Project Analyst II

Role Overview

• Engages and supports all financial aspects across the entire project lifecycle
• Models and analyzes gross margin scenarios from initial engagement through final negotiations, offering revenue and cash performance recommendations and enhancement strategies
• Ensures the accuracy of the PM system by overseeing changes to budget, commitments, forecasts, and expenditures, aligning work plans with client/contract requirements
• Reviews and ensures timely and accurate invoice approval and payment applications according to client terms and requirements, including subcontracting needs
• Collaborates with the project manager and cash management team to proactively resolve billing and revenue discrepancies
• Generates and evaluates standard and ad hoc reports to identify and track potential cost issues and overruns
• Investigates budget anomalies and resolves variances or escalates concerns to discuss actions
• Forecasts and monitors project estimate-at-completion (EAC) by recording potential and actual changes to cost accounts, including change orders, trends, and deviations
• Facilitates an efficient earnings review process with the project team, using GAAP and revenue recognition concepts to analyze project finance performance
• Performs project revenue adjustments with general supervision
• Escalates project performance that impacts office results to the office finance manager in a timely manner
• Develops client and subconsultant relationships, ensuring effective client service and efficient subconsultant management
• May offer guidance and mentorship to Project Finance Associates, including oversight of day-to-day work
• Utilizes PFAs for routine transactional support
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of financial, project accounting/analysis, or related experience
• In lieu of education, 6 years of financial, project accounting/analysis, or related work experience
• Ability to manage ownership of the project finance responsibilities for small to medium projects or ownership of a portion of larger projects
• Ability to read and comprehend contract requirements to ensure adherence
• Developing an understanding of HNTB internal project finance/accounting processes
• Intermediate data analysis skills, able to accurately analyze and interpret data to draw conclusions using tools such as Excel, HNTB's enterprise reporting system, and HNTB's project management system
• Intermediate conceptual and analytical skills, driving action on data
• Intermediate organizational skills, ability to multitask, and self-directed.

Benefits

• HNTB Total Rewards