Senior Director of Project Accounting-SRDRPJACCT

Position Summary: The Senior Director of Project Accounting is responsible for all aspects of project accounting for Pike Enterprises LLC (PEL) and its subsidiaries (the Company). The Senior Director of Project Accounting works under the guidance of and assists the Finance/Accounting team and Operations team in managing the oversight, preparation, analysis, and distribution of the Company’s regional internal and external customer financial reporting. In addition, he or she will be assigned special projects by executive and financial management within PEL from time to time.

 

Essential Functions:

• High visibility and interaction with senior management including Divisional Vice Presidents in various operation business units; assist with communication of results and analysis to CEO, CFO, CAO and corporate senior management
• Oversight of all aspects of the Company’s project accounting system, including corporate revenue recognition practices, standard cost and variance analysis, backup and support for accounting entries, job setup/maintenance, and corporate audit support 
• Oversee Month End activities for revenue and cost
• Manage multi-locational team
• Review and analyze various account reconciliations
• Maintain, revise as necessary, and oversee compliance with all of the Company’s project accounting-related control narratives
• Ensure that appropriate internal controls are in place and followed for the Company’s project accounting function
• Lead the department in supporting the Operations team’s project accounting-related needs, including job cost analysis, reporting, and ongoing education
• Supervise and oversee monthly project accounting exception reporting
• Assist the Company’s finance department with project accounting gap analyses and overall project accounting integration for entities that may be acquired by the Company from time to time
• Assist the Divisional Vice Presidents, Controllers and Director of Contracts with the development, maintenance, and oversight of intercompany arrangements, as appropriate
• Assist the CFO, CAO, Corporate Controller and Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis with various overall business analytics, data mining and ad hoc projects that may arise from time to time
• Assist with financial system implementation and upgrades
• Able to transition any new responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time in an efficient and timely manner

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in the accounting and finance sector with an emphasis in project accounting
• 7+ years of experience managing other accountants and professionals
• Bachelor’s in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Strong ability to manage and coach multiple employees to provide workflow direction, performance feedback, and career development support
• Thorough knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications including Excel (Pivot Tables, advanced functions, and data mining) 
• Strong US GAAP financial reporting technical skills, specifically related to revenue recognition 

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA, MAC, and/or MBA preferred
• Strong experience in both the private and public accounting sectors
• Construction industry experience
• Experience with a Finance ERP, especially Oracle Cloud Fusion

Other Skills And Abilities:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to articulate information and recommendations in a concise and timely manner to managers, peers, key Company customers, and third-party providers
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multiple finance and non-finance user groups and stakeholders
• Ability to write reports, technical memorandum and conclusions, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Confidentiality, understands the ethical standards of a CPA
• Conscientious about timeliness of assignments and quality of work product
• Accountable for specific performance
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and maintain control and order over same
• Exceptional work ethic
• Self-Motivated
• Team-Oriented
• Customer-Oriented
• Must be able to follow Company safety rules and other Company policies
• Oracle PPM experience (including implementations) is a strong plus
• Ability to implement process improvements to streamline month end close and other project accounting processes

Pike is an Equal Opportunity Employer

NOTE:  This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as requested to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Burford’s Construction is a leading provider of services in the electric utility industry throughout the Southeastern, Midwestern, and Western United States. With a great team of qualified professionals, Burford’s Construction can serve all project needs.

Those Services Include:

• Vegetation Maintenance
• New ROW Clearing
• ROW Reclamation/Widening
• Erosion Control
• Access Matting
• Civil/Site Grading AND Many More!

We offer these services as turnkey support to customers across our service territory in Transmission, Distribution, and Generation. It is our belief that our work entails a true partnership with our clients to consistently exceed expectations. Our company culture and core values of safety for all, environmental stewardship, diversity and inclusion, customer service, and productivity are integral in every partnership.