Project Planning and Control Analyst

GP Strategies Corporation is one of the world's leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change. GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally.

From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives over the past 55 years, we've learned that relationships, business, work, innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it simply, GP Strategies is about our people - an extensive global network of learning experts. Additional information can be found at www.gpstrategies.com.

We’re now looking for a Project Planning and Control Analyst to be responsible for managing assigned project financials to meet both company and customer expectations.

You’ll be the primary point of contact for project finances, controlling activities to meet internal and customer expectations and responsible for maintaining relationships across client-facing functional teams and the Finance Management Office, and act as a point of liaison. You’ll provide administrative and procedural support to Service Delivery teams from a financial perspective regarding cost control, project budgets, and reporting.

Based in Poland, the role can be conducted on a remote basis however, close proximity to our Krakow office would be beneficial for training and team collaboration.

Job Summary

Project Planning

• Initiate project setup process using the Project Costing Form/App and review setup for accuracy
• Review and approve Project Purchase Requisitions
• Support supplier cost analysis and negotiation
  
  

Execution

• Receipting of subcontractor cost in line with period of performance
• Process financial adjustments
• Review output of Service Delivery activity for Revenue, Cost recognition, and Billing
• Initiate revenue and invoice intake and provide backup as required
• Review, resolve issues and approve draft invoices before customer submission
  
  

Monitoring and Control

• Review and re-baseline budgets as required by company policy
• Manage change orders and project modifications
• Manage project resource changes
• Support project governance by utilizing exception reporting and completing the appropriate actions
• Provide financial analysis to support margin optimization
• Manage project reconciliation and close procedure
  
  

Other

• Support audit process
• Work with regional process to manage unapplied cash
• Support governance of Purchase Order receipting, follow-up on aged receipts with no invoice
• Support PFO-owned Account Recs.
• Support ad-hoc/bespoke reporting/analysis from Service Delivery
• Support client meetings as required
  
  

Qualifications

We’re looking for someone with proven experience in project level finances with excellent communication skills, a proactive approach to problem solving and a process improvement mind set.

You’ll be a fluent English speaker and also possess the following:

• Strong analytical and data reporting skills
• General administration skills
• Intermediate user of MS Excel
• Strong attention to detail
• Proven teamwork experience
  
  

Also desirable is a related professional Project Management or Finance qualification.

With more than 4000 employees in over 30 countries, diversity at GP Strategies is second nature! Beyond our locations, our culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That's how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.

GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.

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Primary Location

PL-MA-Krakow

Job

Technical and Professional

Organization

POL 413 GPS Poland

Job Type

Full-time

Job Posting

Nov 27, 2024, 12:50:17 PM