Project Controls Coordinator (Finance)

SUMMARY:

The Project Controls Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of project accounting, maintaining all aspects of project data entry and its associated control environment for Pike Engineering.  He or she will manage and coordinate the processes and workflow with project controllers and billers, work closely with finance and operations to enhance project data entry accuracy and processing timeliness.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  Create, document and analyze project accounting processes 

  Maintain, revise and oversee the Company's standard cost system for Pike Engineering

  Supervise monthly project accounting exception reporting and month end closing activities for GP

  Analyze cost data, estimate financial performance of the project and provide revenue recognition

  Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of overall project budget and financial status

  Conduct monthly review process with project managers to evaluate project performance

  Work with contract administration to prepare project accounting set-up

  Monitor the coding of timesheets, purchase orders, and vendor invoicing

  Facilitate weekly/monthly/milestone invoice generation

  Journal entry prep and standard accruals

  Perform other dutiesas assigned by management.

COMPLEXITY OF WORK:  Moderately routine: general policies applied. Some decision making.

RELATIONSHIP OUTSIDE WORK GROUP:  Exchange of information, which occasionally requires tact and/or diplomacy.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  Coordinates daily Project Controls Cost Scheduler and Billers work

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1.   REGULAR ATTENDANCE is required.

2.   EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Education:

Required High school degree or GED.

Required A Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or University in Business or experience equivalent to 5 years.

Preferred Master's Degree in Business or Data Analytics

Experience

3-5  Year(s) Experience in project controls, project management, accounting

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING:

2 weeks

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

1.  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
2.   Ability to write reports, Business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
3.  Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

1. Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent and to draw and interpret spreadsheets
2. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
3. Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

1. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two step instructions.
2. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Proficient use of Microsoft Office, specially Excel, high degree of accuracy and attention to detail, proficient data entry skills, strong interpersonal skills, experience with GP, experience with Oracle (preferred)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. How much on the job time is spent in the following physical activities?

• Stand Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Walk Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Sit 2/3 and more (Regularly)
• Talk or Hear  1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)
• Use Hands to Feel, Handle or finger tools or controls  1/3 to 2/3 (Frequently)
• Climb or balance  None
• Stoop, Kneel, Crouch or crawl  None
• Reach with Hands and Arms  Up to 1/3 (Occasionally)
• Taste or Smell  None

1. Does this job require that weight be lifted or force to be exerted?

• Up to 10 Pounds  Up to 1/3
• Up to 25 Pounds  None
• Up to 50 Pounds  None
• Up to 100 Pounds  None
• More than 100 Pounds  None

1. Does this job have any special vision requirements?

☒No Special Vision Requirements

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Wet, humid conditions (non- weather) None
• Work near moving mechanical parts None
• Work in high, precarious places None
• Fumes or airborne particles None
• Toxic or caustic chemicals None
• Outdoor weather conditions None
• Extreme cold (non-weather) None
• Extreme Heat (non-weather) None
• Risk of electrical shock None
• Work with explosives None
• Risk of radiation None
• Vibration None

While performing this job, the noise level in the work environment is:

Very Quiet (Examples forest trail, isolation booth of hearing test)

Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

Pike Engineering is a Non-Union Company