Senior Project Accounting & Capital Reporting Analyst

Ferrara Candy Co.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Annual bonus

Benefits program

Job summary

Ferrara is seeking a Senior Analyst, Project Accounting and Capital Reporting to support capitalization, asset accounting, and project governance across large capital programs. The role reports to the Orangburg Finance Workstream Project Lead and requires in-person collaboration for most of the week.

You will ensure accurate capitalization, reconcile costs, and maintain strong internal controls within SAP S/4HANA environments while coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3+ years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, project accounting, fixed asset accounting, or capital project governance.
• Experience supporting large-scale capital projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Capitalization Governance and Accounting Compliance: apply capitalization policies and classify costs (CIP vs in-service).
• Invoice Validation and Financial Controls: review invoices before posting and ensure alignment with policies.
• Financial Reconciliation and Data Integrity: reconcile project financial info across systems and validate commitments and expenditures.
• CIP Accounting and Asset Capitalization: support CIP activities and asset transitions to fixed assets.
• Audit Readiness and Internal Controls: maintain documentation and support audits.
• Financial Data Validation and Issue Resolution: identify posting and reconciliation issues and drive corrective actions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: partner with PMO, Engineering, Procurement, Controllership, and Finance teams.

Skills

Capital accounting

Fixed assets

CIP accounting

Internal controls

SAP S/4HANA

Financial reconciliations

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Ferrara is seeking a Senior Analyst, Project Accounting and Capital Reporting to support capitalization, asset accounting, and project governance across large capital programs. The role reports to the Orangburg Finance Workstream Project Lead and requires in-person collaboration for most of the week.

You will ensure accurate capitalization, reconcile costs, and maintain strong internal controls within SAP S/4HANA environments while coordinating with cross-functional teams.