Finance Support Specialist

SGI Global, LLC is seeking an experienced and highly analytical Finance Support Specialist based in Mexico to provide direct support to its U.S.-based Finance Department. The position requires a finance professional with practical experience in accounting, financial reporting, project finance, budgeting, reconciliations, and financial analysis, combined with advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities. This role goes beyond data compilation and administrative financial support. The successful candidate must be able to understand the accounting and financial information underlying transactions and reports, identify inconsistencies, reconcile financial data, investigate variances, and transform information from multiple sources into accurate and meaningful financial reports and analyses for management. Because SGI operates in a project-based and U.S. federal contracting environment, the position requires a professional capable of working independently, managing multiple financial assignments, meeting U.S. reporting deadlines, and communicating effectively with the CFO and Finance Department. Candidate Profile We are looking for a finance professional who can be given a financial request, report, dataset, or workbook and take ownership of it from beginning to end. The ideal candidate will first understand the financial and accounting logic behind the information, ask relevant questions when necessary, identify inconsistencies or missing data, reconcile the underlying information, and independently develop the report or analysis required by the CFO or Finance Department. The position therefore requires someone who is comfortable interpreting financial information-not simply compiling it. Prior experience with U.S. federal contracting is highly desirable but is not necessarily a prerequisite if the candidate demonstrates strong accounting, financial analysis, Excel, and project-finance capabilities. Key Responsibilities Support the preparation, review, reconciliation, and documentation of client and government invoices in accordance with contractual billing requirements. Prepare and maintain financial reports, management reports, budget analyses, reconciliations, and supporting schedules. Analyze financial information and identify variances, inconsistencies, unusual transactions, missing information, and potential reporting errors. Reconcile information across accounting records, project financial data, invoices, timesheets, payroll information, budgets, and supporting documentation. Support budget-to-actual analysis, forecasting, expenditure monitoring, and financial performance reporting. Extract, organize, analyze, and interpret financial and project information from Unanet and other available sources. Develop and maintain advanced Excel workbooks used for financial reporting, analysis, reconciliations, and management decision-making. Support month-end and other periodic financial closing activities, including data compilation, variance analysis, reconciliations, and supporting documentation. Review project codes, labor categories, billing rates, indirect costs, travel costs, and other financial information applicable to project reporting and invoicing. Assist in identifying and resolving discrepancies between financial systems, Excel reports, supporting documentation, and contractual requirements. Prepare ad hoc financial analyses and reports requested by the CFO and U.S. Finance Department. Maintain appropriate supporting documentation and audit trails for financial transactions, reports, and reconciliations. Communicate financial findings clearly and escalate material discrepancies or risks proactively. Coordinate with U.S.-based Finance, Contracts, Operations, and Program teams as necessary. Take ownership of assigned financial workstreams and deliver accurate outputs with limited day-to-day supervision. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field. Minimum 3–5 years of hands-on professional experience in accounting, financial reporting, project finance, financial analysis, or similar functions. Demonstrated ability to interpret accounting and financial information, rather than solely compile or process data. Practical experience preparing financial reconciliations, management reports, budget analyses, and financial schedules. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, data reconciliation, multi-tab workbook management, and analysis of large datasets. Strong analytical skills and demonstrated ability to investigate financial discrepancies and determine their underlying causes. Ability to independently receive a financial assignment, understand its objective, identify the information required, perform the necessary analysis, and produce a complete and accurate deliverable. Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy while working with significant volumes of financial information. Fluent written and spoken English, sufficient for daily professional interaction with the U.S.-based Finance Department. Ability to work effectively in a remote environment and consistently support U.S. Eastern Time business hours. Preferred Qualifications Experience working for an international or U.S.-based organization and reporting to finance teams located outside Mexico. Experience with U.S. Government contracting (GovCon) or other project-based contracting environments. Experience with government or client invoicing and contract billing. Experience with project accounting and project finance. Experience with Unanet or comparable project accounting/ERP systems. Understanding of project codes, labor categories (LCATs), billing rates, indirect costs, and contract-based financial reporting. Experience supporting audits or preparing financial documentation and audit trails. Experience developing management reports and financial analyses for senior leadership.