Remote Project Controls Lead: Budgeting & Forecasting

Infrastructureandcapitalprojects; Pomona (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a cost controls professional to support a portfolio of electrical substation construction projects. The role involves budgeting, forecasting, and cost variance analysis across 50+ projects, using Excel, Python for risk reporting, and Power BI for visualization.

Flexible work location combines remote, client-site, and Accenture offices to enable collaboration and learning. The ideal candidate has 4+ years of cost management and strong analytical skills, with experience in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, data science, or business, or a combination of education, training, and experience equivalent to a 4-year college degree and 4+ years’ experience in cost controls/management.
• Demonstrated experience in Project Management, Project Controls, and/or Construction Management, or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications, intermediate MS Excel, knowledge of Python programming and basic understanding of Microsoft Access.

Responsibilities

• Download financial data from SAP, SharePoint, Excel files to prepare forecast reports (1200+ records).
• Prepare, review, and update project budgets/baselines, short- and long-term forecasts, and expenditure plans for electrical substation construction projects.
• Develop routine reports to assist in cost monitoring and management, and meet with Project Managers to review the project scope, timelines, forecast costs, including budgets, actuals, and commitments.
• Assist Project managers in reviewing and reporting cost over/underruns versus approved budget/forecast.
• Conduct cost assessments and risk assessments and provide variance explanations for changes in project scope, materials, schedule.
• Update the change management tool based on impact analysis.
• Prepare and present the monthly financial summary for a portfolio of over 50 projects to project management leadership.
• Provide risk analysis reports for various construction programs.

Skills

Cost controls

Project management

Risk analysis

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, data science, or business

Tools

MS Excel

Python

Power BI

Microsoft Access

Job description

Accenture is seeking a cost controls professional to support a portfolio of electrical substation construction projects. The role involves budgeting, forecasting, and cost variance analysis across 50+ projects, using Excel, Python for risk reporting, and Power BI for visualization.

Flexible work location combines remote, client-site, and Accenture offices to enable collaboration and learning. The ideal candidate has 4+ years of cost management and strong analytical skills, with experience in