Capital & Project Finance Analyst
Posted 7 Oct 2026
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 4–7 yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
No salary listed for this role.
CertificationsMaster of Business Administration, Certified Public Accountant, CMA
Salary: 101K - 110K
Location: Vista, CA
POSITION SUMMARY
The Capital & Project Finance Analyst is the primary finance analyst supporting capital investment across Manufacturing, partnering closely with Engineering and Manufacturing leadership on the tracking, analysis, and reporting of capital spend as our manufacturing footprint grows. This role supports capital budgeting and forecasting, business case and ROI analysis for growth and cost-savings projects, and the ongoing capital replacement and maintenance strategy across our manufacturing plants, while partnering with Corporate FP&A on capital spend reporting to executive leadership.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable
accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable
qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Function Statements
Capital Budgeting & Forecasting
- Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering leadership to build and maintain the annual capital budget and multi-year capital plan across all manufacturing plants.
- Track capital spend against approved budget and project scope on a monthly basis, by project and cost center, flagging variances for follow-up.
- Maintain rolling forecasts of capital commitments and forecast-to-complete for active capital projects.
- Support the Senior Director, Corporate FP&A in monthly and quarterly capital spend reporting to executive leadership.
- Maintain a centralized, well-documented project file for approvals, business cases, spend support, forecasts, and post-investment results.
Project & Business Case Support
- Partner with the Manager of Engineering and Director of Manufacturing to develop business cases and ROI/payback analysis for growth, cost-savings, and capacity expansion capital projects.
- Prepare capital appropriation requests and supporting financial analysis for capital project approvals.
- Track project milestones, spend-to-date, and committed vs. uncommitted capital across the active capital project portfolio.
- Analyze actual project spend and timelines against approved business cases, flagging scope or budget deviations.
- Maintain a rolling capital-project forecast, including actual spend, committed costs, forecast-to-complete, expected in-service timing, and material scope or budget changes.
Capital Replacement & Maintenance Strategy