Project Controls Coordinator

Project Controls Analyst

Location: Cary, NC (Hybrid)

Duration: 12+ Months (High Potential to extend)

Job Summary

The Project Controls Analyst supports project management and engineering teams with financial analysis, project budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, and financial reporting. This role involves creating projects and requisitions in Oracle Cloud, monitoring project expenditures, tracking change orders, coordinating vendor invoicing, and supporting monthly financial close activities.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge, attention to detail, and experience supporting project financials and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project management and engineering teams to create projects and requisitions within Oracle Cloud.
• Support the entry, execution, tracking, and reporting of project change orders.
• Monitor and track biweekly or monthly project payment activities, including Construction Work in Progress (CWIP) and vendor invoicing.
• Assist with forecasting capital expenditures and monitoring project spending.
• Work with gas technologists and engineers to develop forecasts and prepare accurate financial reports for leadership.
• Support forecasting and month-end closing processes in collaboration with the Finance team.
• Assist in developing financial models and reports to track and report program financial performance.
• Coordinate with Accounts Payable, Engineering, Construction, and other departments to ensure timely processing of vendor invoices.
• Analyze financial and project data to identify discrepancies, investigate issues, and support management decision-making.
• Maintain accurate project financial records and ensure the quality and completeness of reporting.
• Manage multiple assignments while meeting deadlines and maintaining accuracy.

Required Qualifications

• A related university degree or technical diploma.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience with financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, or project cost tracking.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to evaluate data accurately.
• Ability to work independently on standard assignments with minimal supervision.
• Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills.

Preferred (Nice to have) Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud, Oracle Fusion, or similar enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
• Experience with project financial management, capital expenditure tracking, and financial reporting.
• Familiarity with project requisitions, change orders, vendor invoicing, and month-end financial close.
• Knowledge of Construction Work in Progress (CWIP) and capital project accounting.

Work Environment

• Typical office environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under strict deadlines.
• High level of responsibility for the accuracy, quality, and completeness of work.
• Limited travel to other company locations and customer facilities.