Project Financial Analyst

divcon • Irving, TX

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About The Position

The Project Financial Analyst supports the financial health and profitability of construction projects for a subcontractor. The role tracks project costs, monitors budgets, forecasts costs, and prepares reports to help projects stay on budget, identify variances early, and provide accurate financial insights to project managers, estimators, and leadership. It requires collaboration with construction teams and familiarity with construction financial practices, including job costing, change orders, retainage, and progress billing impacts.

The analyst supports projects from bidding and pre-construction through active execution and close-out. The role also maintains audit-ready financial documentation, validates invoices and billings, and contributes to improvements in job costing, reporting, and financial workflows.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, construction management, business administration, or a related field.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including financial modeling, pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and data analysis functions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide actionable recommendations.
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities to handle multiple active projects and meet reporting deadlines.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with office and field personnel.
• Detail-oriented and proactive approach to anticipating cost risks and identifying profitability opportunities.
• At least 2 years of experience in project financial analysis, cost control, project accounting, or a related analytical role; construction, subcontracting, or project-based experience is preferred.
• Experience working with project teams in a deadline-driven, fast-paced setting while supporting multiple simultaneous projects.
• Demonstrated ability to produce accurate, insightful financial reports and contribute to cost-saving or profitability initiatives.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with construction-specific software such as Sage 300, Viewpoint, Procore, Foundation, or similar job-costing or ERP systems.
• Familiarity with construction practices such as job costing, change orders, progress billing, retainage, lien waivers, and certified payroll.
• Prior exposure to construction-specific financial tracking, such as budget-versus-actual analysis, cost-to-complete forecasting, variance reporting, or earned value management.

Responsibilities

• Assist with developing and refining project budgets, cost forecasts, and financial plans with estimators, project managers, and construction leads during bidding, pre-construction, and project execution.
• Monitor labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractor expenditures against budgets; analyze weekly cost variances, explain them, and work with project teams on mitigation plans.
• Prepare and maintain project financial reports, including cost-to-complete forecasts, earned value analyses, job profitability summaries, variance reports, cash flow projections, and other key metrics.
• Collaborate with project managers, superintendents, foremen, and field teams to gather cost and progress data, understand cost drivers, validate work completion, and support accurate financial tracking.
• Support review and validation of subcontractor and vendor invoices and outgoing billings to general contractors or owners, checking alignment with contract terms, approved change orders, retainage schedules, and budgeted costs.
• Maintain project financial documentation, including cost databases, change order logs, budget revisions, lien waiver records, and financial models, keeping files current, organized, and audit ready.
• Identify job-costing, reporting, and financial workflow improvements; participate in reviews and help implement practices that improve accuracy, efficiency, and timeliness.
• Assist with project close-out, including final cost reconciliations, profitability analysis, and lessons-learned documentation.
• Perform other duties and special projects supporting the accounting and finance team, project execution, and company success.

Benefits

• Opportunities for growth, hands-on training, and career advancement in the data-center industry.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; the company covers 100% of individual medical premiums and helps offset family coverage costs.
• 401(k) with employer match, eligible after 90 days.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance at no cost to employees.
• Flexible PTO with no accrual requirement.
• For eligible field-based roles requiring travel: business travel expenses, per diem, phone allowance, tools, and PPE at no cost.
• For eligible field-based employees: paid training and additional reimbursable business expenses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level