Project Cost Controls Analyst (Remote)

Overview

This role delivers data-driven financial and strategic analysis to support decision-making, performance tracking, and forecasting across projects.

This position is fully remote with periodic travel to project sites required (up to 25%). Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain project-level cost forecasts in partnership with project managers and field operations.
• Monitor changes in assumptions and proactively identify cost drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Lead the monthly reporting process, producing accurate cost performance summaries, variance analyses, and data-driven insights for executive reviews.
• Assist in developing, documenting, and maintaining internal controls over financial reporting to ensure compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act.
• Implement analytics models to forecast future project cost using historical data and key project parameters.
• Assist with the budget mapping process to ensure fiscal responsibility and accuracy.
• Analyze project performance trends and identify key drivers of variance across cost, schedule, and resource usage.
• Conduct root-cause analyses on cost and schedule deviations and partner with leadership on mitigation strategies and corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain cost tracking and reporting systems to support accurate operational reporting.
• Collaborate with project teams and other stakeholders to gather cost data and provide insights into trends.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements through analysis.
• Synthesize complex datasets into clear, compelling storylines and build executive-ready decks highlighting trends, performance metrics, and strategic recommendations.
• Translate variance drivers into clear business narratives and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Periodically visit field locations to understand challenges, support solutions, build trust, and serve as a resource for project teams.
• Identify risks and early warning signals using historical data, benchmarks, and trends.
• Conduct scenario planning to evaluate future scenarios and their potential impact on project outcomes; develop contingency plans and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Communicate data-driven insights to technical and non-technical audiences in collaboration with cross-functional partners.
• Define and analyze key metrics to manage project health, mitigate risks, demonstrate impact, and enable continuous improvement.
• Lead data quality audits and resolve coding or cost discrepancies with field teams.
• Contribute analytics to project lessons-learned reviews and portfolio trend reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Data Science, or a related analytical field.
• 1–3 years of experience in project controls, FP&A, or data-driven roles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured approach to modeling and interpretation.
• Experience partnering with internal stakeholders to identify objectives and work cohesively toward completion.
• Highly effective communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical data into business terms for senior leadership.
• Data-driven and analytical mindset.
• Strong data management skills and creativity in business problem solving.
• Proven ability to build clean, professional presentation decks that influence decision-making.
• Detail-oriented, motivated self-starter.
• Ability to travel as needed to successfully fulfill responsibilities (up to 25%).
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Power BI, Python, and/or SQL.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation Range: $77,866.00 - $97,333.00 (Salary)
• Medical, dental, vision, basic life, and disability insurance (eligible for employees and their families)
• 401(k) plan eligibility
• Vacation, sick, and holiday pay

Equal Opportunity Employment

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces. Discrimination and harassment of any kind are prohibited based on protected characteristics under applicable law.