Senior Project Controller

Element Logic • Melbourne, FL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Turn financial data into insight that drives project success. Join us as a Senior Project Controller and play a key role in shaping performance across projects in the Americas. As Senior Project Controller, you will be the financial partner to Project Managers and Delivery teams, ensuring strong financial control, accurate forecasting, and clear visibility across all active projects. You will contribute directly to project profitability and operational performance by providing data-driven insights, challenging financial assumptions, and supporting decision-making throughout the project lifecycle. In this role, you will also support continuous improvement initiatives across systems, reporting, and processes, helping to strengthen project governance and financial transparency in a growing international environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a similar role, including: Project controlling, project accounting, operational finance, FP&A, audit, consulting, or financial controlling.
• Experience supporting project-based businesses, preferably within automation, manufacturing, engineering, construction, systems integration, or professional services.
• Experience partnering directly with Project Managers and Operations leadership.
• Solid business understanding with the ability to translate financial information into actionable business insights.
• Strong analytical skills, including: Ability to interpret and analyze financial and operational data.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Provide recommendations that support decision-making and improve project profitability.
• Experience supporting forecasting and financial planning, including: Revenue, cost, margin, and cash flow forecasting.
• Backlog conversion and revenue timing analysis.
• Estimate to Complete (ETC) and variance analysis.
• Good systems expertise and strong Excel skills, including: Experience working with ERP systems and project accounting environments.
• Understanding of project accounting concepts, including: Revenue recognition.
• Project accruals and reserves.
• Working capital and cash flow management.
• Foreign exchange exposure and risk management.

Nice To Haves

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and/or Power BI is an advantage.
• Experience supporting reporting automation and process improvements is preferred.
• Experience working in an international environment is considered an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Continuous follow-up of all active projects in the Americas region, including: Control of project financials and working capital, including invoicing, collections, unbilled revenue, payments, cash flow, and foreign exchange exposure.
• Monitoring and identifying risks and opportunities related to project costs, budget overruns, revenue recognition, forecast accuracy, margin erosion, and project delivery.
• Contributing to project profitability and operational performance through financial data, fact-based analysis, and proactive business partnering.
• Maintaining project forecasts, including revenue, costs, gross margin, cash flow, and backlog conversion assumptions.
• Reviewing Estimate to Complete (ETC) assumptions with Project Managers and challenging forecast assumptions where appropriate.
• Communicate closely with the project organization, acting as the financial business partner and primary link between Finance and Project Managers.
• Act as Finance's representative in connection with internal project kick-off, project review, and project close-out meetings.
• Analyze completed projects to understand financial and operational performance and identify lessons learned, including: Turn insights from completed projects into recommendations supporting the planning, bidding, and execution of future customer projects.
• Review project budgets and financial information within ERP prior to monthly reporting and close.
• Work closely with Accounting during month-end close, including: Monthly assessments of project accruals, reserves, and project-related balance sheet accounts.
• Revenue recognition assessments and validation of project financial information.
• Analysis and commentary on deviations from budget and forecast.
• Be responsible for project financial reporting at month-end and provide clear explanations of variances, risks, and opportunities.
• Identify potential foreign exchange risks associated with projects and recommend appropriate mitigation actions.
• Support the Delivery organization and other departments with financial analysis, reporting, and project-related business insights.
• Support implementation of process improvements, ERP enhancements, Power BI reporting, and automation initiatives that improve project visibility, forecasting, and financial governance.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k
• HSA accounts
• Career development plans
• Flexibility is offered through a hybrid work approach for all roles that can be performed remotely.

What This Job Offers

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