A growing industrial company is seeking an experienced accounting professional to oversee financial operations across multiple business entities, with a strong focus on project accounting, budgeting, cash flow, billing, and financial reporting. This role will work closely with senior leadership, sales, and project management to monitor project financial performance and ensure accurate accounting and cost controls.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee accounting operations across multiple entities, ensuring accurate financial records, reporting, and internal controls.
- Manage project-based accounting, including budgets, costs, cash flow, revenue, and profitability.
- Partner with project management and operations teams to monitor project schedules, expenditures, and financial performance against budgets.
- Oversee customer invoicing, billing schedules, collections, and accounts receivable.
- Monitor cash flow and implement procedures to improve billing, collections, and working capital.
- Oversee accounts payable and ensure vendor invoices and project expenses are processed accurately and timely.
- Review project expenditures, purchasing activity, material costs, and subcontractor expenses for compliance with approved budgets and contractual terms.
- Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, including P&L, cash flow, budget-to-actual analysis, and AP/AR aging.
- Monitor and reconcile general ledger and balance sheet accounts to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Collaborate with sales and project teams on contract reviews, project pricing, budgets, change orders, and commercial terms.
- Monitor inventory levels, valuations, and physical inventory audits.
- Ensure compliance with customer and government contract requirements, including FAR and DFARS regulations.
- Support ERP system utilization and improvements, including Microsoft Dynamics AX.
- Develop and implement financial procedures, controls, and reporting processes.
- Assist senior leadership with financial analysis and special projects as needed.
Qualifications
- Experience with project-based accounting and financial management.
- Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, AP/AR, and financial reporting.
- Experience working with project management, operations, sales, and procurement teams.
- Understanding of project costing, inventory accounting, and contract financial requirements.
- ERP experience; Microsoft Dynamics AX preferred.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.