Lead Accountant

Paradigm Power Delivery Inc.

Overland Park (KS)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Wellness Programs

Gym Reimbursement

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Disability (Short/Long)

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

Parental Leave

Job summary

Paradigm Power Delivery, a Babcock Power company, seeks a Lead Accountant to manage daily financial operations and reporting for Paradigm Enterprises Inc. You will collaborate with project controls, shared services and operations to ensure accurate, timely financial information for executives, with potential to grow into a Manager role.

A Bachelor’s in Accounting or related field, eight years of experience, strong US GAAP knowledge, and Excel proficiency are required; Deltek CostPoint/PowerBI

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
Eight years of experience in accounting, financial reporting or public accounting.
Technical knowledge of US GAAP and accounting principles.
Excel proficiency and MS Office skills.
Experience with Deltek CostPoint, PowerBI, Power Query and InEight preferred but not required.
Highly organized with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Ability to connect with executives, engineers and field teams.
Strong time management and problem solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

Support all aspects of the Project Accounting function: Revenue Recognition Analysis, Project Set Up, Project Code Management, Weekly Progress Reporting, Weekly Project Cost Forecasting, Progress Billings and Collections, Project Cash Flows, and monthly reporting/analysis.
Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts and adhoc financial analyses.
Assist Management in developing the 5-year financial plan and quarterly forecast updates.
Establish accounting best practices and drive process improvements.
Collaborate with Shared Services to ensure transactions are recorded per US GAAP and reported accurately.
Partner with Project Controls and PM teams to analyze and report on project performance.
Provide feedback on financial assumptions used to develop project bids.
Complete project financial checklists and cash forecasts for management review.
Prepare vendor financial evaluations and monitor Inflation Reduction Act compliance across projects.

Skills

US GAAP

Excel

Communication with executives

Time management

Critical thinking

Organizational skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

CPA preferred (informational)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Deltek CostPoint

PowerBI

Power Query

InEight

Job description

Paradigm Power Delivery, a Babcock Power company, is a company whose mission is to build electrical substations and construct or repair electrical power lines while providing high quality, efficient service to our customers, and a safe, healthy work environment for our employees. We strive to give our customers the kind of service and quality product that we would want if we were that customer. Likewise, we want our employees to have the kind of job that we ourselves would appreciate. In a word, that’s our paradigm.

This is your opportunity to join a high growth industry company where you will partner with our elite industry leaders to drive results and build out a successful power delivery business. This could be your career-defining move.

The Lead Accountant is responsible for the daily financial management and financial reporting of Paradigm Enterprises Inc. This role will work closely with the project controls, accounting shared services and other operational functions to ensure financial information is provided accurately and timely to various stakeholders across the organization. Paradigm is looking for a strong candidate to help build out the accounting function with potential for growth into a Manager role. The Lead Accountant reports to the VP of Finance, Renewables.

Essential Functions

Support all aspects of the Project Accounting function:

Revenue Recognition Analysis
Project Set Up
Project Code Management
Weekly Progress Reporting
Weekly Project Cost Forecasting
Progress Billings and Collections
Project Cash Flows
Analyze and report on financial results, including preparation of the monthly reporting package, monthly segment review presentation and monthly management discussion and analysis.

Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts.
Prepare adhoc financial analysis, as requested.
Assist Management and the Strategic Operations team in developing the 5-year financial plan and quarterly forecast updates.
Work with team to establish accounting best practices and process improvements.
Work closely with the Shared Services team to ensure that all transactions are recorded and all financial information is presented in accordance with US GAAP.
Partner with the Project Controls and Project Management teams to analyze and report on project performance.
Provide feedback to the Estimating team on financial assumptions used to develop estimates for project bids.
Complete project financial checklists and project cash forecast for use in Management bid review meetings.
Prepare analysis for vendor financial evaluations.
Monitor compliance with the Inflation Reduction Act across multiple projects.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. CPA preferred but not required.
Minimum eight (8) years of experience in accounting, financial reporting or public accounting. Project and percent complete accounting preferred but not required.
Technical knowledge of US GAAP, accounting principles, practices, standards, laws, and regulations.
Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office, particularly in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Experience with Deltek CostPoint, PowerBI, Power Query and InEight or equivalent systems preferred but not required
Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to connect with executives, engineers and field teams.
Good time management skills.
Critical thinker and problem solver.