Position Purpose The Project Finance Business Partner acts as a trusted financial advisor and independent reviewer to Producing, Production, and Operations teams across service-based and production-led projects.
This role is responsible for validating the integrity of project financials, including forecasts, margins, and risks, ensuring leadership has a clear and unbiased view of performance across dynamic, client-driven environments.
Operating alongside project teams, but independent from delivery pressures, the role strengthens financial discipline, improves forecast reliability, and ensures consistent application of commercial and accounting principles across complex, evolving project scopes.
Essential Responsibilities / Accountabilities Project Financial Assurance & Validation
- Independently review and validate project financial forecasts, including contract value, revenue, cost-to-complete, and margin assumptions
- Challenge underlying assumptions, ensuring alignment with contract terms, scope, delivery plans, and vendor commitments
- Identify financial risks, gaps, and inconsistencies, escalating issues early and clearly
- Ensure forecasts reflect the realities of dynamic, change-driven project environments
Business Partnering with Producing & Production Teams
- Act as the primary finance partner to Producers and project teams from project award through closeout
- Provide clear financial insight to support decision-making on scope, delivery, and commercial trade-offs
- Support teams in understanding the financial implications of scope changes, client negotiations, and execution risks
- Balance strong partnership with objective, independent financial challenge
Commercial, Contract & Accounting Oversight
- Review contracts and change orders to ensure alignment between commercial terms and financial projections
- Ensure consistent and compliant application of agent vs. principal accounting, particularly in vendor-driven and service-based delivery models
- Validate inputs into revenue recognition, cost treatment, and forecast updates in collaboration with Project Accounting
- Monitor actual performance vs forecast and investigate material variances
Governance, Controls & Transparency
- Act as a second line of defense over project financial integrity, independent of delivery pressures
- Drive consistency in forecasting methodologies, assumptions, and documentation standards
- Improve visibility and transparency of project financial performance and risks
- Support internal and external audit requirements related to project financials
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Project Accounting, FP&A, and Operations to ensure alignment between forecasts, actuals, and reporting
- Serve as the key finance interface for Producing and Production teams
- Translate finance policies into practical guidance for project teams, ensuring smooth and compliant execution
- Contribute to continuous improvement of financial tools, templates, and forecasting processes.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- 8+ years' experience in project-based, production, agency, or complex service environments
- Experience in project finance, commercial finance, project accounting, or project controls
- Proven experience conducting site visits and project valuations (e.g., percent complete, earned value, cost-to-complete).
- Strong understanding of:
- Contract structures and commercial terms
- Cost forecasting, margin management, and financial risk
- Experience working in dynamic, change-driven project environments
- Knowledge of revenue recognition and agent vs. principal considerations
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP / project costing systems
- Proven ability to work independently and confidently challenge financial assumptions
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP and project costing systems
TAIT Benefits:- Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions (HDHP plans)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical & Dependent Care)
- Employer-paid life insurance with optional supplemental coverage
- Employer-paid Short-term with optional long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness stipends
- Voluntary benefits (e.g., accident, critical illness)
- Paid vacation and 12 holidays
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