Senior Financial Planning & Project Analytics Lead

CME Associates; Rochelle (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K profit-sharing

Paid time off

Positive work environment

Job summary

Fehr Graham seeks a Financial Planning and Project Accounting Manager in Rochelle, IL to lead our project accounting and financial analysis team. You’ll improve forecasting and profitability reporting for project managers and operational leaders, turning data into actionable insights.

You’ll guide budgeting, reporting, and financial tools development while partnering with the CFO and senior leaders to drive business performance and growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field.
• 7+ years of project accounting and FP&A experience with leadership.
• Experience with Deltek Vantagepoint, Power BI or similar systems.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and management reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead project accounting, profitability reporting, budgeting and forecasting, dashboards, KPIs and analytics.
• Lead and develop the project accounting and financial analysis team.
• Partner with project managers to understand results and determine next steps.
• Build and improve budgets, forecasts, profitability models, dashboards and leadership reporting.
• Recommend improvements to financial planning, project accounting, data quality, reporting and processes.
• Decide analytical methods and reporting approaches within established controls.
• Flag financial risks, forecast concerns and performance issues to the CFO.
• Collaborate with the Controller to align project and general accounting.

Skills

Project accounting

Financial planning

Leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management reporting

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Accounting/Finance/Business Admin

Tools

Deltek Vantagepoint

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Fehr Graham seeks a Financial Planning and Project Accounting Manager in Rochelle, IL to lead our project accounting and financial analysis team. You’ll improve forecasting and profitability reporting for project managers and operational leaders, turning data into actionable insights.

You’ll guide budgeting, reporting, and financial tools development while partnering with the CFO and senior leaders to drive business performance and growth.