Senior Financial Planning & Project Analytics Lead

CME Associates

Schaumburg (IL)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 160,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Fehr Graham, based in Schaumburg, Illinois, seeks a Financial Planning and Project Accounting Manager who can turn project data into better business decisions. You’ll lead our project accounting and financial analysis team, strengthen forecasting, and help project managers and operational leaders understand what the numbers mean for their work.

This hands-on leadership role partners with the CFO and other leaders to improve profitability, reporting, and financial tools.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field.
7+ years of progressive experience in project accounting, financial planning and analysis, or related finance work, including leadership or supervisory responsibility.
Experience in an architecture, engineering or construction (AEC), professional services or other project-based environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead project accounting, project profitability reporting, budgeting and forecasting, dashboards, KPIs and analytics.
Lead and develop the project accounting and financial analysis team with feedback and professional development.
Partner with project managers and operational leaders to understand results and determine next steps.
Build and improve budgets, forecasts, profitability models, dashboards and leadership reporting.