Financial Analyst

Job Title: Financial Analyst (Construction / Industrial)

Location: Vancouver, WA (Hybrid schedule; exceptional remote candidates considered)

Position Type: 6-Month Contract-to-Hire (high likelihood of permanent conversion)

Compensation: $50.00 – $55.00/hr W-2

Position Overview

A rapidly growing, national industrial construction and fabrication contractor is seeking a sharp, highly analytical Financial Analyst to join its corporate finance team. Reporting directly to the SVP & Chief Financial Officer, this individual will take immediate ownership of project budgeting, rolling cash flow forecasting, and job cost variance analysis across multi-state capital projects.

This role offers direct executive exposure, involvement in an upcoming corporate CPM implementation (OneStream), and a clear track to permanent conversion based on strong performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Budgeting & Forecasting: Prepare, monitor, and update monthly and long-range project cost reports, cash flow forecasts, and spending projections across multiple ongoing industrial jobs.
• Cost Control & Variance Analysis: Track actual costs against budgets, analyze labor, equipment, material, and subcontractor expenses, and explain monthly profit-and-loss variances to leadership.
• Treasury & Cash Modeling: Build, maintain, and refine rolling cash flow models (weekly, 13-week, monthly, and quarterly) and track line-of-credit usage, borrowing status, and earned interest.
• Systems & Data Integrity: Reconcile financial data across operational sources; assist with the rollout and administration of OneStream and related treasury tools.
• Executive Decision Support: Develop scenario models, ad-hoc analyses, and KPI reports directly supporting the CFO and executive operations leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 5+ years of financial analysis, cost control, or project accounting experience within the construction, industrial contracting, EPC, or fabrication sectors.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced Microsoft Excel modeling skills (complex formulas, sensitivity tables, dynamic cash forecasting); experience with enterprise ERP/CPM systems (e.g., OneStream, Hyperion, Viewpoint, CMiC, or similar).
• Core Competencies: Demonstrated expertise in job costing, capital management, WIP tracking, and 13-week rolling cash flow projections.
• Working Style: High accountability, resilience, and comfort thriving in a fast-paced environment interfacing directly with C-suite executives.
• Availability: Ability to work extended hours/overtime during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close cycles.