Project Controls Coordinator

Pike Corporation

Allentown (Lehigh County)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

United Grid Solutions is seeking a Project Controls Coordinator to oversee all aspects of project accounting and data entry. The role will coordinate workflows with project controllers and billers, collaborating with finance and operations to improve accuracy and timeliness of data processing.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED, a Bachelor's degree in Business or related field (or equivalent 5 years), and 3–5 years in project controls.

Qualifications

  • High school degree or GED required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business or related field or equivalent experience (5 years).
  • Preferred Master's degree in Business or Data Analytics.
  • 3–5 years experience in project controls, project management, accounting.
  • Two weeks of on‑the‑job training.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial documents and reports.
  • Strong mathematical, reasoning and problem‑solving abilities.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel; strong data entry skills.

Responsibilities

  • Create, document and analyze project accounting processes.
  • Maintain and oversee the standard cost system for Pike Engineering.
  • Supervise monthly project accounting reports and month-end closing.
  • Analyze cost data and estimate financial performance; revenue recognition.
  • Maintain knowledge of overall project budget and financial status.
  • Conduct monthly reviews with project managers to evaluate performance.
  • Collaborate with contract administration to set up projects.
  • Monitor coding of timesheets, purchase orders and vendor invoicing.
  • Facilitate weekly/monthly/invoice generation; prepare journal entries and accruals.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Financial analysis
Attention to detail
Communication
Data entry

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field
Master's degree in Business or Data Analytics

Tools

GP (Great Plains)
Oracle
Microsoft Excel

Job description

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.

  • 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.
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.

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.

Essential Duties And 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.
COMPLEXITY OF WORK

Moderately routine: general policies applied. Some decision making.

RELATIONSHIP OUTSIDE WORK GROUP

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

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

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

Required High school degree or GED.

Required A Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or University in Business or experience equivalent to 5 years.

Experience

Preferred Master's Degree in Business or Data Analytics

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

On-the-job Training

2 weeks

Language Skills
  • 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.
Mathematical Skills
  • 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.
Reasoning Ability
  • 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.
Other Skills And Abilities

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)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representatives 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

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

United Grid Solutions is a Non-Union Company

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled
About Us

United Grid Solutions is a team of planners and strategic thinkers dedicated to providing critical infrastructure solutions that improve lives around the world. Beginning with our role in connecting the first power plants to the earliest power grids, we have a longstanding history of delivering innovative and transformative solutions to meet the needs of today and tomorrow.

Our team members have the opportunity to grow and advance while solving unique and complex challenges for the evolving infrastructure industry.

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