Operational Finance Analyst - AZCO (Appleton, WI)

Description

• Serve as a liaison for project teams within AZCO in all financial aspects including revenue recognition, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, billing, project costing, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.
• Lead instructional and informational trainings for project teams, covering a variety of topics including accounting standards, system enhancements, reporting capabilities, corporate initiatives, and best practices.
• Work with leadership to develop annual business plan and 4th quarter forecast.
• Ad hoc requests to support business goals of executive leadership, such as client and market trend analyses, sensitivity and scenario planning, and project pricing development.
• Develop and implement best practices.
• Execute reporting requirements including coordination with Finance, Marketing, and other groups to ensure accurate and timely data is delivered to stakeholders.
• Maintain and leverage ongoing knowledge of accounting systems and data reporting capabilities, including Oracle, Microsoft Power BI, EcoSys, and Anaplan.
• Collaborate with Operational Finance Analysts, Financial Managers, and Corporate Finance employee-owners located in other offices to develop and foster solutions that result in superior client service.
• Collaborate with executive leadership in defining and implementing AZCO goals.
• Attend monthly project review meetings to provide recommendations on revenue recognition to project teams.
• Monitor and manage monthly financial results.
• Assist with key close period activities, including reviewing and analyzing key contracts, performing financial variance analyses, and supporting the company’s annual external audit.
• Evaluate revenue recognition, which includes reviewing contracts and interpreting financial implications, applying construction/engineering accounting standards, and analyzing project cost reports including risks, contingencies, and warranties.

Requirements

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• Experience accounting for contracts in the construction/engineering industry with exposure to percentage of completion revenue recognition (or software revenue recognition).
• Experience with Oracle and Microsoft Power BI.
• Must be self-motivator, detailed, well-organized and have strong client service skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• One year of additional credit may be given for MBA.
• Minimum 4 years of experience of related accounting experience; extra credit may be given for public accounting experience.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance