Project Controls Manager/Project Accountant - working schedule 11.00-20.00

Our Company

GSD Solutions is an American high-touch, customer-focused, business transformation group, specializing in back-office process improvement, shared services, project management and strategic outsourcing.

Our solutions transform organizations by increasing efficiency, effectiveness, and value realization. We deliver sustainable solutions on time and on budget through our dedicated, highly skilled team.

We are looking to hire a self-motivated Project Controls Manager/Project Accountant - working hours 11.00 to 20.00 - to support one of our growing clients.

The role is based in our Shared Service Center in Bucharest and it’s a fully remote type of work.

The Project Controls Manager is responsible for ensuring strong financial and operational control over engineering and construction projects, with a particular focus on project forecasting, cost-to-complete (CTC), change orders, contract administration, cost control and monthly financial reporting. The role acts as a key connection between Project Management, Finance/Accounting and Business Unit leadership, ensuring that project data used for forecasting, revenue recognition and reporting is accurate, complete and timely.

Key Responsibilities

• Project forecasting & CTC: Lead monthly project forecasts, review cost-to-complete estimates and challenge unrealistic assumptions or missing cost drivers. Analyze changes in cost, revenue, margin and percentage of completion.
• Change orders: Monitor contract modifications, scope changes and unpriced change orders; evaluate their scope, pricing, schedule and cost impact, maintain the Change Order Log and ensure appropriate reflection in project forecasts and ERP.
• Contract & project setup: Ensure contracts, SOWs, pricing, milestones and payment terms are correctly reflected in project and ERP setup and investigate discrepancies.
• Revenue recognition support: Provide Accounting with project-level information required for percentage-of-completion/ASC 606, including actual and forecast costs, contract values, change orders and project status. Identify issues such as forward losses, uninstalled materials, rework or other project inefficiencies.
• Monthly close: Support monthly financial closing, investigate significant variances in project cost, revenue, margin, billing and forecasts, and coordinate resolution of discrepancies with Finance.
• Controls & compliance: Maintain accurate forecasts, project control logs, change-order records and audit documentation while ensuring appropriate approvals and segregation of duties.

Ideal Profile

A highly analytical and detail-oriented professional with strong commercial awareness and the confidence to challenge project assumptions. Relevant expertise includes engineering/construction project accounting, cost control, forecasting, cost-to-complete, change management, earned value/percentage-of-completion concepts and financial reporting.

This is is a project finance + project controls role. The person owns/co-ordinates the quality of project-level financial information—particularly forecasting, CTC, change orders, project performance and variance analysis—while Accounting retains responsibility for final ASC 606 decisions, revenue recognition methodology, reconciliations and journal entries.

Required Qualifications

• Fluent in English, both written and verbal
• Degree in Finance or Accounting
• 5-7+ years of experience in a finance/accounting/project accounting role.
• Experience with ERP/accounting systems such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or Microsoft Dynamics is preferred.
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, and basic data analysis.
• Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Good communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work with high-volume transactions and meet deadlines.

As a GSD Employee, You Will Enjoy

• Highly competitive salary package
• Rewards & Recognition bonuses
• Allowance via Benefits online
• Medical subscription
• A remote work environment