Strategic Project Controls Analyst

Techserv; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, and Dental benefits

401(k)

Training and development opportunities

Paid time off

Job summary

TechServ is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to support engineering teams with budgeting, financial tracking, billing coordination, and operational reporting. The role connects project activity with financial performance and requires Excel proficiency and strong communication across Project Managers, Engineering, and Accounting.

The successful candidate will maintain reliable reports, support process improvements for collecting, reconciling, and sharing project information, and contribute

Qualifications

• Experience in project controls, project accounting, budgeting, or related roles with direct responsibility for financial reconciliation.
• Knowledge of project costs, labor charging, forecasting, and budget variance analysis.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills including formulas, lookups, PivotTables, and data consolidation.
• Experience with accounting, project management, or reporting systems.
• Ability to investigate discrepancies and drive corrective actions through to completion.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to meet recurring deadlines across multiple projects.
• Effective communication with project teams, Accounting, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain project budgets and funding, with financial tracking.
• Monitor labor hours and costs against budgets, progress, and scope.
• Develop and update cost, revenue, and completion forecasts with Project Managers.
• Identify budget variances and projects nearing funding limits.
• Track scope changes, additional funding needs, and authorizations.
• Reconcile dashboards with accounting records and resolve discrepancies.
• Review invoices for accurate hours, rates, and documentation.
• Coordinate with Accounting to resolve billing discrepancies and corrections.
• Maintain billing rate information used in project reporting.
• Prepare billing summaries and support month-end financial reviews.
• Support financial closeout by addressing charges, billing, and corrections.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial tracking

Excel

Forecasting

Billing coordination

Communication

Project accounting

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

Vista

Power BI

Power Query

SharePoint

Job description

TechServ is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to support engineering teams with budgeting, financial tracking, billing coordination, and operational reporting. The role connects project activity with financial performance and requires Excel proficiency and strong communication across Project Managers, Engineering, and Accounting.

The successful candidate will maintain reliable reports, support process improvements for collecting, reconciling, and sharing project information, and contribute