Project Controller - SAP & PMO Finance (Onsite NJ)

Leidos; Newark (NJ); In loco; USD 59.000 - 107.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave and Retirement

Descrizione del lavoro

Leidos seeks a Project Controller to drive financial visibility and project controls for large IT projects in the Utility Technologies Solutions team. Based in Newark, the role requires onsite work three days a week and offers growth in a dynamic PMO environment.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years in project controls, strong Excel skills, and hands-on SAP Ariba experience to track budgets, forecasts, and invoicing across multiple SAP workstreams.

Competenze

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, MIS or related degree.
• 2–4 years of experience in project coordination, project controls, financial analysis, PMO support, or project analyst roles.
• Hands-on experience with SAP Ariba for vendor invoicing and financial tracking.
• Experience using Smartsheet for project tracking, reporting, or coordination activities.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including reporting, data analysis, and financial tracking.
• Experience using VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, and other advanced Excel functions is highly preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Mansioni

• Track and maintain project financials, including budgets, forecasts, actuals, commitments, and spend analysis.
• Support monthly financial reporting, variance analysis, and ad-hoc reporting requests for project leadership and stakeholders.
• Process and track vendor invoices using SAP Ariba.
• Partner with vendors, procurement teams, and project managers to ensure timely invoice approvals and accurate financial reconciliation.
• Maintain project tracking tools, dashboards, and status reports using Smartsheet and Microsoft Excel.
• Assist with project forecasting, estimate-to-complete (ETC) updates, and financial data validation.
• Collect, organize, and analyze project data from multiple sources to support decision-making and reporting needs.
• Prepare executive-ready reports, presentations, and project summaries.
• Support PMO governance processes, documentation, and reporting standards.
• Monitor project risks, action items, and financial impacts across assigned workstreams.
• Coordinate with project teams to ensure data accuracy and timely status updates.
• Assist with meeting coordination, documentation, action item tracking, and follow-up activities as needed.

Conoscenze

Strong communication

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, CS, MIS

Strumenti

SAP Ariba

Smartsheet

Pivot Tables

VLOOKUPs

Descrizione del lavoro

Leidos seeks a Project Controller to drive financial visibility and project controls for large IT projects in the Utility Technologies Solutions team. Based in Newark, the role requires onsite work three days a week and offers growth in a dynamic PMO environment.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years in project controls, strong Excel skills, and hands-on SAP Ariba experience to track budgets, forecasts, and invoicing across multiple SAP workstreams.