Cinterra · 2 months ago
Project Accountant
Hope Mills, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelCinterra has been providing specialized electrical utility and solar construction services for over twenty years. The Project Accountant will partner with Business Units to drive best in class project accounting, focusing on planning, forecasting, and reporting project level performance, while ensuring compliance with GAAP and internal controls.
EnergyRenewable EnergySolarWind Energy
Responsibilities
Partnering with Project Managers and Operations leaders to develop project controls strategies and policies that align with the Organization’s goals and objectives that support complete and accurate project cost and performance forecasting
The timely calculation of Revenue on a monthly basis in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP)
Review project level actual versus budget/forecast variance analysis monthly, as well as monthly reports for distribution in analyzing results
Reconcile business line revenue against monthly forecasts
Review monthly forecasting of projects (backlog)
Meet established deadlines for Revenue and Backlog submissions
Lead the review of executed Contracts and Change Orders for accounting implications or other anomalies
Review the detailed analysis of Project expenses to provide adequate explanations for variances from forecast and budget in partnership with Operations counterparts
Develop and improve upon budgeting and forecasting models
Implement and ensure compliance with internal control procedures
Perform various ad-hoc analyses related to customer reconciliations, labor expenditures, project hours analyses versus budget, working capital cash position, low margin review, audit requests, etc
Attend project meetings as applicable to support assigned areas
Attends project kick-off meetings to capture and process relevant data for set up of newly awarded projects onto financial systems and schedules
Attends monthly project review (MPRs) meetings to ensure understanding/concurrence of project status, potential issues and the accuracy of the forecast
Monitor the overall health of projects including but not limited to revenues, gross profit, receivables, and unbilled amounts, as well as project close outs and reconciliations
Capture, assess and consolidate results
Draft key reports such as monthly expense analysis, monthly utilization, headcount, revenue backlog analysis, and/or gross profit for assigned area
Develop and distribute executive summary with key metrics for the month
Craft and implement comprehensive strategies on the organizational design and effectiveness of the department’s people, processes, and technology across the Project Finance and Accounting spectrum
Proactively lead and influence significant functional changes, including the adoption of new project management solutions and the advancement of leading frameworks
Ensure Standard Operating Procedures are in place for all significant processes performed by the Project Finance team
Develop, implement and analyze KPIs to ensure acceptable levels of performance and to identify improvement opportunities
Adhere to accounting policies and procedures that are compliant with GAAP while maintaining internal controls over financial reporting
Qualification
Required
BA/BS degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or equivalent education and experience
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is essential
Strong emphasis on Microsoft Excel skills (lookups, pivots, formula statements, etc.)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work in a team-oriented environment and as a team member with excellent interpersonal skills
Exhibits a strong ability to handle multiple tasks and drive those tasks to completion while meeting appropriate timelines
A proven track record in leading and executing implementation processes
Preferred
Renewables Energy or Construction experience preferred
Experience with Microsoft DataVerse and PowerBI a plus
Company
Cinterra
Cinterra builds scale solar, wind, and biogas systems, contributing to renewable energy sector.
Founded in 2005
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Shelby Barbier
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Rothwell
Chief Financial Officer
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