Project Control Analyst

Jobtailor; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Oakland, CA is seeking a seasoned Program Financial Manager to lead staffing plans and manage program financials across large IT projects.

You will collaborate with Finance, IT, PMO, and vendors, delivering Power BI and Excel dashboards, ensuring controls, capitalization policies, and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in program financial management, PMO, or project controlling.
• Experience with forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Hands‑on experience with SAP (PRJ, WBS, or similar financial modules)
• Experience managing vendors and validating invoices.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Experience supporting large IT or transformation programs.
• Familiarity with utility or regulated environments.
• Experience with financial controls, capitalization policies, and audit processes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and cross‑functional coordination skills.
• Advanced reporting and dashboarding skills (Power BI, data modeling, executive reporting design) nice to have.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the program staffing and resource plan, ensuring alignment with demand, roles, and approved budgets
• Manage program financials including forecasting, actuals tracking, accruals, and variance analysis
• Perform SAP PRJ financial updates, ensuring accuracy, cost alignment, and compliance with internal controls
• Conduct time-charging reviews to validate capitalization vs. expense and ensure audit readiness
• Oversee vendor management activities including staffing alignment, rate compliance, invoice validation, and issue resolution
• Drive timesheet governance, including compliance monitoring, exception handling, and submission enforcement
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports (Power BI / Excel) for financials, staffing, and vendor performance
• Support PMO governance processes with reporting, coordination, and compliance tracking
• Act as a liaison across Finance, IT, PMO, Business teams, and vendors to resolve operational and financial issues
• Provide ad-hoc analysis, executive summaries, and leadership reporting to support decision-making

Skills

Program Financial Management

Forecasting and Variance Analysis

Vendor Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Cross-Functional Coordination

Advanced Excel skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Excel

SAP PRJ

WBS

Job description

• Own and maintain the program staffing and resource plan, ensuring alignment with demand, roles, and approved budgets
• Manage program financials including forecasting, actuals tracking, accruals, and variance analysis
• Perform SAP PRJ financial updates, ensuring accuracy, cost alignment, and compliance with internal controls
• Conduct time-charging reviews to validate capitalization vs. expense and ensure audit readiness
• Oversee vendor management activities including staffing alignment, rate compliance, invoice validation, and issue resolution
• Drive timesheet governance, including compliance monitoring, exception handling, and submission enforcement
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports (Power BI / Excel) for financials, staffing, and vendor performance
• Support PMO governance processes with reporting, coordination, and compliance tracking
• Act as a liaison across Finance, IT, PMO, Business teams, and vendors to resolve operational and financial issues
• Provide ad-hoc analysis, executive summaries, and leadership reporting to support decision-making

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of experience in program financial management, PMO, or project controlling
• Experience with forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting
• Hands‑on experience with SAP (PRJ, WBS, or similar financial modules)
• Experience managing vendors and validating invoices
• Strong Excel skills
• Experience supporting large IT or transformation programs
• Familiarity with utility or regulated environments
• Experience with financial controls, capitalization policies, and audit processes
• Strong stakeholder engagement and cross‑functional coordination skills
• Advanced reporting and dashboarding skills (Power BI, data modeling, executive reporting design) nice to have
• Travel may be required
• Must reside in the Bay Area

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in program financial management, including forecasting, variance analysis, and compliance with financial controls. Proficient in vendor management and stakeholder engagement, with advanced skills in reporting and dashboarding using Power BI and Excel.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Program Financial Management
• SAP Financial Modules
• Forecasting and Variance Analysis
• Vendor Management
• Advanced Reporting and Dashboarding

Hard Skills

• Financial Reporting
• Variance Analysis
• Forecasting
• Financial Controls
• Capitalization Policies
• Audit Processes
• Time‑Charging Reviews
• Cost Alignment
• Compliance Monitoring
• Invoice Validation

Soft Skills

• Stakeholder Engagement
• Cross-Functional Coordination

Industry Keywords

• PMO
• Utility Environments
• Regulated Environments

Tools & Technologies

• Power BI
• Excel
• SAP PRJ
• WBS