Project Analyst II

HNTB

Finance Analyst assisting project teams with financial guidance on budgets and profitability. Engaged in financial aspects across project lifecycle ensuring success in cost controls and revenue recognition.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Engages and supports all financial aspects across the entire project lifecycle
Models and analyzes gross margin scenarios from initial engagement through final negotiations, offering revenue and cash performance recommendations and enhancement strategies
Ensures the accuracy of the PM system by overseeing changes to budget, commitments, forecasts, and expenditures, aligning work plans with client/contract requirements
Reviews and ensures timely and accurate invoice approval and payment applications according to client terms and requirements, including subcontracting needs
Collaborates with the project manager and cash management team to proactively resolve billing and revenue discrepancies
Generates and evaluates standard and ad hoc reports to identify and track potential cost issues and overruns
Investigates budget anomalies and resolves variances or escalates concerns to discuss actions
Forecasts and monitors project estimate-at-completion (EAC) by recording potential and actual changes to cost accounts, including change orders, trends, and deviations
Facilitates an efficient earnings review process with the project team, using GAAP and revenue recognition concepts to analyze project finance performance
Performs project revenue adjustments with general supervision
Escalates project performance that impacts office results to the office finance manager in a timely manner
Develops client and subconsultant relationships, ensuring effective client service and efficient subconsultant management
May offer guidance and mentorship to Project Finance Associates, including oversight of day-to-day work
Utilizes PFAs for routine transactional support
Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of financial, project accounting/analysis, or related experience
In lieu of education, 6 years of financial, project accounting/analysis, or related work experience
Ability to manage ownership of the project finance responsibilities for small to medium projects or ownership of a portion of larger projects
Ability to read and comprehend contract requirements to ensure adherence
Developing an understanding of HNTB internal project finance/accounting processes
Intermediate data analysis skills, able to accurately analyze and interpret data to draw conclusions using tools such as Excel, HNTB's enterprise reporting system, and HNTB's project management system
Intermediate conceptual and analytical skills, driving action on data
Intermediate organizational skills, ability to multitask, and self-directed.

Benefits

Comp & perks

HNTB Total Rewards

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial analysisproject accountingbudget managementcost analysisrevenue recognitiondata analysisforecastinginvoice processingGAAPproject finance adjustments

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingmentorshiporganizational skillsmultitaskingself-directioncommunicationclient serviceanalytical thinkingattention to detail