Onsite Project Finance Analyst — LAX

HNTB Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation is seeking a Project Analyst to provide financial guidance to Los Angeles-based project teams, focusing on budgets, profitability, cash flow, and contract compliance.

You will serve as the primary financial advisor throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring success in contracting, compensation and payment terms, workplan alignment, budgets, cost controls, revenue recognition, and cash and invoice management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of financial, project accounting/analysis, or related experience, or In lieu of education, 6 years of financial, project accounting/analysis, or related work experience

Responsibilities

• Engages and supports all financial aspects across the entire project lifecycle.
• Models and analyzes gross margin scenarios from initial engagement through final negotiations, offering revenue and cash performance recommendations and enhancement strategies.
• Ensures the accuracy of the PM system by overseeing changes to budget, commitments, forecasts, and expenditures, aligning work plans with client/contract requirements.
• Reviews and ensures timely and accurate invoice approval and payment applications according to client terms and requirements, including subcontracting needs.
• Collaborates with the project manager and cash management team to proactively resolve billing and revenue discrepancies.
• Generates and evaluates standard and ad hoc reports to identify and track potential cost issues and overruns.
• Investigates budget anomalies and resolves variances or escalates concerns to discuss actions.
• Forecasts and monitors project estimate-at-completion (EAC) by recording potential and actual changes to cost accounts, including change orders, trends, and deviations.
• Facilitates an efficient earnings review process with the project team, using GAAP and revenue recognition concepts to analyze project finance performance.
• Performs project revenue adjustments with general supervision.
• Escalates project performance that impacts office results to the office finance manager in a timely manner.
• Develops client and subconsultant relationships, ensuring effective client service and efficient subconsultant management.
• May offer guidance and mentorship to Project Finance Associates, including oversight of day-to-day work.
• Utilizes PFAs for routine transactional support.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Project accounting

GAAP familiarity

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Job description

HNTB Corporation is seeking a Project Analyst to provide financial guidance to Los Angeles-based project teams, focusing on budgets, profitability, cash flow, and contract compliance.

You will serve as the primary financial advisor throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring success in contracting, compensation and payment terms, workplan alignment, budgets, cost controls, revenue recognition, and cash and invoice management.