Assistant Controller
Assistant Controller
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DPR Construction is seeking an Assistant Controller to join our team in Greenville SC; Orlando FL; or Charlotte NC.
Overall Role & Responsibilities:
- Responsible for assisting and supporting the financial and accounting results for the Southeast Region. This includes projects in our RaleighDurham Charlotte Greenville Nashville Atlanta Central Florida and South Florida business units.
- Be a strategic business partner to Lead Project Accountant and Regional Controller (RC)
- Report to the RC timely and accurate information
- Monthly reporting of financial results along with an evaluation of risks and opportunities for assigned projects
- Participate and align with outcomes expected and/or exposures noted from profitability reviews
- Evaluate provisions for known claims/exposures with appropriate teams; assist in resolution as appropriate
- Support the business with the annual 3 Year Business Planning process including an understanding/quantification of key bets
- Ensure compliance with accounting policies procedures and internal controls
- Advance/lead Finance initiatives supporting companywide improvements
Specific Areas of Focus Include:
Financials:
- Work with RC on draft financials attend monthly review meetings and finalizemonthly regionalfinancials including maintaining/developing various reporting packages
- Maintain update and audit the Southeast business unit backlog data
- Consolidate monthly project fee reporting analyze variances and summarize key drivers
- Monitoring overhead cost trends and investigate unusual trends
- Participate in monthly/quarterly overhead reviews
- Assist with preparation of overhead recovery entries specific to selfperform work
- Review project cost reports anomalies with RC and share any risks/reserves not reported or needed based on experience
Controller:
- Monitor related insurance programs and their related projections and understand variances.
- Track and monitor labor productivity including the understanding of the specific labor rate structure(s)
- Ensure project setup is accurate in and in line with company standards (use of cost codes rates etc.
- Miscellaneous data mining as needed for RC for any reason to demonstrate performance results whatifs changes year over year etc.
- Support monthly risk/reserve analysis for active projects
- Assist in the development of the business unit financial statements based on booked and backlog work projected labor hours and overhead trends. Includes analysis around actuals vs. plan and updating trend projections
- Participate in internal/external audits and help the team provide the follow up information necessary.
Accounting:
Participate in potential new project accountants and support for all accountants performance and career development (suggest training develop growth plans etc. Organize periodic peer group meeting (balance workload learning component regional updates etc.. Identify topics and issues that need to be communicated with adjacent groups. Communicate and drive billing best practices with theaccounting group(billing process map roles & responsibilities use of Textura etc.. Follow up with project managers and Lead Project Accountants on timeliness of invoices and collections Provide support for overall cash flow/position for each project and implement corrective action as needed
General:
- Regular and thorough communication with RC
- Access to reliable transportation
- The role may require periodic travel within the SE business units
- Access and visibility within the region (create plan for which office and which day)
- Strong organizational skills able to work independently to meet deadlines
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills managing large workbooks
- Critical thinker with problem solving skills using research & analytics as well as by a team mentality. Able to get further upstream (proactive about identifying trends issues troubleshooting etc.
Education/Experience Requirements:
- Minimum of 7 years practicing accounting and finance support
- Prior experience with consolidated reporting covering multiple projects
- Construction industry experience
- BS in Accounting or related field (finance audit tax)
- Proficiency with accounting software applications
- Knowledge in Oracle EPM related program a plus
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DPR Construction is a forwardthinking selfperforming general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology life sciences healthcare higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990 DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private employeeowned company that has grown into a multibilliondollar family of companies with offices around the world.
Working at DPR youll have the chance to try new things explore unique paths and shape your future. Here we build opportunity togetherby harnessing our talents enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report Forbes Fast Company and Newsweek.
Explore our open opportunities atwww.dpr/careers.
Employment Type
Full-Time
