Sr. Financial Analyst Consultant POST NUMBER: 161824

A large organization is seeking an experienced Project Finance Lead to support a major capital project within a complex enterprise environment. This role will serve as the primary owner of financial oversight, reporting, and governance for a high?visibility, capital?intensive program.

This is a hybrid role requiring regular on?site collaboration with cross?functional partners, with flexibility for remote work.

Key responsibilities include:
• Owning end?to?end financial governance for a large capital program
• Managing project budgets across cash and accrual bases, including CapEx, OpEx, and prepaid expenses
• Leading month?end close activities such as accruals, capitalization reviews, and reconciliations
• Partnering with Accounting and Finance to ensure alignment with corporate policies and audit requirements
• Developing and maintaining executive?level financial reporting, dashboards, forecasts, and variance analysis
• Supporting recurring financial review meetings with senior stakeholders
• Performing ad hoc financial analysis, scenario modeling, and risk identification
• Identifying financial risks, trends, and control gaps and recommending corrective actions
• Leveraging Excel and enterprise ERP tools to build scalable financial tracking and reporting solutions

Qualifications:
• Strong background in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting
• Solid understanding of accounting treatment for project?based costs (capitalization vs. expense, accruals, prepaid expenses)
• Prior hands?on experience in finance or accounting roles with ownership of reporting and analysis
• Advanced Excel skills; strong working knowledge of PowerPoint and collaborative reporting tools
• Experience working within Oracle Financials or a comparable ERP system
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and communicate effectively with senior leaders

This is a contract opportunity expected to last up to 12 months, with the potential to evolve based on project needs.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.