Impactful Project Finance Controller

KNAPP; Kennesaw (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Life insurance

401k with employer match

Paid vacation and holidays

Profit sharing

Tuition reimbursement

Pet insurance

Subsidized food delivery

Employee events

Job summary

KNAPP is seeking a Project Controller to join the Finance team in Kennesaw, GA, supporting Project Controlling across multiple projects and partnering with Project Managers on financial insights.

The role requires 3+ years in finance or accounting, SAP experience, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. This full-time position offers strong benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting with 3+ years related experience and/or training
• Experience working with business operations in finance/accounting liaison role
• Experience with SAP
• Experience and competency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Very strong excel experience/competency. Able to interpret/write complex formulas.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail with impeccable follow through
• Ability to meet critical deadlines
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
• Quick learner, analytical, deductive reasoning, detail, and quality oriented

Responsibilities

• Assist the Project Controlling Team with the following: acts as a sparring partner to the Project Manager in finance related questions
• Ensures the accuracy of project books and records and supports the PM to maintain and record such in the appropriate systems
• Supports Project Manager in creating monthly forecasts and proactively challenges changes/discrepancies
• Supports the Project Manager that the financial results according to set targets are managed with due professional care and optimizes the project gross profit, cash flow and assets and financing instruments
• Meet with project managers monthly to go over commercial/financial aspects of each project
• Supports the PM in identifying, evaluating, and assessing risk and opportunities, strategies and response activities
• Assist PM with reconciling original contract value and change orders for each project including obtaining copies of all contracts if needed
• Supports Project Controlling team to provide a monthly PoC
• Ensures the compliance with the Knapp guidelines for all commercial aspects
• Attend project hand over meetings
• Ensure accuracy of billings / revenue as part of the monthly close process and assist in the completion of the monthly close / reporting process
• Create efficiencies within project reporting and explore ways to provide project managers with more relevant reporting and analysis to include intercompany billing process
• Review project purchase orders to ensure correct cost allocations
• Work on special projects as requested

Skills

Strong Excel experience

Written and interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Meet deadlines

Multi-tasking

Team collaboration

Analytical thinking

Quick learner

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

KNAPP is seeking a Project Controller to join the Finance team in Kennesaw, GA, supporting Project Controlling across multiple projects and partnering with Project Managers on financial insights.

The role requires 3+ years in finance or accounting, SAP experience, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. This full-time position offers strong benefits and growth opportunities.