Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. IES Communications is a national provider of industrial products and infrastructure services. The Project Cost Analyst will support project teams with financial information, manage project profitability, and ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance.
Responsibilities
- The PCA plans for, manages, monitors and maintains project profitability to achieve Company goals
- The PCA works with project accounting to ensure costs are posted to the ledger correctly
- The PCA manages all project cost accounting, inventory accounting and revenue recognition
- The PCA routinely participates in cost review meetings with project team
- The PCA coordinates and directs the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
- The PCA coordinates and prepares the monthly/quarterly forecast reports
- The PCA researches technical accounting issues for compliance
- The PCA supports month-end and year-end close process
- The PCA insures quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
- The PCA collaborates with project personnel to prepare all required project reporting
- The PCA creates, develops and implements account process improvement(s)
- The PCA handles other responsibilities as assigned
Skills
- Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
- Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills; willingness to accept responsibility for projects/processes and ability to work with limited direct supervision, highly-motivated, resourceful
- Must be able to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously
- Must have prior working experience as a project cost analyst
- Must be a self-starter with the ability to work in a fast-paced atmosphere
- Must have experience in customer interface, such as liaison between the customer and the Company
- Must have 5+ years of overall combined accounting and finance experience on large projects $2M+
- Must have experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close processes
- Must have experience with creating financial statements
- Must be an advanced user of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and MS Project)
- Must have excellent accounting software user and administration skills
- Must meet Company minimum driving standards
- Advanced degree in Accounting, CPA or CMA preferred
- Prefer project management experience related to ordering materials, P6 Scheduling and Critical Path Methodology
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