Finance Project Analyst

Complete Logistical Services; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Complete Logistical Services is seeking a Finance Project Analyst to provide accurate and timely financial information to support operations and management decision-making. You will partner with Operations and Project Management to analyze project profitability, manage cost performance, and ensure reporting aligns with U.S. GAAP and internal controls.

Strong Excel and ERP experience required. Role emphasizes process improvement, risk assessment, and cross-functional collaboration across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 6–10 years of accounting/finance experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and technical accounting.
• Understanding of cost and project accounting, financial reporting, controls, and SOX.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with sophisticated models.
• Experience with enterprise financial systems / ERP.
• Ability to challenge processes and propose solutions.
• High attention to detail and data integrity.
• Effective cross-functional communication across dispersed teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and support monthly internal/external reporting for accuracy and compliance.
• Analyze financial data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for management.
• Partner with Project Managers to analyze profitability, margins, and forecasts.
• Prepare month-end close entries, estimates, accruals, and adjustments.
• Investigate discrepancies and implement corrective actions.
• Support bid/proposal reviews with profitability and cash flow analysis.
• Apply accounting judgment to ensure GAAP compliance and controls.
• Lead variance analysis, balance sheet reconciliations, and investigations.
• Assist with SOX controls documentation and testing.
• Promote standardized financial policies and improve processes.
• Support working capital initiatives, collections, and cash flow.

Skills

Accounting/Finance experience (6-10y)

U.S. GAAP knowledge

Cost accounting

Project accounting

SOX/internal controls

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Communication & collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Enterprise financial systems

ERP systems

Job description

Finance Project Analyst

About the Role

Complete Logistical Services is seeking a Finance Project Analyst to provide accurate, insightful, and timely financial information that supports operational and management decision-making. In this role, you will serve as a strong financial partner to Operations and Project Management by applying advanced analytical and technical accounting expertise.

Success looks like proactively identifying financial risks and opportunities, improving financial processes and controls, and delivering clear reporting and analysis that strengthens financial visibility, accuracy, and efficiency across projects.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare and support monthly internal and external reporting to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable accounting standards and company policies.
• Perform financial analysis to identify trends, anomalies, risks, and opportunities, translating data into actionable insights for management and operational stakeholders.
• Partner with Project Managers and project teams to analyze project profitability, margins, cost performance, forecasts, and related financial risks and opportunities.
• Prepare and review month-end close entries, estimates, accruals, reclassifications, and other accounting adjustments, ensuring data integrity and appropriate documentation.
• Research and resolve accounting discrepancies and data integrity issues by identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Support bid and proposal reviews by providing financial analysis, including accounting considerations, profitability, cash flow, and financial risk assessment.
• Apply technical accounting judgment to evaluate accounting matters and ensure transactions are recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP, company policies, and internal controls.
• Lead and support variance analysis, balance sheet reconciliations, account reviews, and financial investigations to uncover underlying business drivers.
• Assist with SOX compliance activities, including control documentation and testing, and support audit requirements and external or regulatory reporting.
• Drive consistent implementation of financial policies, accounting standards, procedures, and internal controls across cross-functional teams.
• Support asset management, working capital initiatives, customer collections, and other activities that improve cash flow and overall financial performance.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, and improve financial and accounting processes to strengthen controls, reduce manual effort, and improve data quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Six (6) to Ten (10) years of relevant Accounting and/or Finance experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and technical accounting principles.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting, project accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, and Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) requirements.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including building sophisticated financial models, performing large-data-set analysis, and creating scenario-based models.
• Experience working with enterprise financial systems, including extracting, reconciling, and analyzing information from multiple data sources.
• Ability to proactively challenge existing processes and develop practical solutions that improve accuracy, efficiency, and financial visibility.
• Strong attention to detail, data integrity mindset, and structured problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills to partner across finance, operations, project management, and other teams in a geographically dispersed environment.