Financial Manager Jobs in Alabama

Financial Project Manager III

Location: Birmingham, AL

Contract: 1 Year

Experience: 5+ Years

Client: Alabama Power

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Financial Project Manager III to manage complex financial activities related to engineering, procurement, and construction projects. This role will be responsible for project financial analysis, cost control, forecasting, budget tracking, invoice review, cost projections, and financial reporting.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in engineering project cost controls, financial project management, forecasting, financial modeling, and project budget management. This role will work closely with business units and project teams to build schedules, monitor project financial health, and provide timely updates to management.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage project timelines, budgets, and financial performance.
• Monitor project scope, cost, schedule, and overall financial health.
• Review and approve invoices under the Project Manager.
• Review expense forms and invoice documentation for accuracy.
• Conduct in-depth financial analysis, forecasting, and cost projections.
• Identify cost trends and provide financial updates to management.
• Track project progress and financial performance against plan.
• Develop resource and cash flow plans to forecast future project needs.
• Identify, analyze, and recommend solutions to cost engineering problems.
• Analyze price variances and investigate root causes.
• Support cost control activities for engineering, procurement, and construction projects.
• Interface with business units, project managers, and stakeholders to support schedules, budgets, and reporting needs.
• Provide clear financial reporting and project updates to leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of engineering project cost controls or financial project management experience.
• Strong understanding of project financial management and cost control.
• Experience with cost estimation, forecasting, and financial modeling.
• Ability to manage budgets, cash flow plans, invoices, and project financial reports.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to identify cost trends, analyze variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with project managers, business units, finance teams, and leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting engineering, procurement, construction, utility, energy, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience with project controls, earned value, cost engineering, or capital project financial tracking.
• Experience using financial systems, project management tools, ERP systems, or reporting platforms.
• Advanced Excel skills are preferred.

Key Skills

Financial Project Management, Cost Controls, Project Controls, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Budget Management, Cost Projections, Cash Flow Planning, Invoice Review, Variance Analysis, Cost Engineering, Financial Modeling, EPC Projects, Project Reporting, Schedule and Budget Tracking.