Senior Analyst Project Financial Control

Job Summary

The Senior Analyst Project Financial Controller is responsible for providing high-quality financial reporting, forecasting, review, and analysis to support Project Managers and Delivery teams, ensuring compliance with deadlines, financial governance, and quality requirements. He/She is responsible for driving effective project financial control and acting as a Finance Champion within his/her remit to ensure compliance with SITA policies, processes, accounting standards, and financial guidelines. The role reports to the Manager Project Financial Control.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Project Managers to provide clear visibility of project financial performance against approved Business Cases and contractual commitments.
• Ensure effective financial handover from the sales cycle into project execution, validating supporting documentation including contracts, approved Business Cases, and commercial assumptions.
• Establish and maintain project financial structures, controls, and reporting mechanisms to enable effective project tracking and governance.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts, and financial plans throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with project objectives and expected outcomes.
• Lead project revenue recognition, billing validation, profitability analysis, and PL monitoring to ensure accurate financial reporting and performance tracking.
• Perform regular reviews of project actuals, analyze variances against budget and forecast, and provide financial insights and recommendations to Project Managers and key stakeholders.
• Manage project financial activities during month-end close, including accruals, deferrals, asset and inventory tracking, and balance sheet monitoring in partnership with accounting teams.
• Prepare and present monthly project financial reports, highlighting project performance, key risks, contingency utilization, opportunities, and forecast changes to support project governance reviews and decision-making.
• Support Project Review Boards (PRBs) and portfolio reviews by providing financial analysis, forecasting updates, risk assessments, and recommendations to improve project profitability and cash performance.
• Provide guidance and support to Project Financial Controllers across the portfolio, promoting financial control best practices, consistency in reporting, compliance with IAS/IFRS standards, and successful project closeout and handover to operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualifications (CA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent) preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in Project Finance, Financial Control, Project Accounting, FPA, or Business Finance roles.
• Strong understanding of project accounting, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and project profitability management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Nice-to-have: Experience supporting technology, aviation, telecommunications, or infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of SAP, Oracle, Hyperion, OneStream, Power BI, or similar financial reporting systems.
• Experience working within IFRS reporting environments and global project governance frameworks.

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