Senior Construction Finance Analyst – Capital Projects

Harvard University; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Wellbeing resources

Tuition assistance and reimbursement

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Harvard University is seeking a Senior Construction Financial Analyst to support the financial oversight of capital construction projects within the Office of Physical Resources and Planning. You will handle budget planning, monthly reporting, and cross‑unit coordination with FAS Finance and CAPS.

The role requires deep capital construction accounting knowledge, strong Excel skills, and the ability to collaborate across departments to ensure accurate cost tracking and timely closeouts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum of 7 years’ relevant work experience.
• Experience in construction project management, property budget oversight, higher education, or non-profit management strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of capital construction accounting principles.
• Strong Excel skills and hands-on experience with analysis and data query tools (e.g., pivot tables, SUMIF, VLOOKUP functionality, formulas).

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly reconciliation of capital construction project costs and A/P adjustments, process journals, and upload monthly charges into PRESTO ensuring timely and accurate budget actuals.
• Support preparation of the $1.5 billion FAS Multi-Year Capital Construction Plan and provide financial and ad hoc analysis and reporting.
• Collaborate with FAS Finance and FAS Development Office to track and reconcile funding for equity-financed projects.
• Use the FROPS system to plan for faculty appointment searches and update budget data in liaison with FAS Finance.
• Provide financial assistance on capital projects managed by the Owner's Project Manager (OPMs).
• Prepare, review, and submit funding and closeout requests for capital construction projects and track their approval progress.
• Work with Project Managers to process invoices, track payments, and verify execution of contracts.
• Collaborate on monthly Executive Summary Reporting for projects over $5M and consolidate output for Senior Management.

Skills

Excel skills

Financial analysis

Budget oversight

Communication

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Pivot tables

SUMIF

VLOOKUP

Formulas

Job description

Harvard University is seeking a Senior Construction Financial Analyst to support the financial oversight of capital construction projects within the Office of Physical Resources and Planning. You will handle budget planning, monthly reporting, and cross‑unit coordination with FAS Finance and CAPS.

The role requires deep capital construction accounting knowledge, strong Excel skills, and the ability to collaborate across departments to ensure accurate cost tracking and timely closeouts.