Senior Construction Financial Analyst, Capital Projects

Company Description

By working at Harvard University, you join a vibrant community that advances Harvard's world-changing mission in meaningful ways,inspires innovation and collaboration, and builds skills and expertise. We are dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming environment where everyone can thrive.

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is the historic heart of Harvard University. It is the home of Harvard’s undergraduate program (Harvard College, founded in 1636) as well as all of Harvard’s Ph.D. programs (the Harvard Kenneth

C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1872), Harvard Athletics and the Division of Continuing Education. The 40 academic departments and 30+ centers of the FAS support a community unparalleled in its academic excellence across the broadest rangeof liberal arts and sciences disciplines. Together, the FAS seeksto foster an environment of ambition, curiosity and shared commitment to knowledge and truth that elicits excellence from all members of our community and prepares the next generation ofleaders through a transformative educational experience.

Facilitate diverse financial analysis for aschool/unit and assist department management with their financial planning efforts, budget analysis and monthly reporting.

The Senior Construction Financial Analyst supports the oversight ofthe 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 typicallymanaged by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS)
Capital Projectsgroup range from ~ 500K to over  100M. Projects occur in any of theFAS’s268 buildings: science laboratories, museums, libraries,classrooms, residences, athletic facilities, and administrativespaces.

• Perform monthly reconciliation of capital construction project costs and A/P adjustments, process journals, and upload monthlycharges 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 and provide financial and ad hoc analysis and reporting.
• Collaborate with FAS Finance and FAS Development Office totrack and reconcile funding for equity-financed projects.
• Use the Faculty Review, Offer, Professorship, and Searches(FROPS) system to plan for faculty appointment searches and updatebudget data in liaison with FAS Finance.
• Provide financial assistance on capital projects managed by the Owner's Project Manager(OPMs).

• Prepare, review, and submit funding and closeout requests (CAPSforms) for capital construction projects and track their approvalprogress.
• Work with Project Managers (PMs) to process invoices, trackpayments, 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 forreview by Senior Management.
• Manage project information in project management tools andassure data integrity across financial systems.
• Ensure full execution of construction contracts prior to billpaying.
• Work with the University Auditor to review contract/actualrates and mark-ups.
• Support the closeout process for capital construction projects by ensuring accurate billing(i.e. permits, hazmat…).

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

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

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
• Minimum of 7 years’…