Project Financial Advisor

We are looking for an experienced Project Financial Advisor to act as a strategic finance partner to project teams across Asia. This role combines financial governance with commercial advisory, ensuring projects achieve profitability, compliance, and risk mitigation from bid stage through execution and close-out. You will provide insights on pricing, contract structures, and forecasts while collaborating with Project Managers to drive informed decisions and enhance overall project performance.

Must Have

• Act as a trusted finance partner to Project Managers
• Advise on bidding strategies, pricing models, and risk provisions
• Provide financial input into commercial strategies and delivery planning
• Review subcontract financial terms for consistency with prime contracts and margin goals
• Monitor financial aspects of customer contracts, including fee types, caps, and milestone triggers
• Validate project structures in ERP systems (WBS, billing methods, rates, tax, revenue recognition)
• Ensure adherence to financial policies, delegations of authority, and statutory reporting requirements
• Own monthly project-level forecasting cycles, ensuring accuracy and alignment with FP&A targets
• Conduct scenario planning and variance analysis to stress-test revenue and margins
• Track mitigation plans for margin gaps and report progress to management
• Analyze project KPIs, identify margin erosion risks, and recommend corrective actions
• Participate in portfolio reviews and present insights on financial performance drivers
• Perform root cause analysis on recurring variances and implement solutions
• Prepare audit-ready documentation and respond to internal/external audit requests
• Maintain accurate records and decision logs for compliance and governance
• Work closely with Billing, Collections, FP&A, and Controllership teams to resolve escalations
• Drive process improvements to enhance financial outcomes and cycle times
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 7–10 years of experience in project finance, commercial advisory, or financial planning within professional services, engineering, or construction industries
• Strong financial and commercial expertise, including revenue recognition, margin optimization, and working capital management
• Ability to provide strategic financial advice and influence decisions through analysis, modeling, and risk assessment
• Proven experience managing projects across the full lifecycle with a focus on compliance and profitability
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP) and advanced Excel
• Adaptability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic, multicultural environment

Good to Have

• MBA or Master’s preferred
• Professional certification (CPA, CMA, CFA) is an advantage

Perks & Benefits

• Access global scale
• Contribute to landmark projects
• Connect with the brightest minds in your field
• Embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives
• Experience a world of opportunity
• Chance to shape a career as unique as you
• Join our close-knit community of talented individuals
• Global team includes more than 73,000 employees

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

Position Summary

We are looking for an experienced Project Financial Advisor to act as a strategic finance partner to project teams across Asia. This role combines financial governance with commercial advisory, ensuring projects achieve profitability, compliance, and risk mitigation from bid stage through execution and close-out. You will provide insights on pricing, contract structures, and forecasts while collaborating with Project Managers to drive informed decisions and enhance overall project performance.

Responsibilities

Strategic Financial Partnering & Commercial Advisory

• Act as a trusted finance partner to Project Managers, advising on bidding strategies, pricing models, and risk provisions.
• Provide financial input into commercial strategies and delivery planning, ensuring alignment with profitability objectives.
• Review subcontract financial terms for consistency with prime contracts and margin goals.

Contract Execution & Compliance

• Monitor financial aspects of customer contracts, including fee types, caps, and milestone triggers.
• Validate project structures in ERP systems (WBS, billing methods, rates, tax, revenue recognition).
• Ensure adherence to financial policies, delegations of authority, and statutory reporting requirements.

Forecasting & Planning

• Own monthly project-level forecasting cycles, ensuring accuracy and alignment with FP&A targets.
• Conduct scenario planning and variance analysis to stress-test revenue and margins.
• Track mitigation plans for margin gaps and report progress to management.

Performance Management

• Analyze project KPIs, identify margin erosion risks, and recommend corrective actions.
• Participate in portfolio reviews and present insights on financial performance drivers.
• Perform root cause analysis on recurring variances and implement solutions.

Audit & Assurance

• Prepare audit-ready documentation and respond to internal/external audit requests.
• Maintain accurate records and decision logs for compliance and governance.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Billing, Collections, FP&A, and Controllership teams to resolve escalations.
• Drive process improvements to enhance financial outcomes and cycle times.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or Master’s preferred.
• Professional certification (CPA, CMA, CFA) is an advantage.
• 7–10 years of experience in project finance, commercial advisory, or financial planning within professional services, engineering, or construction industries.
• Strong financial and commercial expertise, including revenue recognition, margin optimization, and working capital management.
• Ability to provide strategic financial advice and influence decisions through analysis, modeling, and risk assessment.
• Proven experience managing projects across the full lifecycle with a focus on compliance and profitability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP) and advanced Excel.
• Adaptability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic, multicultural environment.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 73,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.

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Company Background:

WSP is one of the world’s leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. Having been active in Asia since early 1970s, WSP has contributed to many of the region’s infrastructure, building and urban developments. With a staff complement of over 3,400 in 12 offices throughout major cities in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, we harness Asia’s unique opportunities and challenges through our collaborative force and innovative engineering solutions, fostering the sustainable growth of the region. wsp.com