Project Controls & Financial Analyst

GeoSpecialties, LLC supports construction project financial management through clear reporting, reliable processes, and collaboration across teams. In this onsite role in Lexington, KY, you will help ensure monthly Work-in-Progress (WIP) reporting, forecasting, and job costing are accurate and decision-ready, while partnering with project leadership to improve the visibility and consistency of project performance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain the company’s monthly Work-in-Progress (WIP) reports.
• Support the Chief Operating Officer during monthly WIP review meetings by assembling project financial information, updating forecasts, and documenting revisions.
• Partner with project managers to review project budgets, actual costs, committed costs, billings, projected costs to complete, and anticipated project profitability.
• Analyze project financial performance and flag potential cost overruns, margin erosion, billing issues, and other financial risks.
• Review labor, subcontractor, material, equipment, and other project costs to confirm they are properly captured and allocated.
• Assist project managers with building and maintaining cost-to-complete forecasts throughout the project lifecycle.
• Reconcile WIP reports to job cost reports and accounting records.
• Support accurate revenue recognition, including overbillings and underbillings, and contribute to month-end financial reporting.
• Track approved and pending change orders and assess their impact on project financial performance.
• Assist with project setup, budgets, cost code management, and project closeout.
• Support fleet and equipment cost tracking, ensuring ownership, maintenance, fuel, and repair costs are properly allocated to projects.
• Create reports and dashboards that provide leadership with clear visibility into project performance.
• Recommend improvements to job costing, project reporting, and financial processes.
• Build proficiency in the ERP system, ComputerEase Cloud by Deltek, to improve the quality and consistency of project financial reporting.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in construction accounting, project management, project controls, cost controls, estimating, or construction operations.
• Experience with construction job costing and project financial management.
• Experience preparing or maintaining WIP reports is preferred.
• Strong understanding of project budgets, cost codes, labor reporting, equipment costing, subcontract management, billing, and change orders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with project managers, accounting personnel, and executive leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field is preferred, but not required with equivalent construction experience.
• Experience with ComputerEase Cloud by Deltek or similar construction ERP/accounting software is preferred.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Compensation

$58,000.00 to $70,000.00 per year. GeoSpecialties offers a competitive salary based on experience and qualifications, along with a comprehensive benefits package, paid time off, retirement benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Work Location

In person in Lexington, KY.

Technologies

• ComputerEase Cloud by Deltek
• Microsoft Excel

How to Apply

Please submit your résumé along with a brief summary describing your experience with construction job costing, project forecasting, WIP reporting, project management, or construction financial analysis.