Project Budget Analyst - Salt Lake City, United States - CRG

Description

Project Financial Analyst | REMOTE


Summary:

CRG is seeking a REMOTE Project Financial Analyst for a long-term ongoing contract that historically gets extended over and over for years This professional will manage and track project budgets and work directly with multiple Project Managers to help them understand the financial progress and variances of each project, ensuring they stay on track.

Our Retail client with over $80B in annual revenue has over 2,000 stores, across 21 US states, with over 400,000 employees.

This company is a leader in sustainable retailing with a passion for delivering excellence.

By driving omni channel growth, efficiency in the shopping experience and continuing to develop with new technologies; this company is growing and developing continuing success.

The leadership team strives for work-life balance for all its employees, including focusing on creating an inclusive and collaborative environment for contractors


Location:
REMOTE - Must live

within 90 miles

of one of the following locations:
Chicago, IL
Salisbury, NC
Greenville, SC
Hyattsville, MD
Scarborough, ME
Quincy, MA
Carlisle, PA
Manchester, CT


Duration:
Ongoing long-term contract that will most likely be extended over and over for 1-2+ years or more

Compensation:
$45 - $50 / hour
CRG Benefits for Contractors after 90 days:401K plan, where CRG matches 100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 2% of employee contributions

Competitive Medical, Vision, & Dental insurance plans - Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA) also available with our medical plans.

CRG matches the first $500 of the HSA contributions
Life Insurance, Long- & Short-Term Disability Offered

Description:
Review and monitor project budgets, identifying areas of over and underspend
Record daily financial activity for each project and relay the accurate project financials to respective Project Managers
Complete monthly cost analysis, including budget-vs.-actual analysis, cost-to-complete analysis, and various requirements
Discuss with Project Managers any identified budget adjustments, recommendations, and/or realignments based on actualized historical information
Track purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and invoices, and report to management regarding the remaining funding available for projects
Receive and process invoices against a projects supplier purchase orders
Review capital interest calculations based on capital expenditures and purchases
Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management
Prepare financials for project stage gate governance processes (i.e. PEG, TCOs and Setup assistance)
Research, retrieve, organize data, and prepare various reports
Process end of period reconciliations and accruals
Identify and implement process improvements

Requirements:
5+ years of experience managing and tracking the costs of projects (capital vs. operating expenses), analyzing budget vs actual and performing forecasting and variance analysis while working directly with Project Managers
Past experience with general accounting processes, with strong understanding of US GAAP

Must have Advanced Excel skills with ability to use short cuts, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, formulas, index matching, conditional formatting, filtering, etc.

Experience initiating and implementing process improvements
Must have exceptional communication skills to be able to clearly communicate with PMs and team and handle difficult conversations with PMs
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