Budget Analyst

• 401(k) retirement plan with 4% company match
• Ongoing contract with no end date!!

The Project Budget Analyst is responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on financial performance for assigned projects. This role provides accurate and timely budgetary, forecasting, and cost-tracking information to project teams and stakeholders, supporting effective financial decision‑making and ensuring projects remain within approved budgets.

• Prepare and deliver budgetary and cost reports for assigned projects on established reporting cycles and upon request from project proponents.
• Run and analyze financial system reports to determine actual expenditures and compare them to approved budgets.
• Track project spending and monitor commitments, accruals, and variances.
• Identify, analyze, and explain variances by working with project managers and other stakeholders to determine root causes.
• Provide forecasting and budgetary input to support development of project financial documents, estimates, and funding requests.
• Prepare and support monthly accruals and ensure financials are accurately reflected in reporting systems.
• Perform complex budgetary calculations and financial analyses to support management reporting and project controls.
• Compile supporting documentation and narrative explanations for financial results, trends, and variances.
• Assist with the development, execution, and distribution of monthly financial reports as requested by project sponsors.
• Enter, retrieve, and maintain budget and cost data within financial and project systems.
• Utilize standard financial reports and create custom ad-hoc reports as needed to support project teams.
• Recommend and support system and process improvements to enhance reporting accuracy and efficiency.

• Strong knowledge of budgeting, cost control, and financial reporting
• Experience working with financial and project management systems
• Ability to perform detailed financial analysis and variance reporting
• Proficiency in generating standard and ad-hoc reports
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders
• Strong organizational and time-management skills

• Experience supporting capital projects, construction, or utility projects
• Experience preparing monthly accruals and forecasts
• Familiarity with ERP or project accounting systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, or similar)