Senior Project Finance & Analytics Lead

Mott MacDonald

Chicago (IL)

Hybrid

USD 106,821 - 130,559

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

401k

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Paid holidays

PTO

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Mott MacDonald in the United States seeks a senior project accountant to guide project managers and teams, drive revenue performance, and optimize profitability. You will interpret metrics, set up KPI tracking, and lead a potential team of project accountants within Connect Business, delivering robust financial analyses and cash flow improvements.

The role requires a CPA or equivalent, extensive corporate accounting, and strong communication and leadership.

Qualifications

BS or BA Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business.
CPA, CGA, CMA, FCCA license or equivalent desired.
12+ years of corporate accounting experience, specifically with project accounting.
Experience within the industry preferred.
Management experience, supervising and coordination of responsibilities.
Effective communicator with good presentation skills and leadership qualities.
Proficiency with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel Advanced).
Proficiency with business analytics tools.

Responsibilities

Lead the implementation of a finance project or program using appropriate methodologies.
Support project managers during project setup, budgets, funding, margin expectations, and resourcing within Connect Business.
Where requested, assist in proposals to ensure ROI metrics are being achieved.
Risk contingency analysis and monitoring support.
Contract review - financial section specific.
Change order review, tracking and entry.
Review subconsultants financial data, review invoices and track budget.
Billing coordination, review of invoices and manage workflow to improve DWCO.
Analysis of working capital to ensure WIP billed and debts collected will drive positive cash.
Client coordination on financial compliance, invoice submission & timely payments.
Tracking budget against plan, reviewing cost, analyzing non-billables, review of credit memos.
Revenue recognition evaluation, earned value trending, forecasting, and compiling other key project indicators.
Support monthly progress reviews - financial perspective.
Financial reporting on revenue from projects and working capital to Unit leadership.
CRM data mining and maintenance support for Unit leadership.
Reconciliation in Connect Business as needed.
Support of project claims as needed.
Internal and external audit support.
Project close out process in Connect Business.
Work with Unit / Division leadership to support and drive major KPI's.
Where requested, attend commercial review meetings to evaluate financial performance.
Explore opportunities for automation and use of digital tools for improved efficiency.
Be able to implement business analytics dashboards such as PowerBI Dashboards, Power automate, Power apps and other tools for Business Process Automation.
Effective communication, detail oriented, time management and problem solving.
Candidate must be a team player; flexible and willing to travel.