Engineering Accounting Analyst
Company: Veolia North America
Location: Harrisburg
Posted on: March 17, 2023
Job Description:
Company DescriptionAbout Veolia North AmericaA subsidiary of
Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of
water, waste and energy management services, including water and
wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and
disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps
commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and
municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in
Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees
working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please
visit our website .Job DescriptionBENEFITSVeolia's comprehensive
benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as
health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are
also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan,
to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented
by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.
POSITION PURPOSEThis position, which focuses on financial
management and accounting for capital expenditures, will review,
monitor, and ensure procedural compliance of the cost and asset
components of the projects included in the capital investment
program in each region from initiation to close. This role will
assist with all project and program related accounting activities
and analyze project financials. This role will act as the regional
liaison between Engineering and all Utility-wide cost and asset
accounting groups, devising methods for identifying expenditure
trends in available information sources, identifying areas of
process improvement and potential cost reductions, and be the local
representative for accounting system and policy improvements.
Lastly this position will provide reports on financial performance
measures on both a recurring and ad-hoc basis.PRIMARY DUTIES /
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support regional Project Managers and Director of Engineering
with regular CapEx activities associated with the implementation of
and compliance with financial, governance and accounting policy and
best practices as it relates to capital cost and asset accounting.
These activities include:
- Prepare and edit as requested project metadata, dates, and
budget plans in the financial source of truth platform.
- Prepare, administer, analyze, and correct as required project
cost and asset data, status, transfers, unitizations and other
metrics and partner collaboratively with stakeholders to improve
accuracy and efficiency of asset management and to ensure costs
accurately reflect project progress.
- Reconcile inventory using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
systems.
- Review and reconcile sales and use tax charges if
required.
- Independently monitor and analyze project expenditures every
month. Use ERP systems to perform cost queries and complex
financial analyses on a monthly basis, drilling into and addressing
errors in the data with Accounting.
- Identify projects that require authorization overruns and
perform evaluations on the root cause.
- Provide a report of monthly financial analysis to Engineering
staff each month. o Prepare expenditure reports for regulatory
filings. This includes retrieving data from various systems and
preparing customized reports.
- Perform cost queries to assist the Director of Engineering with
any additional cost analyses and breakdowns.
- Work with stakeholder groups at the Corporate level to identify
and develop areas of cost or process improvement as it relates to
cost and asset accounting and to participate in process
optimization. These activities include:
- Present monthly financial analysis to the accounting team at
the beginning of each month to inform business strategy.
- Use this data to identify and present areas of process
improvements within policy or within the financial system platforms
to drive value for the business to improve integrity of financial
accounting.
- Contribute to the development of processes and procedures to
support capex activities related to Environmental, Social &
Governance (ESG) activities.
- Assist with document review and modification to implement these
improvements.
- Act as regional power user for accounting and ERP systems
including improvement or upgrade projects. Review changes with the
regional team, assist in System Integration and User Acceptance
Testing, and assist with training to regional users upon Go
Live.
- Provide training for new employees on ERP and Asset Management
platforms.QualificationsEducation / Experience / Background
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business Administration, or
Accounting.
- 3+ years of financial, cost accounting, project controller, or
cost engineering experience.
- Experience with Oracle based financial/accounting/budgeting
software is a plus.Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- Experience working with and learning different budgeting,
accounting, or analytical software.
- Knowledge of GAAP/IFRS accounting theory and practice
preferred.
- Detail oriented and accurate with strong numerical analysis,
evaluation and research skills and ability to work with integrity
and careful judgment.
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suites.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, computer, and
interpersonal skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate in writing and orally with
engineers, project managers, operations, finance, accounting and
communications dept. with regard to projects, capital investment,
expenditures, schedules, etc.Required Certification / Licenses /
Training
- Eligibility to take Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
certification is preferred.Additional InformationWe are an Equal
Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability or protected veteran status.Disclaimer: The
salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as
of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to
modify this information at any time, subject to applicable
law.
Keywords: Veolia North America, Harrisburg , Engineering Accounting Analyst, Engineering , Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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