Financial Project Manager Jobs
Financial Project Manager jobs are open across banking, insurance, healthcare, and corporate finance, from junior coordinator to senior program manager, with specializations in capital planning, budgeting systems, and regulatory compliance initiatives. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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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.
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.
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A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Community Choice Financial Family of Brands28
- Lpl Financial17
- OneMain Financial17
- Kestra Financial11
- Ameriprise Financial8
Top Industries Hiring
- Banking & Financial Services67
- Investment & Asset Management54
- Consulting & Professional Services45
- Technology & Software42
- Accounting & Auditing28
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in financial project manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field
- PMP or equivalent project management certification preferred or required
- Proficiency in project management tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, or Jira
- 3–7 years of experience managing budgets and cross-functional financial projects
- Strong skills in Excel, financial modeling, and ERP systems like SAP or Oracle
- Experience with regulatory compliance, audit coordination, or financial reporting processes
Tips for Your Financial Project Manager Job Search
Quantify budget scope on your resume
Hiring managers for financial project manager roles filter candidates by the scale of budgets they've managed. List the dollar value of each project portfolio you've owned, the number of stakeholders involved, and the fiscal outcome you delivered.
Highlight your PMP or CAPM certification
Many financial project manager postings list PMP or CAPM as a preferred or required credential. If you have it, put it in your resume headline and the certifications section so it clears applicant tracking systems before a human ever reads your file.
Target openings by financial domain, not just title
Search for terms like 'capital projects manager', 'FP&A project manager', and 'treasury project manager' alongside the standard title. Financial project manager roles are often posted under domain-specific labels that match the team's function rather than the generic title.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists financial project manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a case study for the interview
Interviewers for financial project manager roles routinely ask you to walk through a project where the budget was at risk. Prepare one concise example covering the trigger, your intervention, and the measurable outcome so you can answer situational questions without fumbling for details.
Negotiate scope before you negotiate salary
Before accepting an offer, clarify which systems you'll own, whether the role has sign-off authority on spend, and how project success is measured. Financial project managers whose scope is vague at hire often find their role redefined within six months.
Financial Project Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most financial project managers?
The companies hiring the most financial project managers right now include Community Choice Financial Family of Brands, Lpl Financial, and OneMain Financial, with the largest share of openings in New York, Texas, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Demand is concentrated in large financial institutions, health systems with capital expansion programs, and corporate finance teams at publicly traded companies.
How many financial project manager jobs are remote?
About 28% of financial project manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, with remote availability higher for roles focused on FP&A systems implementation, ERP migrations, and regulatory reporting projects than for capital planning or construction finance positions that require on-site coordination.
How do you become a financial project manager?
Start with a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or business administration, then build experience in financial analysis, budgeting, or accounting before transitioning into project coordination roles. Earning a PMP or CAPM certification strengthens your candidacy significantly. Most practitioners move into financial project management after several years working on cross-functional finance teams where they take on ad hoc project leadership responsibilities.
Can you get hired as a financial project manager with little experience?
You can break into financial project management by combining finance experience with demonstrated project ownership, even if it was informal. Employers hiring at the junior end of the range respond well to candidates who led a process improvement initiative, coordinated a system rollout, or managed a budget line within a finance or accounting role, even without a formal project manager title.
What does the financial project manager interview process look like?
The process typically runs three to four stages: an initial recruiter screen, a hiring manager interview focused on your finance background and project methodology, a technical or case-based round where you walk through a past project in detail, and a final panel with senior stakeholders or cross-functional leads. Some employers add a written exercise asking you to outline a project plan or analyze a budget variance scenario.
Where can I find and apply to financial project manager jobs?
You can find and apply to financial project manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience and apply directly to each listing from the page.
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