Project Controls Analyst

Project Controls Accountant

The Project Controls Accountant supports heavy civil and infrastructure project teams by integrating accounting discipline with project controls execution. The role is responsible for job cost accounting, budget control, accruals, commitments, contractor validation, change management support, forecasting, executive reporting and data integrity across ERP, scheduling and dashboard platforms. The ideal candidate brings strong project controls experience, accounting education, advanced Excel and Power BI capability, and demonstrated success managing large capital programs with high forecast accuracy.

Founded in 1987, Mas Tec Civil (formerly known as Condotte America), a Mas Tec Company, is a heavy highway contractor specializing in the construction of complex transportation projects that include roadway, bridges, interchanges, mass transit, and tolling facilities. In short, we build the roads and bridges connecting our families, communities, and nation. In doing so, client satisfaction is of primary importance to us, and our record reflects our emphasis on understanding our client needs in order to exceed their expectations.

Mas Tec Civil is part of the Mas Tec Clean Energy & Infrastructure (CE&I) business segment. The CE&I segment generates over $4.5 billion in annual revenue, providing construction services across our renewables, industrial, infrastructure, and general building operating groups. Sustainability and safety are foundational to our culture and influence everything we do.

Mas Tec, a minority-owned Fortune 500 company, has shaped the construction industry for more than 90 years. With over 35,000 employees and 400 offices nationwide, we provide flexibility and career growth in dynamic work environments. Join one of the largest construction firms in the country (Engineering News-Record [ENR]: #1 in Power, #16 Top 50 Domestic Heavy Contractors, #13 Transportation Contractor).

• Maintain accurate job cost records including budgets, actual costs, commitments, accruals, forecast-to-complete and forecast-at-completion reporting.
• Reconcile project costs against ERP data, procurement records, contractor billings, timesheets, equipment charges, tax treatment and cost code allocations.
• Prepare monthly accruals and support month-end close through variance explanations, cost trend analysis and documentation of forecast assumptions.
• Identify cost coding issues, unsupported costs, over billings, improper labor or equipment charges and other financial control exceptions.
• Develop and maintain cost forecasts for active projects using actuals, commitments, production trends, risk-based assumptions and schedule-driven cost exposure.
• Analyze cost, revenue, margin and contingency movement and communicate key drivers to project managers and executive leadership.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and recommend corrective actions when overruns, savings opportunities or scope gaps are identified.
• Support portfolio-level cash flow, spend planning, long-range forecast planning and capital program reporting.
• Validate contractor progress reports, quantities, unit price billings, T&M support, lump sum milestone payments and subcontractor payment applications.
• Review change order requests for pricing support, cost impact, contract basis, required approvals and budget or forecast implications.
• Maintain pending and approved change order logs and ensure approved changes are reflected in forecasts, budgets and reporting systems.
• Support claims, delay documentation and commercial analysis through cost records, progress measurement and schedule alignment.
• Coordinate cost and schedule information to support integrated project controls reporting and early identification of schedule-driven cost risks.
• Support Primavera P6 schedule updates, CPM progress tracking, milestone reviews and alignment of field progress with forecast assumptions.
• Review quantity surveying information and productivity data to assess earned progress, cost performance and forecast reasonableness.
• Prepare weekly and monthly project controls and financial reports including budget status, cost trends, forecast changes, change order exposure, risks and executive summaries.
• Develop and maintain Power BI, Excel, Tableau or similar dashboards for project teams, finance leadership and executive review.
• Improve reporting efficiency through automation, standardized workflows, data validation and AI-enabled or system-driven process improvements when appropriate.
• Provide clear, concise explanations of financial performance, project risk and recommended actions to operations and finance stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate cost codes, WBS structures, phase allocations, budget versions and system interfaces across ERP and project controls platforms.
• Use systems such as Oracle PPM, SAP, Eco Sys, Viewpoint, Procore or similar.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, delegation of authority requirements, contract obligations and public agency reporting expectations.
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