Finance Data & Reporting Specialist (Remote) Manager | Individual Contributor
We are looking for a highly analytical Finance Data & Reporting Specialist to drive project profitability analysis, management reporting, and remediation initiatives. This role will work closely with Project Delivery, Finance, Engineering, HR, and Technology teams to identify performance drivers, investigate issues, improve controls, and provide actionable insights to management.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze project revenue, costs, productivity, utilization, and gross margins.
- Identify trends, variances, risks, and profitability issues across projects.
- Investigate data discrepancies, billing exceptions, project tagging issues, and unexplained financial results.
- Conduct root cause analysis and recommend corrective actions, process improvements, and control enhancements.
- Monitor remediation plans, track action items, and ensure timely resolution of issues.
- Prepare management reports and performance dashboards with clear recommendations.
- Partner with stakeholders to improve project reporting, financial controls, and operational effectiveness.
- Support ERP, reporting, and process improvement initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, Statistics, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in FP&A, management reporting, profitability analysis, cost analysis, or business performance analytics.
- At least 2 years' experience independently analyzing financial results, investigating variances, and presenting recommendations.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, reconciliations, and large data analysis.
- Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- CPA designation is an advantage but not required.
- Experience in project profitability, labor utilization, staffing costs, and project delivery operations.
- Experience with ERP systems (Acumatica preferred), Power BI, SQL, or other reporting tools.
- Background in audit remediation, controls improvement, or process enhancement initiatives.