Finance Project Controller
Grand Rapids, MI - USA
Job Summary
This position is truly a bridge between the operational & financial functions of the organization and as such would suit individuals who have demonstrated ownership and accountability for delivering results in a matrixed environment or working as a business partner to operational functions to jointly drive organizational success.
**This role offers the flexibility to work on a hybrid model. Regular project site visits will be required and up to one week per month on site will be expected during critical stages of project execution.
We offer:
- Career Development
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits
- Pay Transparency
- Global Opportunities
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $76K - $115K at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location education experience knowledge and skills.
Tasks and Qualifications:
This is what you will do in this role:
- Joint responsibility with project managers for the financial success of the projects.
- Support Project Managers with project forecast preparation analysis & reporting
- Challenge execution teams to mitigate/minimize potential deviations from budget via risk identification and quantification activities
- Manage project financial projections (Estimates at Complete) and ensure any deviations from budget are clearly quantified and supported by root cause documentation
- Contract review and performance monitoring to driving favorable financial results through Change Order management activities
- Management of project working capital
- Monthly presentation of project financial performance to VP/Director of project execution and creation of associated management reporting dashboards
- Lead weekly pacing calls with PMs to ensure monthly forecast commitments are delivered
- Support ad hoc analysis & other duties as assigned to improve the performance of project controlling function
What we are looking for:
- 5 years experience in either a projects business or manufacturing plant (preferred)
- Strong sense of ownership & accountability with demonstrated ability to deliver success whilst working with an operational business partner
- Personality to build relationships while comfortable challenging and pro-actively driving change
- Inquisitive nature with exceptional analytical critical reasoning and communication skills.
- Desire to understand the product/solutions and not just the numbers
- Strong demonstrated use of SAP (or equivalent ERP) Excel and PowerPoint
- Min. 4-year Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in Accounting or Finance
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About Company
We are a leading supplier of forklifts and warehouse equipment as well as automation technology and software solutions for the optimization of supply chains.