Position: Project Control Analyst / Project Coordinator
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Local (Minneapolis) candidates only. Candidates are expected to be onsite 3 days/week.
Length of Engagement: 12 months
Top three skill sets we are looking for:
Microsoft Project Server and Project Professional
Excel
Communication skills
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of Project Coordination experience
- MS Project experience preferred
Knowledge, Skill & Competency Requirements:
- Demonstrated effective communication
- Highly skilled in the use of Microsoft Project Server
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Strong financial / data analysis and problem solving skills.
- Knowledge of Project Management methodologies and tools is a plus.
- Knowledge and understanding of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) is a plus.
- Knowledge of industry products, functions, marketing and/or service policies and procedures.
- Experience working closely with project teams
- Excellent relationship management skills
- Experience in change management
- Financial and Insurance Product Industry Experience is a plus
Essential Functions:
- The position provides essential project schedule, research, data analysis, financial analysis reporting to multiple project teams.
- Functions may include budget tracking and financial forecasting, project evaluation and monitoring, maintaining compliance with corporate and public regulations, and performing any data analysis relevant to project tasks.
- Partnering with Project Managers to ensure that project(s) and all related processes run smoothly.
- Establishes the project schedule baseline; tracks project plan to actual; manages project change control requests; ensures accurate and timely invoice reconciliation and project financial information;
- Prepares and analyzes reports (cost, variance, etc.) as well as provides timely and accurate communication including Financial Reporting; budget tracking and forecast, roll-up of project schedules as needed
- Analytics and Reporting: Supports presentation of information on high level trends, metrics and conclusions to leadership; performs research and analysis that may include budget tracking and financial forecasting, project evaluation and monitoring, maintaining compliance with corporate and public regulations, and performing any data analysis relevant to the Delivery Capability
- Extracts and analyzes, financial reports, and communicates data to support project functions including proactively alerts the Project Manager to project risks and issues; ensures project documentation is complete, current, and approved / or stored appropriately; tracks and reports project status.