Project Control Manager

HireTalent; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent seeks an IT Control Manager to support financial leadership and governance across IT portfolios. This role blends strategic oversight with operational accountability, ensuring GAAP and regulatory compliance while delivering forward-looking insights to IT and Finance leadership.

The IT Controller acts as a financial steward, owning end-to-end portfolio financials, focusing on reporting quality, effective controls, and robust decision support for the organization.

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience operating IT-related business controls or processes (compliance; audit; supply chain; financial accounting; software asset management).
• Bachelor’s degree in technology, science, business, or related field, or 4 years of equivalent experience.
• Ability to articulate core business and technology processes and related trends.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong relationship management and cross-organizational collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Track the schedule: monitor timeliness and identify delays.
• Track the money: ensure spending aligns with budget and costs trends.
• Forecast what will happen: project duration and final cost projections.
• Spot problems early: identify delays, overruns, or risks early.
• Report to leadership: translate project data into clear leadership updates.
• Coordinate project controls: ensure scheduling, cost control, forecasting, change management, and reporting work together.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Relationship management

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

The IT Control Manager supports financial leadership and governance across IT portfolios. This role combines strategic oversight with operational accountability, ensuring compliance with corporate policy, GAAP, and regulatory requirements while delivering forward-looking insights to IT and Finance leadership. IT Controllers I own end-to-end portfolio financials and remain focused on strategic impact, compliance, and leadership. IT Controller, I act as a financial stewards ensuring high-quality reporting, effective controls, and strong decision support.

Responsibilities:

• Track the schedule: Are we on time? What’s falling behind?
• Track the money: Are we spending according to budget? Are costs going up?
• Forecast what will happen: When will we finish, and how much will the project ultimately cost?
• Spot problems early: Identify delays, cost overruns, or other risks before they become bigger issues.
• Report to leadership: Turn project data into clear updates so management understands how the project is performing.
• Coordinate project controls: Make sure scheduling, cost control, forecasting, change management, and reporting are working together.

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years' experience working operationally with information technology related business controls or processes (e.g. compliance; audit; supply chain; financial accounting; software asset management).
• Bachelor’s degree in technology, Science, Business or related field, or 4 years of experience equivalent to the position.
• Ability to articulate core business and technology processes and related trends.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills are required.
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong Relationship Management and collaboration skills, with a track record of working as one team cross-organizationally to drive innovation and business results.