Financial Analyst

Structural Group • Columbia, MD

5d • $70,000 - $80,000

About The Position

Structural Group, Inc., develops and integrates products, engineering support, repair and maintenance services to provide value-added solutions to owners, engineers and contractors. We provide specialty contracting services through our contracting companies, and state-of-the-art proprietary products and engineering support services through our technologies company. With over 2,500 employees working from locations nationwide and in select international markets, we serve the Commercial, Public, Transportation Industrial, and Power markets to tackle the toughest construction challenges. STRUCTURAL collaborates with clients to improve infrastructure by combining our award-winning specialty construction, repair and maintenance services with our proprietary technologies to provide innovative solutions for demanding engineering and construction challenges. We are looking for a Financial Analyst to join our corporate finance and accounting team in Columbia, MD. The Financial Analyst supports the Senior Financial Analysts/Controllers in the company-wide monthly projections, month end closing duties, annual budget, and additional ad-hoc analyses for senior management. This individual is responsible for delivering monthly financial and operational reports, working jointly with their Senior Financial Analyst or Controller as well as with the operational and accounting teams to coordinate the monthly projection process, analyzing new investment opportunities, and preparing monthly / quarterly presentations for senior management.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3+ years of finance/accounting experience
• Experience with account reconciliations, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, income tax and use tax
• Prior experience reviewing and analyzing financial data and preparing financial reports, statements and projections
• Ability to function well in a team and autonomous environment
• MS Office skills to include Excel experience
• Skilled at multi-tasking with strong organization and attention to detail

Nice To Haves

• Candidates who have experience in accounting roles with a construction company may be given preference
• Our ideal candidate will be investigative, deadline driven, highly organized, have initiative, and be able to work well independently as well as in a team environment. The ability to multi-task, balance priorities and work under pressure is also highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Accurately performing account reconciliations
• Review of G&A expense at the branch level
• Providing customer service to branch offices as needed
• Assisting branch operations teams in all areas of day to day financial management
• Assist with the review and projection of job costs and cash flow
• Reviewing outstanding accounts receivables and following up with project management teams regarding collection status
• Assisting in the preparation of the annual budget and the overall analytical review
• Assisting in the month-end close process, to include posting journal entries and job cost entries
• Assisting or leading special projects as required
• Provides daily support to Senior Financial Analyst / Controller and Business Unit personnel during the annual budget preparation process and subsequent updates
• Serves as an information resource to Operations related to Business Operations function issues, including analyzing financial data to identify trends and patterns
• Meets all scheduled deadlines, for example billings status report, billings cutoff, revenue adjustment cutoff
• Conducts detailed monthly contract reviews with project managers and/or designated Operations personnel
• Provides financial audit support, as needed
• Collects, interprets and summarizes financial data in order to respond to internal and external customer inquiries
• Develops and maintains a good working relationship with both internal and external customers.

Benefits

• We offer excellent compensation and benefits and 401(k) and a bonus plan.
• We offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical and dental insurance, 401(k), paid holidays & vacation, tuition reimbursement, career development and growth opportunities, and a caring work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level