Project Controls & Budget Analyst

Techserv; Conroe (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental benefits

401(k)

Training and development opportunities

Paid time off

Job summary

TechServ seeks a Project Controls Specialist to support engineering teams with project budgeting, financial tracking, billing coordination, and operational reporting. This role partners with the Manager of Engineering, Project Managers, Coordinators, and Accounting to ensure accurate project data and informed decisions across multiple programs.

The successful candidate has hands-on budgeting and accounting experience, strong Excel skills, and the ability to explain financial data.

Qualifications

• Experience in project controls, project accounting, financial analysis, or related role with budgeting responsibility.
• Knowledge of project costs, labor charging, billing, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Strong Excel skills: formulas, lookups, PivotTables, data reconciliation.
• Experience with accounting, project management, or reporting systems.
• Ability to investigate discrepancies and drive corrective actions.
• Attention to detail; ability to manage deadlines across multiple projects.
• Strong communication with project teams, Accounting, and leadership.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Teams).
• High school diploma or GED; US work eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain project budgets and financial tracking records.
• Monitor actual labor hours and costs against budgets and schedules.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to develop cost, revenue, and completion forecasts.
• Identify budget variances and funding limits; track scope changes and authorizations.
• Reconcile project dashboards with accounting records and resolve discrepancies.
• Review invoices for accurate hours, rates, and work orders; resolve billing discrepancies.
• Maintain billing rate information and track unbilled work and AR aging.
• Prepare billing summaries and support month-end financial reviews.
• Support financial closeout by ensuring charges and corrections are addressed.
• Maintain project records in Vista and related systems.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Excel

Accounting systems

Attention to detail

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or related field

Tools

Vista

Power BI

Power Query

SharePoint

Job description

TechServ seeks a Project Controls Specialist to support engineering teams with project budgeting, financial tracking, billing coordination, and operational reporting. This role partners with the Manager of Engineering, Project Managers, Coordinators, and Accounting to ensure accurate project data and informed decisions across multiple programs.

The successful candidate has hands-on budgeting and accounting experience, strong Excel skills, and the ability to explain financial data.