Business Controls Analyst

Job Title

Business Controls Analyst - Enterprise / Data Center Services

Role Overview

The Business Controls Analyst ensures the profitability and operational efficiency of our cabling and network infrastructure deployment projects. This role acts as the financial backbone for our project management and field operations teams. This role will track project lifecycles, monitor labor and material utilization, manage subcontractor costs, and turn field data into actionable financial strategies to optimize margins on regional and national programs and projects.

Core Responsibilities

Area

Key Duties

Project Financial Control

• Monitor ongoing project profitability, conducting variance analysis utilizing Job Manager and Greate Plains reports for labor, materials, and travel.
• Lead monthly Work-in-Progress (WIP) reviews with Project Managers to ensure accurate revenue recognition.

Labor & Subcontractor Tracking

• Analyze internal technician utilization rates, overtime trends, and performance efficiency.
• Audit and reconcile subcontractor invoices against statement of work (SOW) milestones and agreed-upon rate sheets.

Budget Reconciliations

• Adjust budget components, as necessary, to ensure monthly revenue and cost recognition supports BU objectives
• Utilize Actual vs Budgeted and WIP reports to ensure budget alignment. Respond to specific field requests.

Budgeting & Estimating Support

• Assist the estimating/bidding team to refine standard pricing models based on historical field data. • Coordinate rolling forecasts for Enterprise and Data Center accounts by Job Category.
• Assist Estimating teams with Sales Tax advice.

Billing & Change Order Governance

• Ensure change orders are financially documented, approved by the client, and seamlessly integrated into the project budget.
• Oversee milestone billing triggers to optimize company cash flow.

Candidate Profile & Qualifications

Requirement

Description

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Construction Management, or Business Administration.

Experience

• 3 to 5 years of financial analysis experience, explicitly within cabling services, Data Center, specialty contracting, or construction.

Industry Knowledge

• Deep understanding of WIP (Work-in-Progress) accounting, percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, and burden rates.
• Familiarity with cabling project components (structured cabling systems, low-voltage, fiber deployment, ISP/OSP).

Technical Proficiency

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Power Query, complex formulas, dashboard creation).
• Experience with project-based ERP or accounting software (e.g., Oracle, Great Plains or Procore).