Accountant - Internal Review HQ

Division:
Headquarters

Project Location(s):
New York, NY 10001 USA

Minimum Years

Experience:

3 Travel Involved: 30-40% Job Type: Regular Job Classification:
Experienced

Education:

Bachelors Degree Job Family:

Finance Compensation:

Salaried Exempt

Location:

Position can be performed from any part of the United States.

Position

Description:

Conduct internal review activities that include reviewing, preparing, and assessing compliance documentation as well as performing thorough evaluations of construction, operational, and financial processes.

Essential Duties &

Key Responsibilities:

* Conduct analysis of company policies to develop testing protocols to ensure compliance.

* Select representative sample transactions for testing and review underlying documentation for compliance with policy, including proper and timely approvals.

* Analyze profit center forecasts and reports to identify unusual activity.

* Evaluate and interpret reports, schedules, and correspondence prepared by profit center and project management, along with selected supporting documentation to ensure presentation is compliant with intent of company policy.

* Create reports summarizing findings and including recommendations to bring items into compliance and discuss observations with business process owners and management.

* Maintain work programs, templates, and matrices to memorialize test results.

* Follow and adhere to processes to properly maintain and archive findings and supporting documentation.

* Participate in policy discussions with stakeholders and assess review materials to reflect current company policy and directives.

* Conduct data analytics by gathering, cleaning, and verifying data from multiple sources. Analyze trends, identify anomalies, and create dashboards and reports for stakeholder and leadership decision-making.

* Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree from accredited degree program in Accounting, Finance, or related field required with minimum of 3 years of experience in internal audit, external audit, construction accounting, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

* Excellent knowledge of accounting principles and internal control systems, including experience assessing internal controls and applying internal audit standards

* Knowledge of audit procedures, including planning, techniques, test, and sampling methods involved to conduct audits

* Knowledge and ability to construct audit and other reports, using professional written and verbal communication skills

* Understand accounting implications of various contract terms related to profitability and risk management (e.g., billable/non-billable, owner/subcontractor)

* Able to exercise independent judgment and discretion with ability to identify problems and make recommendations for resolution

* High degree of organizational skills with exceptional accuracy and attention to detail

* Must have strong proficiency with financial system applications (e.g., SAP) and Microsoft Office suite of applications including advanced Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, formulas, data modeling), and working knowledge of data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Looker)

* Ability to learn company policy and systems

* Self-motivated, able to work independently with minimal direction and little or no supervision

* Demonstrated leadership, strong dedication to teamwork and integrity within professional environment

* Extensive travel required (35%)

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands, talk, and hear.

The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performance of the required duties require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction.

The employee is regularly occasionally required to be mobile, and the employee regularly occasionally travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the…