Project Analyst - Finance

Sysco Northeast Rdc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Northeast RDC in Houston is seeking a Project Coordinator/Analyst to support senior project managers. You will assemble project teams, develop schedules, and deliver artifacts under supervision to ensure timely completion of projects.

You will maintain schedules, produce weekly status reports, track risks and issues, coordinate meetings, and manage shared repositories and WorkDay staffing. Strong Excel, Smartsheet, and communication skills are required; CAPM/PMP is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience with project management tools and methodology.
• Strong communication and follow-up on action items.
• Proficient in Excel and dashboard tracking.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain project schedules and weekly status reports.
• Coordinate and schedule project meetings; capture minutes and track risks/issues.
• Maintain collaboration repositories and manage resource allocations in WorkDay.

Skills

Communication

Follow-up

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree coursework

Tools

Smartsheet

Workday

Excel

Job description

Scope:

Under direct supervision, support and coordinate projects for senior members of the project management team. Deliver specific project artifacts, as directed by the Program Manager. Assemble project team, assign individual responsibilities, and develop schedule to ensure timely completion of project.

Essential Functions:

• Build and maintain project schedule. Produce weekly status reports. Execute on deliverables as directed by Project Managers.
• Coordinate and schedule project related meetings to resolve risks, issues, 6or requests for scope change. Capture and publish project meeting minutes.
• Maintain collaboration site and artifact repositories, including risks and issue lists.
• Submit and track project purchase requests. Update resource assignments and allocations in WorkDay.
• Onboard third‑party resources to specific projects.
• Continuously learn and research new techniques and methodologies to solve project‑related issues.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with project financials, invoice review & approval, and purchase orders
• Maintain and update Smartsheets and dashboards
• Cross team communication and collaboration

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Strong communication and follow up on the action items skills
• Experience in Smartsheet and dashboards preferred
• Workday experience is a plus but not required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Coursework toward Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with project management tools and methodology.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 years of project management experience in a project management, project coordinator or project analyst role.
• CAPM/PMP or similar certification.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel.
• Experience with Agile Methodology.
• Demonstrated ability to lead or host presentations and facilitate meetings.