Project Finance Manager

Job description

[View All Jobs](https://www.entrega.com/careers) **WHY JOIN ENTREGA** Entrega is a growing technology professional services firm headquartered in Michigan, delivering enterprise technology, digital, and business solutions to global clients. We help leading organizations solve complex business challenges through the successful execution of business-critical technology initiatives, supported by our ongoing investment in our people, processes, and technology. At Entrega, we believe exceptional client outcomes begin with exceptional employees. We provide an environment where professionals are trusted with meaningful responsibility, supported by experienced leadership, and empowered to make a measurable impact. You'll work alongside a talented team serving Fortune 500 clients, contribute to high-visibility initiatives, and have opportunities to influence how our company continues to grow. As we expand, employees who consistently deliver results have opportunities to broaden their responsibilities, advance their careers, and help shape the future of the organization. If you're looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact, learn and grow professionally, and help shape the future of a growing professional services firm, we encourage you to explore a career with Entrega. **POSITION DETAILS** The following information provides an overview of the work arrangement and key logistical aspects of the role. Specific details may vary based on business needs and the requirements of the position. - **Work Location:** Onsite – Troy, Michigan - **Employment Type:** Full-Time - **Travel:** Occasional local travel, as needed **POSITION SUMMARY** Entrega is seeking an experienced Project Finance Manager to lead the financial management, analysis, forecasting, and financial performance visibility of our client engagements. This role is responsible for establishing and maintaining the financial discipline required to understand and improve project performance across Entrega's professional services portfolio. The Project Finance Manager will partner closely with Finance, Client Delivery, Client Services, Resource Operations, and business leadership to provide visibility into project revenue, costs, profitability, resource economics, forecasts, and financial risks and opportunities. The Project Finance Manager will oversee project financial reporting and analysis, strengthen forecasting and financial controls, identify performance trends, and ensure leadership has accurate and actionable financial information to support decision-making. The role will also help establish scalable project-finance processes, reporting standards, tools, and controls as Entrega continues to grow. This is a hands-on management role for a finance professional who can move effectively between detailed financial analysis and broader business leadership. The ideal candidate combines strong project-finance and analytical expertise with business judgment, operational understanding, leadership, and the ability to influence financial outcomes across multiple teams and client engagements. **RESPONSIBILITIES**This description reflects the primary accountabilities of the role and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Role scope may evolve in alignment with business needs. - **Project Financial Management** - Lead the financial management and oversight of Entrega's client engagements and project portfolio. - Establish consistent practices for monitoring project revenue, costs, profitability, resource economics, and other key financial measures. - Partner with project and delivery leadership to understand the financial drivers of engagement performance. - Identify financial risks, unfavorable trends, and opportunities early and work with appropriate leaders to develop corrective actions. - Provide financial guidance and analysis that helps business leaders make informed decisions throughout the lifecycle of client engagements. - Promote strong financial accountability and discipline across project teams and business functions. - **Financial Analysis & Performance Reporting** - Lead recurring analysis and reporting of project and portfolio financial performance. - Develop meaningful financial reporting that provides leadership with visibility into performance, trends, variances, risks, and opportunities. - Analyze project and portfolio results to identify the underlying operational and financial drivers of performance. - Establish and maintain key financial performance indicators and management reporting. - Translate complex financial and operational information into clear insights and recommendations for leadership. - Ensure financial reporting is accurate, timely, consistent, and actionable. - **Forecasting & Budgeting** - Lead project-level financial forecasting and support organizational budgeting and planning processes. - Establish forecasting practices that incorporate project demand, staffing, utilization, revenue, costs, and other relevant business assumptions. - Partner with Finance, Client Delivery, Client Services, Resource Operations, and other stakeholders to maintain current and reliable financial forecasts. - Analyze actual performance against budgets and forecasts and ensure material variances are understood. - Identify emerging financial risks and opportunities and incorporate them into forecasts and leadership reporting. - Continuously improve forecast accuracy, methodology, and visibility. - **Project Economics & Profitability** - Analyze the economics and profitability of client engagements, including revenue, labor costs, resource utilization, rates, staffing models, and other financial drivers. - Partner with business leaders to understand how project delivery and resource decisions affect financial performance. - Evaluate financial implications of changes in project scope, staffing, demand, schedules, rates, or delivery approach. - Conduct scenario analysis and financial modeling to support project and business decisions. - Identify opportunities to improve project profitability, resource economics, and financial performance. - Provide financial insights that support responsible growth and effective allocation of resources. - **Financial Controls, Reconciliation & Compliance** - Establish and maintain appropriate financial controls for project reporting, analysis, forecasting, and related processes. - Ensure financial and operational data used for project reporting is accurate, complete, and appropriately reconciled. - Oversee the investigation and resolution of material discrepancies across financial, project, and resource reporting sources. - Maintain appropriate documentation and financial records in accordance with company policies and applicable requirements. - Support audits, financial reviews, client compliance requirements, and other financial-control activities. - Ensure confidential financial, employee, client, and company information is handled with appropriate discretion, integrity, and professional judgment. - **Cross-Functional Financial Partnership** - Serve as a financial partner to leaders responsible for client relationships, project delivery, resource management, and business operations. - Help leaders understand project financial performance and the financial implications of operational decisions. - Provide financial analysis and recommendations to support decisions involving staffing, project economics, client budgets, and delivery plans. - Facilitate productive discussions around financial performance, risks, forecasts, and corrective actions. - Build strong working relationships across Finance and operational functions while maintaining appropriate financial discipline and objectivity. - **Project Finance Process & Capability Development** - Develop and continuously improve Entrega's project-finance processes, standards, reporting, tools, and controls. - Establish scalable approaches