Myticas's direct client based out of Mettawa, IL is currently seeking a Project Financial Coordinator, for a hybrid 1 Year contract position.
Job Description:
As a Financial Analyst/Project Coordinator, you will be responsible for the financial aspects of IT projects supporting the R&D function in the biopharmaceutical industry. Main responsibilities will include financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and providing data-driven insights into the financial health of a portfolio of projects.
This role plays a pivotal role in ensuring the success of projects by providing accurate data, insightful analysis, and strategic guidance to project teams. The position requires a combination of financial expertise, analytical skills, project management skills, and effective communication through oversight of multiple projects across the entire project management lifecycle from initiation to closure.
Key Responsibilities:
- Monitor IT operating and capital expenditure on a regular cadence to ensure adherence to the allocated budget by maintaining accurate records of invoices, expense cashflow, capital authorization and spend.
- Complete month-end close processes, such as analyzing and reporting on budget utilization, highlighting variances to forecast, and recommending adjustments as needed.
- Support Portfolio managers in generating regular reports and dashboards to communicate portfolio health, at-risk projects, budget status, request for capital expenditure status, software renewal timelines, and cost reallocation opportunities
- Collaborate with portfolio managers, project managers, business system analysts, IT operations and other project stakeholders to develop and monitor project cost plans
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including project accounting, finance, and procurement to capitalize and close-out on authorizations in partnership with Portfolio managers
- Develop and update comprehensive financial forecasts based on project progress and changes in scope, schedule, resource allocation and other project dependencies, while anticipating and communicating potential financial risks and opportunities.
- Monitor project health dashboards and raise risks and issues to Portfolio managers and project managers ensuring PPM tools contains accurate data
- Coordinate the renewal of IT licenses, subscriptions, and contracts in collaboration with business system analysts and IT system owners
- Maintain statements of work (SOW) and purchase orders (PO) to track vendor commitments and invoice receipt
- Partner with Project and Portfolio managers to ensure that projects adhere to financial policies, regulations, and accounting standards for IT projects
- Provide feedback on opportunities for process improvement and/or leveraging technology to automate tasks, reports, and processes
Required Skills/Qualifications/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
- 5+ years of work experience managing projects with an emphasis on cost management
- Must be proficient in MS Excel
- Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects under tight deadlines
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders
- Experience with SAP, SRM, PowerBI and Clarity PPM a plus