Senior Specialist / Senior Accountant

Mott MacDonald•Raleigh, NC

3d•$106,821 - $139,150•Hybrid

About The Position

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water. We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story. If you share that vision, even if you don’t meet every requirement listed, we’d still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let’s explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

Requirements

BS or BA Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business
12-15 or more years of corporate accounting experience, specifically with project accounting
Management experience, supervising and coordination of responsibilities
Effective communicator with good presentation skills and leadership qualities
Proficiency with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel (Advanced Level))
Proficiency with business analytics tools

Nice To Haves

CPA, CGA, CMA, FCCA license or equivalent desired
Experience within the industry preferred

Responsibilities

Supporting and guiding Project Managers and Project Teams within the business to drive positive revenue performance and maximize profit.
Working with Unit teams to interpret metrics and KPIs and to be able to set up methodologies for the Unit teams to track metrics and KPIs.
Leading a team of Project Accountants.
Making decisions independently and using advanced techniques and the modification and extension of theories, precepts, and practices.
Leading the implementation of a finance project or Program using appropriate methodologies.
Providing strong Project finance/accounting skills with a focus on supporting project managers during project setup, budgets, funding, margin expectations, and resourcing within Connect Business (current MM ERP).
Assisting in proposals to ensure Group required ROI metrics are being achieved.
Risk contingency analysis and monitoring support.
Contract review – financial section specific.
Change order review, tracking and entry.
Reviewing subconsultants financial data, reviewing invoices and tracking budget.
Billing coordination, review of invoices and managing workflow to improve DWCO.
Analysis of working capital to ensure WIP billed and debts collected will drive positive cash.
Client coordination on financial compliance, invoice submission & timely payments.
Tracking budget against plan, reviewing cost, analyzing non-billables, review of credit memos.
Revenue recognition evaluation, earned value trending, forecasting, and compiling other key project indicators.
Supporting monthly progress reviews – financial perspective.
Financial reporting on revenue from projects and working capital to Unit leadership.
CRM data mining and maintenance support for Unit leadership.
Reconciliation in Connect Business as needed.
Support of project claims as needed.
Internal and external audit support.
Project close out process in Connect Business.
Working with Unit / Division leadership to support and drive major KPI’s.
Attending commercial review meetings to evaluate financial performance.
Exploring opportunities for automation and use of digital tools for improved efficiency.
Implementing business analytics dashboards such as PowerBI Dashboards, Power automate, Power apps and other tools for Business Process Automation.
Effective communication, detailed oriented, time management and able to problem solve.
Being a team player; flexible and willing to travel.