Senior Construction Financial Analyst, Capital Projects

Job Summary: Facilitate diverse financial analysis for a school/unit and assist department management with their financial planning efforts, budget analysis and monthly reporting.

Job-Specific Responsibilities:

The Senior Construction Financial Analyst supports the oversight of the day-to-day financial responsibilities of the Office of Physical Resources and Planning (OPRP’s) capital construction projects, assists with the Capital Construction Planning efforts, liaises with the Capital Planning& Project Services (CAPS) office, and assists with monthly reporting. The position will also support capital construction project controls management – financial, contract, and compliance. Capital construction projects typically managed by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS)Capital Projects group range from ~$500K to over $100M. Projects occur in any of the FAS’s268 buildings: science laboratories, museums, libraries, classrooms, residences, athletic facilities, and administrative spaces.

Financial Support

• Perform monthly reconciliation of capital construction project costs and A/P adjustments, process journals, and upload monthly charges into PRESTO (OPRP Finance systems for operations, planning, and construction) ensuring timely and accurate budget actuals.

• Support preparation of the $1.5 billion FAS Multi-Year Capital Construction Plan andprovide financial and ad hoc analysis and reporting.

• Collaborate with FAS Finance and FAS Development Office to track and reconcile fundingfor equity-financed projects.

• Use the Faculty Review, Offer, Professorship, and Searches (FROPS) system to plan for faculty appointment searches and update budget data in liaison with FAS Finance.

• Provide financial assistance on capital projects managed by the Owner's Project Manager(OPMs).

Project Support

• Prepare, review, and submit funding and closeout requests (CAPS forms) for capital construction projects and track their approval progress.

• Work with Project Managers (PMs) to process invoices, track payments, and verify execution of contracts.

• Collaborate with PMs and OPMs on the monthly Executive Summary Reporting process required by Central Administration on capital projects over $5M and consolidate the output into one document for review by Senior Management.

• Manage project information in project management tools and assure data integrity across financial systems.

• Ensure full execution of construction contracts prior to bill paying.

• Work with the University Auditor to review contract/actual rates and mark-ups.

• Support the closeout process for capital construction projects by ensuring accurate billing(i.e. permits, hazmat…).

Working Conditions: Work is performed in an office setting; Hybrid schedule:  three (3) days on campus (2 days WFH) after 90-day Orientation & Review and fully up and running

Physical Requirements: Sitting and using near vision for reading and computer work for extended periods of time