to project financial management as the organization and client portfolio grow. - Identify opportunities to automate financial reporting, forecasting, reconciliation, and analytical workflows. - Improve the integration and consistency of financial, project, resource, and operational information. - Develop practical tools, documentation, and guidance that help business leaders understand and manage project financial performance. - Establish measures to evaluate the effectiveness and maturity of project-finance practices. - **Team Leadership & Development** - Provide leadership, direction, and development to Project Finance Analysts and other assigned team members as the function grows. - Establish clear expectations, priorities, and standards for financial analysis, reporting, and project-finance activities. - Review work for accuracy, quality, completeness, and business relevance. - Coach team members to strengthen their financial, analytical, business, and communication capabilities. - Build a high-accountability culture focused on accuracy, responsiveness, continuous improvement, and meaningful business partnership. **QUALIFICATIONS**The following qualifications reflect the experience, capabilities, and attributes typically required to perform successfully in this role. - **Experience** - 5–8+ years of progressive experience in project finance, FP&A, financial analysis, finance, accounting, or a related discipline. - Demonstrated experience managing the financial performance of projects, client engagements, business units, or service portfolios. - Strong experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, profitability analysis, reconciliation, and variance analysis. - Demonstrated experience translating financial and operational data into insights and recommendations for business leaders. - Experience developing or improving financial reporting, processes, controls, or analytical capabilities. - Experience partnering with operational and business leaders on financial performance and decision-making. - Experience leading or developing financial analysts or other finance professionals preferred. - Experience within professional services, consulting, technology services, or another project-based business environment strongly preferred. - **Knowledge & Skills** - Strong understanding of project finance, financial planning and analysis, project economics, budgeting, forecasting, and financial controls. - Strong understanding of the financial drivers of professional services businesses, including revenue, labor costs, utilization, bill rates, staffing, and project profitability. - Advanced analytical and financial modeling capabilities with the ability to evaluate complex financial and operational information. - Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience working with financial, accounting, ERP, reporting, and business intelligence systems. - Ability to translate financial information into clear business insights and practical recommendations. - Strong business judgment with the ability to understand the operational drivers behind financial performance. - Strong leadership and relationship-building capabilities with the ability to influence outcomes across teams without relying solely on positional authority. - Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate financial information effectively to operational and executive audiences. - Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and recurring financial cycles. - Exceptional attention to detail while maintaining an understanding of broader business objectives. - High degree of integrity, discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment when handling confidential information. - Continuous-improvement mindset with an interest in technology, automation, process improvement, and scalable financial practices. - **Education & Certifications** - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field required. - MBA, CPA, CMA, FPAC, or other relevant financial or accounting certification preferred but not required. **PERFORMANCE PROFILE**This is a high-impact financial leadership role within a performance-driven professional services organization. The Project Finance Manager plays a critical role in creating the financial visibility, discipline, and accountability necessary to understand project performance, protect profitability, improve decision-making, and support Entrega's continued growth. Successful candidates will demonstrate: - High ownership and accountability for project financial performance, visibility, and reporting quality. - Strong financial judgment and an ability to connect financial results with the operational decisions that drive them. - Ability to identify financial risks and opportunities early and drive appropriate action with business leaders. - Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to move from detailed financial information to meaningful business insights. - Ability to establish financial discipline while building productive relationships with operational leaders. - Confidence communicating financial performance, concerns, and recommendations to leadership. - Strong ability to influence outcomes across teams without relying solely on positional authority. - Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to financial and data integrity. - Strong organizational discipline and follow-through. - Ability to build scalable processes, reporting, tools, and controls in a growing organization. - Commitment to developing strong financial capabilities within the team and across the organization. - A practical, action-oriented approach to improving project economics, profitability, and financial performance. **CAREER GROWTH** Entrega is committed to investing in the long-term growth and development of our employees. As our company continues to grow, employees who consistently demonstrate strong performance, accountability, and leadership are provided opportunities to expand their responsibilities, develop new capabilities, and advance their careers. We believe career growth is earned through meaningful contributions and a commitment to excellence. Many of our leaders have helped build new services, improve how we operate, lead strategic initiatives, and shape the future direction of the organization. If you're looking for more than just your next position, and instead want the opportunity to build a meaningful career with a company that values initiative, ownership, and continuous improvement, Entrega offers an environment where your contributions can make a lasting impact. **COMPENSATION & BENEFITS** Entrega offers a competitive compensation package designed to recognize experience, capability, and performance. Where applicable, employees may also be eligible to participate in performance-based incentive programs aligned with individual and organizational results. We are committed to supporting our employees both professionally and personally through a comprehensive benefits program that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k), paid time off, and additional programs that promote health, well-being, and work-life balance. **HIRING PROCESS** Our hiring process is designed to help both you and Entrega determine whether this opportunity is the right fit. Depending on the position, candidates may participate in multiple interviews, assessments, or other evaluation activities as part of the selection process. We are committed to providing a professional, respectful, and timely experience for every candidate. **EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY**Entrega is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Entrega does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices because of race, any trait historically associated with race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, height, weight, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under state or federal law.