Project Finance Coordinator: Fast Budgeting & Vendors

Strategic HR Client Job Openings; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AGAR in Greater Cincinnati, OH is seeking a full-time, on-site Project Finance Coordinator to support the financial management of projects from bid through closeout. You will build fast, accurate budget estimates, track spending, manage vendor pricing, and prepare reconciliations while providing financial reporting across active jobs.

Working under the Controller, you will help ensure cost accountability, communicate risks to project teams, and support day-to-day project finance operations with

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in estimating, procurement, vendor management, cost accounting, or project finance within a project-based, bid-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Build timely, accurate project budget estimates using creative briefs, vendor quotes, historical data, and market rates, often with evolving scope or pricing
• Source and manage vendors, compare quotes, negotiate terms, and ensure accountability for cost, scope, and timeline commitments
• Track project spend, monitor job costs and profitability, identify variances, and communicate risks and recommendations to project teams and the Controller
• Support financial documentation, including Statements of Work, change orders, reconciliations, job closeouts, project setup, and reporting
• Maintain vendor rate databases, finance templates, reporting tools, and documented processes while supporting AGAR's values and ongoing process improvements

Skills

Budgeting

Vendor management

Cost accounting

Project finance

Estimating

Analytical skills

Job description

AGAR in Greater Cincinnati, OH is seeking a full-time, on-site Project Finance Coordinator to support the financial management of projects from bid through closeout. You will build fast, accurate budget estimates, track spending, manage vendor pricing, and prepare reconciliations while providing financial reporting across active jobs.

Working under the Controller, you will help ensure cost accountability, communicate risks to project teams, and support day-to-day project finance operations with