We are looking for a self-starter, creative problem solver, and strong communicator who thrives on new challenges and has an achievement-oriented mindset. You will play a key role in supporting capital planning and investment decisions while driving continuous improvement, reporting innovation, and process efficiencies across the organization.
What You Will Do
- Partner with mill operations leaders to manage capital project portfolios, maintain project data integrity, and provide ongoing visibility into project status, risks, and opportunities.
- Collaborate with project managers, procurement, construction, engineering, and planning teams to monitor project progress, actual costs, forecasts, and scope changes throughout the project lifecycle.
- Analyze capital spending performance, budget-to-forecast variances, and key cost drivers. Communicate trends, risks, and recommendations to operations leadership, project teams, and finance stakeholders.
- Develop and enhance reporting processes that provide meaningful insights into capital project performance and portfolio management. Candidates with experience creating dashboards, automating reporting, and delivering business intelligence solutions through Power BI or similar tools will have the opportunity to help shape and expand our reporting capabilities.
- Drive reporting process improvements through automation, data analysis, and the implementation of scalable solutions that improve efficiency and support decision-making.
- Partner with stakeholders to identify reporting needs, translate business requirements into meaningful analytics, and continuously improve reporting capabilities and user experience.
- Produce monthly capital reporting packages, including major project analysis, executive summaries, KPI reporting, and management presentations.
- Support capital project evaluation, business case development, budgeting, forecasting, and payback analyses to support investment decisions.
- Facilitate post-implementation reviews to evaluate project effectiveness, measure expected returns, and capture lessons learned.
- Serve as the Smartsheet Subject Matter Expert, supporting project tracking, workflow optimization, and process standardization initiatives.
- Provide guidance on capital versus expense classifications and ensure compliance with accounting policies and internal controls.
- Maintain and continuously improve the Approved for Expenditure (AFE) process, documentation, and governance requirements.
- Support month-end close activities by partnering with Accounting and Finance teams to ensure accurate and timely project-related accounting and reporting.
- Support the development of long-range capital plans through data analysis, scenario modeling, and collaboration with operational leaders.
- Lead or participate in continuous improvement initiatives that enhan