Project Controls Coordinator

United Grid Solutions in; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

United Grid Solutions is seeking a Project Controls Coordinator (Finance) to manage project accounting, data entry and the control environment for Pike Engineering. The role collaborates with project controllers, billers, finance and operations to improve accuracy and timeliness.

The position requires 3–5 years in project controls or accounting, a Bachelor's in Business (or equivalent), and ideally a Master's in Business or Data Analytics; proficiency with Excel and GP/Oracle is expected.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor's degree in Business or 5 years' equivalent experience required.
• Master's degree in Business or Data Analytics preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in project controls, project management, accounting.

Responsibilities

• Create, document and analyze project accounting processes.
• Maintain, revise and oversee the Company's standard cost system for Pike Engineering.
• Supervise monthly project accounting exception reporting and month end closing activities for GP.
• Analyze cost data, estimate financial performance of the project and provide revenue recognition.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of overall project budget and financial status.
• Conduct monthly review process with project managers to evaluate project performance.
• Work with contract administration to prepare project accounting set-up.
• Monitor the coding of timesheets, purchase orders, and vendor invoicing.
• Facilitate weekly/monthly/milestone invoice generation.
• Journal entry prep and standard accruals.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Skills

Microsoft Office

Excel

Data entry

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in Business or equivalent to 5 years experience

Master's degree in Business or Data Analytics

Tools

GP

Oracle

Job description

The Project Controls Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of project accounting, maintaining all aspects of project data entry and its associated control environment for Pike Engineering. He or she will manage and coordinate the processes and workflow with project controllers and billers, work closely with finance and operations to enhance project data entry accuracy and processing timeliness.

ESSENTIALDUTIES ANDRESPONSIBILITIES

Project Controls Coordinator (Finance)

SUMMARY

The Project Controls Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of project accounting, maintaining all aspects of project data entry and its associated control environment for Pike Engineering. He or she will manage and coordinate the processes and workflow with project controllers and billers, work closely with finance and operations to enhance project data entry accuracy and processing timeliness.

ESSENTIALDUTIES ANDRESPONSIBILITIES

• Create, document and analyze project accounting processes
• Maintain, revise and oversee the Company's standard cost system for Pike Engineering
• Supervise monthly project accounting exception reporting and month end closing activities for GP
• Analyze cost data, estimate financial performance of the project and provide revenue recognition
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of overall project budget and financial status
• Conduct monthly review process with project managers to evaluate project performance
• Work with contract administration to prepare project accounting set-up
• Monitor the coding of timesheets, purchase orders, and vendor invoicing
• Facilitate weekly/monthly/milestone invoice generation
• Journal entry prep and standard accruals
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

COMPLEXITYOFWORK

Moderately routine: general policies applied. Some decision making.

RELATIONSHIPOUTSIDEWORKGROUP

Exchange of information, which occasionally requires tact and/or diplomacy.

SUPERVISORYRESPONSIBILITIES

Coordinates daily Project Controls Cost Scheduler and Billers work

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

Education

RequiredHighschooldegreeorGED.

RequiredA Bachelor'sdegreefroma four-yearcollegeorUniversityin Businessorexperienceequivalentto 5 years.

PreferredMaster'sDegreein Business or Data Analytics

Experience

3-5Year(s) Experience in project controls, project management, accounting

ON-THE-JOBTRAINING

2 weeks

LANGUAGESKILLS

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to write reports, Business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICALSKILLS

• Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent and to draw and interpret spreadsheets
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
• Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONINGABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two step instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHERSKILLSANDABILITIES

Proficient use of Microsoft Office, specially Excel, high degree of accuracy and attention to detail, proficient data entry skills, strong interpersonal skills, experience with GP, experience with Oracle (preferred)

PHYSICALDEMANDS

The physical demans described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

NOTE:This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

United Grid Solutions is an equal opportunity employer

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

United Grid Solutions is a Non-Union Company