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Project Controls Manager
Mindlance
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
Manager or above
2 weeks ago
$68.96 / hour
- GAAP
- Risk Management
2 weeks ago
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Duration: 6 months - Coverage for medical/maternity leave
Location: CenterPoint in Roseville, MN/Hybrid x 3 days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday)
Position Summary:
The IT Controller I supports financial leadership and governance across IT portfolios. This role combines strategic oversight with operational accountability, ensuring compliance with corporate policy, GAAP, and regulatory requirements while delivering forward-looking insights to IT and Finance leadership. IT Controllers I own end-to-end portfolio financials and remain focused on strategic impact, compliance, and leadership. IT Controllers I act as financial stewards ensuring high-quality reporting, effective controls, and strong decision support.
Essential Responsibilities:
Strategic & Governance – Support portfolio-level financial governance and compliance with corporate, GAAP, and regulatory standards (e.g., FERC). Provide insights for investment prioritization, risk management, and long-term financial planning. Partner with senior IT and Finance leaders to align portfolio performance with enterprise objectives.
Operational Finance-Execute forecasting, accruals, journal entries, and variance analysis. Approve and ensure timeliness, transparency, and accuracy of portfolio financials. Escalate financial risks and issues to senior leadership with recommendations.
Analytics & Advisory- Conduct basic trend and scenario analyses to identify risks and opportunities. Develop business cases, support funding requests, and provide decision-ready insights. Benchmark performance against peer utilities and Fortune 500 companies.
Process Improvement: Identify and recommend improvements to financial processes and reporting tools. Participate in continuous improvement initiatives aligned with enterprise transformation goals.
Minimum Requirements:
Minimum of 5 years' experience working operationally with information technology related business controls or processes (e.g. compliance; audit; supply chain; financial accounting; software asset management). Bachelor’s degree in technology, Science, Business or related field, or 4 years of experience equivalent to the position. Ability to articulate core business and technology processes and related trends. Strong organizational and analytical skills are required. Excellent problem-solving skills Demonstrated ability to drive consensus. Strong communication skills, effective with varying organizational levels and skill sets. Strong Relationship Management and collaboration skills, with a track record of working as one team cross-organizationally to drive innovation and business results.
EEO:
“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”
Project Controls Manager · Mindlance