Senior Manager - Financial Planning and Analysis

Job Overview

The Senior Manager for Financial Planning and Analysis is responsible for guiding project controls and ensuring financial governance across designated projects or portfolios. This role plays a critical part in overseeing contracts, budgets, schedules, risks, and reporting with comprehensive control frameworks. Additionally, the position provides strategic financial insights and supports senior leadership in making well-informed decisions.

Core Responsibilities

• Manage contract alterations, including change orders and extensions related to time and costs, ensuring thorough evaluation, proper documentation, approvals, and communication.
• Monitor the allocation and use of project contingencies and provisional sums, enforcing strict budget controls aligned with authorized business cases.
• Lead cost tracking, forecasting, and variance analysis, delivering transparent reports and mitigation plans to senior management.
• Ensure accuracy and reconciliation of data across integrated systems such as SAP, Primavera P6, Unifier, and BIM.
• Supervise monthly accrual evaluations and financial closing procedures to maintain compliance and accuracy.
• Oversee modifications to schedules and analyze their combined impact on cost and timelines.
• Conduct risk and opportunity assessments regularly, ensuring timely recognition, evaluation, and reporting of critical exposures.
• Serve as a principal connection point among Finance, Commercial, and Project Delivery groups to foster cooperation and clarity.
• Provide mentorship and leadership to project controls teams, emphasizing governance, responsibility, and ongoing enhancement.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Proficient experience or certification with project management tools such as Primavera P6, Unifier, and SAP project modules is mandatory.
• Preferred professional certifications include CPA, MBA, PMP, or certifications in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution (e.g., RICS).
• At least 8 years of experience in Project Controls or Development Finance within large construction companies, major developers, or Project Management Consultants (PMC).