Financial Analyst

Finance Project Analyst

  ***U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. on a W2 basis are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time. Also must be local and able to work on site"

The Finance Analyst will focus on assisting the Finance Team with activities focusing heavily on accounting/ tracking; Supporting role responsible for a specific area(s) of project / program management (i.e., scheduling, cost management, risk management, team administration, etc.).
Responsibilities:
Assist with project financial open/close processes including labor recovery, accruals and timely closure of the projects upon completion.
Communicate staffing impacts – both internal & external, create & submit Purchase Requisitions for PM approved work as it arises, partnering with Procurement Team
Perform monthly reconciliation of actuals in various systems of record (SAP/Ariba/Planview) & balances the project tracker, identifying any variances to expectations to continually inform/improve forecast accuracy
Create & review capital expenditure sheets within 30 days after project is complete – in line with Capital Team Guidelines with partnership of the Project Lead. (Cap Policy requires submission NLT 60 days of Go Live)
Kick off/document the timely, closure of projects: release/close outstanding PO’s & various cost collectors (IO’s & WBS’s)
Inspect &/or resolve issues with: Accounts Payable Team for IR’s (Invoice Receipt) posted in Esker/SAP or other various posting discrepancies
Attend meetings to discuss current and upcoming projects
Tracking resources and charges within respective project planning systems
Closing projects and preparing asset set ups or disposal documentation
SAP experience is a must as well as Excel Pivot Tables, accounting knowledge, a degree is not necessary at all, but knows about accruals, capitalization SAP experience, accounting knowledge (a degree not necessary at all but knows about accruals, capitalization vs deferred capitalization vs expenses and a feel for monthly closings and forecasting and the comparison of the two.

Skills Required:
· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Management or equivalent work experience
· 5 years of Finance and/ or Accounting related experience
· Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
· Proficient in Accounting Software
· Must has SAP experience to manage project financials
· Creation of PRs & GR’s
· Proactive team player; must be accountable, responsible, and organized
· Problem solver with aptitude to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
· Must be highly skilled with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel
o Key areas: Need EXCEL, transactional/AP research, PO/PR creation, as well as creating Cap Sheets

ADDITIONAL Details:
PA will ‘keep the tracker’ with details as described /discussed with the PFA (they both need to know what it means anyway – but they can decide who does what). Not meant to be dictation.
Reconciliation of tracker to SAP/PR’s/GR’s
Reconciliation of recovery to SAP/Brads weekly recovery report
Creation of PRs & GR’s
Research with AP any outstanding/reconciling items
Create internal recovery resources by task by project in Planview
Prepare all prework w/ PFA for Forecast mtgs
Reconciliation of total actuals by cost collector in Planview – prior to update of latest forecast