Job Description
Job DescriptionWe are looking for an experienced project finance leader to support a growing organization from Chicago, Illinois by overseeing the financial performance of complex initiatives across a broad portfolio. This Long-term Contract position is ideal for someone who can guide budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, and executive reporting while partnering closely with project leaders and business stakeholders. The role focuses heavily on enterprise project financial management, with many initiatives tied to technology and operations, while also supporting programs in other functional areas. Success in this position requires sound judgment, strong analytical ability, and confidence translating financial data into practical recommendations for leadership.
Responsibilities:
• Guide financial planning activities for a portfolio of enterprise projects, advising teams on budgets, capital needs, forecasts, and overall spend management.
• Perform detailed analysis for multi-year initiatives by tracking actuals, evaluating variances, and updating projections to support informed business decisions.
• Determine appropriate capital and operating expense treatment for project costs in accordance with accounting standards and internal controls.
• Review and support invoice processing, maintain complete financial documentation, and help ensure readiness for audit and compliance reviews.
• Partner with finance, accounting, and operational stakeholders to improve and standardize project financial processes across the organization.
• Develop executive-facing reports, dashboards, and portfolio summaries that communicate key performance indicators, investment status, and spending trends.
• Build financial models and business case support for large capital investments, including initiatives involving integration work related to acquisitions or major business changes.
• Oversee financial coordination with external vendors by monitoring contract-related costs, validating billing accuracy, and assessing the budget impact of scope changes.
• Contribute financial documentation for governance and approval checkpoints, including analyses used to evaluate new projects and funding decisions.
• Identify emerging budget risks, resource cost pressures, and forecast gaps across concurrent projects, then escalate findings with actionable recommendations.
• 7+ years of experience in project or portfolio financial management within large-scale enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated success managing budgets, forecasts, and cost performance across multiple complex initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of capital project accounting, including CapEx and OpEx treatment and long-range investment planning.
• Advanced Excel skills with experience creating financial models, pivot-table analysis, and executive-level reporting materials.
• Ability to communicate clearly with senior leaders and present financial insights in a concise, decision-oriented manner.
• Experience collaborating across accounting, finance, operations, and project teams as a strategic business partner.
• Background supporting governance, stage-gate reviews, approvals, or business case development for major initiatives.
• Familiarity with Workday Financial Management and project or portfolio tools such as Jira or similar platforms is preferred.
The salary range for this position is $6065hour to $65/hour. Benefits available to contract/temporary professionals, include medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit reboerthalf.gobenefits.net for more information. Our specialized recruiting professionals apply their expertise and utilize our proprietary AI to find you great job matches faster.