PMO Project Cost Control Manager

Overview

The PMO Project Cost Control Manager works as part of the project PMO team and is responsible for preparation and maintenance of project financial forecasts. This includes team labor, hardware, software, real estate, travel, and contingency reserves approved within the initiative’s budget.

This role requires close collaboration and coordination with stakeholders across multiple internal workgroups. Strong experience in PMO or project management within large-scale or complex initiatives, fluency in financial project administration and resource management, and the ability to communicate complex topics to a variety of stakeholders and leaders are essential.

Responsibilities

• Review sales solutioning documentation and extract relevant budgetary information to compile initial labor demand in collaboration with project leadership and workforce management.
• Develop a budget tracking workbook for each project using a standardized template.
• Monitor project expenses to ensure adherence to the budget, extracting relevant details from multiple data sources.
• Investigate and present variances between actual and forecasted expenditures; remain aligned with the project’s change management and resource management plans and refer decision items for governance as appropriate.
• Facilitate financial meetings with project leadership and stakeholders.
• Report project performance against targets and provide insight and recommendations based on data analysis to project leaders.
• Identify and analyze financial risks as they arise and participate in development of mitigation strategies.
• Maintain comprehensive, organized documentation of financial reporting artifacts throughout the project.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for budget questions from both the project team and supporting workgroups.
• Align financial planning with project phases and ensure financial considerations are integrated into planning and decision-making.
• Audit incoming labor expenses within the timekeeping system and serve as time administrator for the project team.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of PMO, project coordination, project management, or project financial management experience.
• Experience managing financial data for large-scale project implementations or organizational departments.
• Strong understanding of the project lifecycle and PMO governance processes.
• Experience presenting complex topics to a variety of audiences and scaling detail as appropriate to convey intended meaning.
• Exceptional attention to detail and documentation management skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and CoPilot.

Preferred Qualifications

• CAPM or PMP Certification.
• Familiarity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay range: $69,400.00 - $99,200.00 per year.
• Base pay may vary based on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors.
• Full-time salaried candidates are eligible for a generous, flexible vacation policy.
• 401(k) employer match.
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Educational assistance.
• Leadership and technical development academies.

Location and Work Details

• Remote-based opportunity within the United States.
• Travel: 0-10% through the work.
• Video cameras must be used during all interviews and during the initial week of orientation.
• Application deadline for this posting: 10/30/2026.