Project Finance Analyst

About the Position

Dexis Professional Services (DPS) is seeking a Project Finance Analyst to join our Project Management Unit and liaise closely with the Corporate Finance and Accounting Unit. The Project Finance Analyst will support the divisions accurate and timely analysis and reporting of project financial data in close coordination with the Project Managers and Corporate Finance and Accounting. The Project Finance Analyst will support the integrity of the company’s operations through contributing to the development and refinement of project financial management policies, guidelines, procedures, and tools.

Responsibilities

• Routinely analyze projects’ progress in achieving financial targets and recommend adjustments or resource realignments to project managers.
• Recommend and implement financial management processes for the accurate, timely, and compliant reporting of project financial data, including level-of-effort tracking and reporting.
• Review monthly project invoices.

• Oversee the monthly invoice process for project consultants and subcontractors.
• Recommend project financial management tools to project staff and develop templates based on contract mechanism type and client reporting requirements.
• Further refine project-based procurement policies, systems, guidelines, and tools.
• In collaboration with business development teams, develop and review proposal and modification budgets for new and existing activities.
• Assist in preparing DPS’ annual corporate budget and re-forecasting at intervals throughout the year.

• Oversee full cycle project- or location-specific audits; contribute to annual company audits.
• Assist in developing the necessary controls for project- and location-specific activities.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or other related field.

• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in project finance, management, or accounting.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office applications, particularly MS Excel.
• Demonstrated familiarity with one or more accounting systems, ideally Deltek Costpoint.
• Ability to work in the US without sponsorship.
• Familiar with a range of project management tools and techniques.

• Able to develop strategies and execute with a high degree of ownership.
• Results-oriented and driven to innovate in a flexible environment.
• Resourceful problem-solvers who take the initiative to learn new skills.
• Able to manage up, articulate opinions, and present resourceful alternatives.
• Excellent financial management skills.

• A keen eye for detail and an eagerness to solve problems, and the ability to explain. financial data to non-financial audiences.