Strategic Finance Analyst – Multi-Site Ops & Cost Control

Knight Facilities Management, Inc.; Southfield (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Knight Facilities Management, Inc. seeks a Financial Analyst / Controller to support a large national IFM account across multiple sites. You will work with the Account Director and operations teams on budgeting, forecasting, and cost control to keep operations profitable.

This role suits someone who enjoys partnering with operations, working with data, and delivering measurable business impact through financial insights and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
• 5–10+ years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, or similar roles.
• Advanced Excel skills and comfort with data and systems.
• Experience supporting multi-site or operational environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support financial management of a large IFM account across multiple sites.
• Build and maintain budgets, forecasts, and financial models.
• Track and analyze key cost drivers such as labor, overtime, vendors, and materials.
• Identify variances and clearly explain drivers.
• Partner with operations to improve cost control and productivity.
• Prepare monthly financial reports and performance summaries.
• Develop dashboards and tools to improve visibility into key metrics.
• Review billing, invoicing, and revenue recognition for accuracy.
• Track change orders, vendor spend, and pass-through costs.
• Support financial planning, reforecasting, and cost savings initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Data translation

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel willingness

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

Excel

Job description

Knight Facilities Management, Inc. seeks a Financial Analyst / Controller to support a large national IFM account across multiple sites. You will work with the Account Director and operations teams on budgeting, forecasting, and cost control to keep operations profitable.

This role suits someone who enjoys partnering with operations, working with data, and delivering measurable business impact through financial insights and reporting.