Financial Analyst - Project Accounting - Military veterans preferred

Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure


Position Title: Financial Analyst - Project Accounting


Req_ID: 5001133674500


Location: Madison, Alabama, United States



Description: Job Description

Society relies on government and commercial organizations for public safety, transportation, utilities and more. These organizations need the right information at the right time to plan and deliver these vital services. However, shrinking budgets, escalating citizen and customer demands, the changing technology landscape and other pressures disrupt the status quo.

Hexagon's Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division helps organizations overcome these obstacles to improve operations and manage change intelligently and effectively. Our solutions connect them with the mission- and business-critical data necessary to make better, timelier and more informed decisions.

Are you innovative, engaged, professional, customer-focused and profit-driven? Are you ready to join an organization wherein you can utilize your knowledge and skills to manage the financial aspects of the region's 300+ customer projects? Our Project Accountants monitor the financial health of customer software implementation projects, from project setup through project close, working with project managers and providing meaningful analysis to business unit leaders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain percentage of completion, time & materials, and ratable projects in the ERP system once orders are awarded. May require interaction with the contracts, proposals, revenue recognition, and other organizations.
• Create, update, and maintain estimate at completion project templates (EACs) by working closely with the business unit project managers
• Prepare month end journal entries related to the project cost and calculation of percent complete for revenue recognition
• Assess performance of specific projects and prepare reports to inform management and business unit leaders of overall project performance
• Analyze costs and profitability by project and customer.
• Review change orders to identify risks to current projects
• Administer orders from initial acceptance to final close out
• Interface with financial planning and analysis (FP&A) organization in forecasting and completing ad hoc analysis as required
• Strong communication and analytical skills are desired

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA or MBA preferred
• Strong, demonstrated leadership skills
• Ownership of assigned tasks and areas of responsibility; proven follow-through; execution to completion with minimal direction
• Strong attention to detail; highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills; Ability to self-check results and reasonableness before publication to ensure accuracy
• Ability to multi-task and handle several priorities simultaneously
• Desire to succeed in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
• Ability to work both independently and in a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required
• Experience in software related industry a plus
• Experience with Deltek CostPoint a plus

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