Senior Project Finance Specialist

Senior Project Finance Specialist - US West Coast based or Canada

At PSC, we're driving the energy transition to create a sustainable future. As specialist consultants to the energy industry, we tackle complex challenges, empowering our clients to lead the way in renewable energy and sustainable initiatives. At PSC, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and celebration of success, offering an opportunity to make a real difference in the world. We understand that everyone has a personal life and provide a flexible work environment.  At PSC we want work to enhance your life, not dominate it.

We operate globally with our headquarters situated in Seattle, Washington. Due to our presence in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, we are looking for a candidate based on the West Coast of the US. This location facilitates easy access to our Seattle office when necessary and fosters optimal collaboration with team members in the Asia Pacific and European regions. Therefore, we are unable to consider applicants located outside of the West Coast of the USA.

What You’ll Do

Role Summary

As a Senior Project Finance Specialist, you are the financial backbone of our projects and a strategic partner to our business. You will do more than just manage numbers; you will ensure the financial health and success of our projects by embedding yourself as a trusted advisor to our Service Delivery teams. By bridging the gap between finance and operations, you will provide the critical oversight, governance, and data-driven insights that empower our Project Managers and regional leaders to make sound decisions. Your role is pivotal in driving operational excellence, maintaining robust financial hygiene, and ultimately, ensuring we deliver exceptional value to our clients while fuelling our continued growth.

Essential Responsibilities

You will own the financial integrity of projects within your portfolio, blending tactical execution with strategic process improvement

• End-to-End Project Financial Management: Drive the complete project lifecycle from a financial perspective, ensuring accuracy and compliance from initial client and project setup, through variations, to final invoicing and closeout.
• Business Partnership & Advisory: Act as an advisor to Project Managers and General Managers. Lead monthly project status meetings, analyze project financial performance (including WIP and utilization), and provide actionable insights to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities.
• Data Storytelling & Business Intelligence: Translate raw project and financial data into actionable business intelligence. You don't just report the numbers; you see the stories and solutions within them, creating compelling data visualizations and presentations to guide strategic decisions.
• Invoicing & Accounts Receivable Excellence: Manage the entire invoicing process—from creating fixed-price, T&M, and hybrid invoices to ensuring timely submission and payment. Proactively manage accounts receivable by liaising with clients and internal teams to maintain healthy cash flow.
• Data Integrity & System Governance: As a steward for our financial systems and a future subject matter expert on our processes, you will be responsible for maintaining pristine project data, performing regular audits, and supporting the technical team on system improvements and automation projects.
• Process Improvement & Innovation: Apply a continuous improvement lens to all activities. Identify regional pain points and systemic issues, and take the initiative to design, propose, and implement more efficient processes and reporting solutions that enhance service quality and stakeholder satisfaction.

Qualifications and Skills

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Eight (8)+ years of experience in a project finance, project administration, or financial analysis role, preferably within a professional services, consulting, or engineering environment where projects are primarily labor-based.
• Additional professional certification showing lifelong learning and continuous improvement (e.g., CAPM, PMP, Microsoft Power Platforms, etc.)
• Advanced-level Microsoft Excel (you must be proficient with pivot tables, complex formulas, and lookups).
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Microsoft Power BI), ERP & Financial Management Systems, Professional Services Automation (PSA) or Project Management Software, and Microsoft 365 Suite (Teams, SharePoint, Outlook).

Attributes & Soft Skills

• Demonstrates advanced analytical ability to deconstruct complex issues, synthesize data, and extract actionab