Description Robert Half is in search for a Project Controller. Specific responsibilities may include:
Tracking budget and actual spend across relevant PO’s and project areas, including for various Advanced Research Project Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) government grants
Working closely with engineering team leads to understand project parameters and develop a framework to accurately cost and report on project deliverables and milestones
Utilizing activity based costing or cost accounting methodologies to drive comprehensive view of project spend
Must understand cost versus capitalization accounting rules in order to appropriately capture all capitalizable costs, particularly for fixed and capital project assets
Ensuring documentation is properly organized and maintained to support timely and accurate financial reporting
Performing capital cost estimations to determine total project size and scope
Preparing reports in a timely fashion to support company's monthly and quarterly close cycles
participate in reconciliations of billings and cash disbursements
Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as Sarbanes-Oxley and Defense Contract Audit Agency reporting standards to ensure a robust control environment exists in project areas
Engaging with business leaders to proactively advise and guide on risks and controls for new projects, programs, or initiatives.
Providing recommendations to cross-functional groups on vendor management best practices
Communicating thoughtfully and clearly to project managers and developing routine project review and approval processes
Implementation of time-tracking procedures across the engineering department as necessary
Updating contracts according to vendor or customer requirements and reporting associated budget amendments to relevant stakeholders
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or other related field
Minimum eight years of accounting experience in a public company setting
Experience with full cycle accounting
Advanced proficiency in managing general ledgers, journal entries, and account reconciliations
Exceptional ability to prepare project budgets and financial forecasts
Big 4 experience and CPA are strongly preferred
Strong working knowledge of Excel and NetSuite ERP
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