Capital Program Finance Leader

ISO New England Inc.; Holyoke (MA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work (3 days onsite)

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Wellness programs

Onsite gym

Onsite café

Relocation assistance

Job summary

ISO New England Inc. is seeking a Lead Finance Partner, Capital Management to lead budgeting, forecasting, and governance for the capital program. You will partner with the PMO to ensure accurate financial information, drive reporting, and manage capitalization in line with GAAP.

The role oversees capital budgets, project-level funding, and ROI analyses, while coordinating with IT and procurement to optimize costs and governance. A senior level with strong modeling and ERP experience is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in financial management, accounting, budgeting, financial planning & analysis, or capital project finance.
• Experience managing capital budgets and/or project financials is strongly preferred.
• Experience partnering with project management, IT, or PMO organizations preferred.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and capital expenditure accounting.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Experience with ERP systems and financial reporting tools.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual capital budgeting and planning process with Finance, PMO, and leaders.
• Develop and maintain capital budgets, including project-level budgets and funding requirements.
• Review proposed capital projects for financial completeness and alignment with funding.
• Maintain capital budget structure and governance framework.
• Support management in evaluating capital investment requests including ROI and funding requirements.
• Serve as Finance partner to the PMO and participate in capital project governance.
• Establish consistent financial reporting requirements across the portfolio.
• Work with project managers to ensure accurate, timely financial information.
• Provide financial input into status reviews, stage-gate processes, and change requests.
• Manage vendor performance and contract change requests with Procurement and Finance.
• Help establish standards for project cost tracking, forecasting, and reporting.
• Maintain forecasts for capital expenditures, completion costs, commitments, and remaining budgets.
• Monitor contract commitments, budget impacts of change orders, and alignment with funding.
• Partner with PMO to understand status, scope changes, cost pressures, and budget impacts.
• Analyze capital spending, budget-to-actual performance, forecast variances, and trends.
• Provide management with timely reporting, dashboards, and variance explanations.
• Prepare financial analyses, models, and presentations for senior leadership and committees.
• Support long-range capital planning and funding assessments.
• Apply GAAP capitalization governance and ensure proper classification and capitalization of expenditures.
• Coordinate project closeouts and asset transfers; support audits related to capital projects.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

ERP systems

Financial analysis

Capital budgeting

Capital projects

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business

Tools

ERP systems

Financial reporting tools

Job description

ISO New England Inc. is seeking a Lead Finance Partner, Capital Management to lead budgeting, forecasting, and governance for the capital program. You will partner with the PMO to ensure accurate financial information, drive reporting, and manage capitalization in line with GAAP.

The role oversees capital budgets, project-level funding, and ROI analyses, while coordinating with IT and procurement to optimize costs and governance. A senior level with strong modeling and ERP experience is expected.