URGENT NEED! APPLY TODAY!Aston Carter is partnering with a local engineering firm to add a SENIOR PROJECT ACCOUNTANT to the team. The firm is ranked Top 100 design firms in the nation, as well as Top 100 best employers to work for. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an employee-owned industry powerhouse while leveraging your project accounting expertise to lead teams and impact unique projects. Top Skills' Details
Bachelors degree in related field
8+ years overall “general” accounting experience
6+ years of direct Project Accounting experience within Engineering OR Architecture industries
Experience managing high-volume of projects (20+)
Experience with project baselines, project controls, cost estimation, EVN – earned value management, and variance analysis
Experience with Tier 1/Tier 2 ERP Accounting Software – Pronto and Oracle preferred
Experience with process improvement/rolling out new policies to a team
Description:
Be a team leader, providing oversight to a team of accountants.
Provide detailed analysis and reporting on project or program status within an established system of project controls.
Be responsible for analysis, developing and reporting associated with various project controls job duties, such as project baseline, work package agreements, cost control, cost estimation, earned value management (EVM), projections, variance analysis, schedules, project/program/portfolio integration or technical project reviews.
Serve as the centralized point of contact to internal and external business.
Team with technical staff, project leads and managers to make recommendations to influence key decision-makers within the scope of project controls (work breakdown structure, schedule, and budget/cost).
Utilize information management, access controls management, configuration management, program integration and communications and risk management processes to support project teams.
Assist with client interactions, including arranging, documenting periodic reviews, tracking project management deliverables, and presenting project management status to external or internal clients.
Analyze, prepare, validate, and maintain cost estimates, detailed baseline budgets, work package agreements, and monthly cost variance reports, in collaboration with project managers.
Utilize earned value management techniques or other management techniques to understand relationships between planned work, executed work, and actual costs.
Perform other duties as needed.
About Aston Carter:
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.Diversity, Equity & Inclusion At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
Hiring diverse talent
Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.