Director, Global Project Finance & Portfolio Strategy

TAIT; Lititz (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

TAIT seeks a Director, Project Finance Business Partner to lead a global portfolio across Fixed, Portable and Producing workstreams. This role partners with Regional Leadership and FP&A to drive forecast reliability, margin discipline, and commercial transparency from bid through closeout.

The position emphasizes data-driven decision support, cross-functional collaboration, and scalable finance capabilities to enable strategic outcomes across geographies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business or related field.
• 15+ years in finance roles including project finance, FP&A, or project controls in complex environments.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in a matrixed environment.
• Deep understanding of forecasting, cost-to-complete, valuations, margin management, contracts, and change orders.
• Experience partnering with senior operational and finance leaders balancing commercial, delivery, client, and financial priorities.
• Knowledge of revenue recognition, cost treatment, capitalization, and agent vs. principal considerations.
• Ability to design/improve financial review routines, controls, reporting, and forecast governance.
• Advanced Excel; experience with ERP costing and BI/data visualization tools.
• Willingness to travel to project sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operating model for project finance business partnering across Fixed, Portable and Producing portfolios, setting consistent standards for forecast reviews, risk escalation, documentation, and portfolio reporting.
• Partner with regional and finance leadership to translate business strategy and project portfolio economics into clear financial decisions.
• Own the finance review framework for project bidding, quote-to-completion, project finance reviews, and geography/compliance expectations.
• Establish governance rhythms that provide leadership with an independent and unbiased view of project performance, margin exposure, and emerging financial risks.
• Serve as the senior finance advisor to Project Management, Producing, Production, Operations, and regional leadership from project award through closeout.

Skills

Leadership

Advanced Excel

ERP costing

BI visualization

Forecasting

Financial risk

Strategic partnering

Communication

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SAP

ERP costing

Job description

TAIT seeks a Director, Project Finance Business Partner to lead a global portfolio across Fixed, Portable and Producing workstreams. This role partners with Regional Leadership and FP&A to drive forecast reliability, margin discipline, and commercial transparency from bid through closeout.

The position emphasizes data-driven decision support, cross-functional collaboration, and scalable finance capabilities to enable strategic outcomes across geographies.