Financial Analyst - Project Controls

This is a local hybrid position based in Avon, IN, requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office.

Company Information:

Phoenix Fabricators and Erectors, LLC (“Phoenix”), founded in 1986 and headquartered in Avon, Indiana, is one of the nation’s leading construction companies having constructed over 5,000 elevated water storage tanks throughout the United States as well as several foreign countries. By employing our own field crews, we are able to offer a turnkey operation – engineering, fabrication, foundation installation, field erection and painting. We also maintain the industry’s highest-rated safety program to protect our employees and our customers. It is this combination of high-quality construction and safe working environment that has earned us numerous “Tank of the Year” awards from the Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association, American Water Works Association, and Tnemec Industrial Coatings.

Job Purpose:

The Financial Analyst – Project Controls supports financial and operational performance across elevated water tower construction projects by providing cost tracking, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical insights. This role acts as a liaison between project management, field operations, and finance to ensure accurate cost control across specialized, long-duration projects.

Description of Essential Duties:

• Monitor project budgets, commitments, actual costs, and forecasts across engineering, fabrication, coating, and erection phases.
• Track cost drivers, including material, labor, subsistence, coatings, equipment usage, and subcontractors.
• Conduct cost-benefit analysis and prepare financial reports to inform decision-making.
• Prepare weekly and monthly job cost reports, including percent complete compared to percentage of cost incurred and estimated cost to completion.
• Prepare and present project status reports to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and effective communication.
• Perform variance analysis and identify risks such as weather delays or productivity issues.
• Monitor and analyze project schedules, ensuring that all tasks are properly sequenced and resources are allocated efficiently.
• Support budgeting and project setup with baseline cost structures.
• Analyze productivity metrics such as shop and field labor efficiency.
• Collaborate with estimating, project managers, superintendents, and accounting teams.
• Develop dashboards and improve project control systems.
• Analyze credit card spending for policy exceptions and other anomalies.
• Overhead cost analysis by department and type.
• Contribution to project margin improvement.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Qualification Requirements:

(To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. These may be varied based on specific requirements of a location or project)

• Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, or Construction Management.
• 2-5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in construction, structural steel, or industrial projects preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with ERP / job costing systems (Sage 100 preferred).
• Familiarity with Power PI or Tableau is a plus.
• AI Integration and Workflow Implementation (not required, but preferred).
• Process Automation with AI tools, Power Automate, or equivalent (not required, but preferred).

Physical Demands:

(The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.)

Sedentary position requiring extended periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Talking, hearing, and repetitive motions are required. Constantly and repeatedly use of keyboard/mouse.

Work Environment:

(The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.)

Clean and climate-controlled office environment.

Phoenix Fabricators and Erectors, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Phoenix Fabricators and Erectors, LLC is also an E-Verify participant.

The above statements reflect the principal functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.

of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.

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