Intermediate Project Financial Advisor

WSP•Lawrenceville, GA

About The Position

WSP is seeking an Intermediate Project Financial Advisor (PFA) in the United States to support its Earth and Environment business line. The PFA partners with Project Managers to promote project profitability, financial compliance, accurate forecasting, and strong financial performance across a portfolio of projects. The role supports projects throughout their lifecycle, from budget setup and revenue recognition to ongoing financial reviews. It involves advising on profitability, working capital, compliance, decision-making, and risk identification, independently handling projects of varying complexity and supporting more complex projects with guidance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or a closely related discipline, or demonstrated equivalent experience.
1 to 3 years of project finance or commercial finance experience in engineering, construction, or professional services.
Relevant Accounting, Finance, or Business qualifications or accreditations for the jurisdiction(s) of operation.
Solid understanding of project accounting, financial reporting, EAC/ETC forecasting, and margin analysis.
Experience in commercial support, such as project integration, contracts, WIP, or revenue recognition.
Demonstrated experience supporting a multi-project portfolio with hands-on forecasting and reporting accountability.
Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with MS Office and ERP tools.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
Strong stakeholder relationship management and engagement skills, with the ability to influence delivery, commercial, and finance leadership.
Critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyze data and documentation and reach effective, economical, and logical conclusions.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate professionally with accounting and non-accounting audiences.
Strong planning, prioritization, time-management, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Power BI or other data visualization tools.
Experience with Oracle ERP tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner with Project Managers on project financial management and adherence to contractual obligations and financial terms.
Advise on project setup, including Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), budgets, rates, and pricing-tool inputs.
Support financial planning and risk identification; review category rates and labor structures for recoverability and margin improvement.
Advise on project funding, billing methods, rates, margin considerations, cost-to-serve, and subcontract financial impacts.
Monitor customer contract execution for financial terms and validate project structures and master data in Project Portfolio Management (PPM).
Ensure compliance with financial policies, delegated authorities, and revenue recognition standards; coordinate DBE/WBE/XBE reporting requirements.
Calculate margin and financial impacts, monitor forecast cycles, and review budgets and forecasts for accuracy and alignment with FP&A targets.
Monitor mitigation plans, perform revenue accruals and other financial adjustments, and manage subcontract requisitions, purchase orders, and invoice processing in coordination with Procurement and PFO Managers.
Analyze project and portfolio performance, including forecast accuracy, working capital, revenue recognition, change control, and client-specific reporting.
Monitor KPIs, identify variances, recommend corrective actions, participate in Project Manager review meetings, and escalate recurring financial issues.
Validate contract setup controls and revenue recognition; monitor Work at Risk (WAR) and support project closeout where contractual requirements apply.
Respond to customer audit requests, coordinate evidence and formal responses, collaborate on audit responses, and maintain audit-ready records and decision logs.
Collaborate with finance, billing, collections, cash application, FP&A, controllership, and business teams to resolve escalations.
Identify and assign time and cost transfers and allocations; review and adjust project costs as needed.
Promote consistent application of financial governance and controls, escalate exceptions, support efficiency and performance initiatives, and help explain variances and P&L impacts.
Identify future cost pressures and potentially loss-making projects and help ensure mitigations are implemented.