloads, assist users with inquiries and liaise with Group Procurement operations team.

Determines cash flow requirements based on project scope, duration, completion, and established pay guidelines and liaise with our Finance partner.

Partners with project director and manager and is a dedicated resource from Pre-Execution to Closeout of programs and projects.

Monitors purchase order status for programs/projects; tracks payables by vendor and by aging on a program basis.

Maintains complete and accurate documentation for projects and programs and steps in to reconcile discrepancies.

Assists project directors with upload files and project coding, ensuring integrity of data and proper classification of capital vs. expense.

Prepares presentations, presents project information to execution and project management teams.

Formatting data that comes from ARIBA (PO system).

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Skills and Requirements

2+ years of experience as a project financial analyst or related.

Experience supporting projects-- preferably capital projects.

Knowledge of the following financial principles:

Assessing return on investment

Tracking cost distribution

Analyzing data

Forecasting

Applying financial coding requirements

Identifying operational issues such as project over-spend or contract non-compliance, recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.

Must have experience managing vendor and project manager relationships.

Advanced level skill in Microsoft Excel (large data sets).

Excellent verbal & written communication. Change management mindset

Power BI

Ariba

Construction or retail, project experience

Facilities / retail experience