Program Budget & Financial Analyst

Calgary, AB
Temporary
Full-time

7 days ago

Job Description:THE ROLE:Our client is seeking a senior-level Program Budget & Financial Analyst to support complex project portfolios with a strong emphasis on cost control, forecasting, and financial oversight. This role plays a critical part in helping to understand project structures, monitor financial performance, and explain variances and trends across multiple initiatives. Assisting with annual budgeting and forecasting, this role is highly engaged - asking the right questions, challenging assumptions, and ensuring labor and cost estimates align with reality.ABOUT YOU:You are a seasoned financial professional who thrives in collaborative, project-based environments. You are comfortable working closely with Project Managers, understand how large initiatives are structured, and can quickly identify why costs or forecasts are trending up or down. You bring confidence and professional presence-able to question estimates, challenge assumptions, and ensure budgets make sense without disrupting relationships. Your background may be rooted in accounting, but you ideally bring experience supporting IT or complex capital projects, giving you the ability to distinguish between capital and operating expenditures with ease. Highly organized and detail-focused, you are known for strong follow-through and clear communication.WHAT'S ON OFFER?You'll be engaged in a contract opportunity supporting critical project portfolios gaining exposure to large-scale programs with multiple stakeholders with the opportunity to leverage both technical finance skills and business partnering strengths A competitive wage reflective of experience and expertise is offered for this role. Great opportunity to gain exposure within a role offering meaningful responsibility and the opportunity to influence decision-making through strong financial insight. Excellent fit for experienced consultants seeking impactful, visible work, we encourage you to submit your resume today!Requirements:YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

Senior-level experience in budgeting, forecasting, and project cost control
Proven ability to track and analyze project spend and labor costs
Strong experience supporting annual budgeting and re-forecasting and ongoing cost monitoring & variance analysis
Working experience with expense validation against Statements of Work (SOWs)
Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and spreadsheet integration
Solid understanding of Capital vs. Expense accounting treatments
Experience working with IT or complex project environments strongly preferred
Highly collaborative with the confidence to challenge assumptions and ask critical questions
Strong sense of ownership and attention to detail with the ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines

This is a high-impact opportunity for a senior financial professional who enjoys partnering with project leaders, influencing outcomes, and bringing clarity and discipline to complex program budgets. If you are available immediately with the requirements listed above, click the “Apply Now!” link. Please quote job reference number 05000-0013415793 on all communication. Robert Half would like to take this opportunity to thank all applicants in advance for their expressed interest! The job you want is just an app away. Whether remote or on-site, search for a job you'll love with the Robert Half app. Download on the App Store or get it on Google Play.

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