Accounting Projects and Process Analyst
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Job Location:
White Plains, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 81000 - 101100
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
The Analyst position is part of the Controllers organization reporting to the Assistant Controller and will support the Controllers team in optimizing financial operations by analyzing and streamlining accounting workflows identifying inefficiencies enhancing regulatory compliance/reporting and implementing new strategies.
This role is ideal for someone with an accounting background an understanding of ERP systems & implementation and a passion for improving processes and systems.
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Accounting with a focus on business/system management to enhance efficiency accuracy and process improvement methodologies. The individual will have demonstrated experience with financial data analysis using tools Excel SAP S4/Hana and PowerBI.
This role follows compliance with New York State Public Authoritys Law and other accounting rules and regulations including US GAAP GASB FASB and FERC.
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Responsibilities
- Responsible for planning and scheduling various project workloads.
- Gathers and analyzes information to prepare status reports.
- Ensures that assignment and scheduling of work follows company policy.
- Evaluates current procedures and recommends changes to improve the efficiency of planning and scheduling of projects.
- Tracks and records costs through work orders and invoices.
- Ensures that all project steps and activities are properly documented and closed in scheduling systems.
- Research monitor and analyze data to produce business insights and action recommendations.
- Coordinate work of cross-departmental teams to ensure project objectives are achieved and timelines are met. Follow up with various stakeholders to ensure that all project plans are executed as expected
- Serves as a central point of contact to routinely relay facilitate and keep stakeholders apprised of the projects status and respond to questions or inquiries regarding the project.
- Maintains open communications and relationships with clients as well as the project team coordinates and conducts meetings as appropriate.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrated success in managing small to medium to scale projects.
- Gains exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work.
- Strong organizational and time management skills to manage multiple projects or competing deadlines
- Attention to details and possess the ability to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to research issues prepare evaluations on problems and recommend viable solutions.
- Demonstrated experience in collecting and analyzing data with skill in optimizing work processes
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written and interpersonal skills are required to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated skills in project tracking and management projects.
- Intermediate knowledge of software used to manage analyze and present data preferred. nd Knowledge of and experience with department functions programs and practices.
- Demonstrated capability to communicate and work effectively at all levels of the organization inspiring respect and credibility.
- Ability to observe confidentiality.
Education Experience and Certifications
Bachelors Degree with 2 years relevant work experience; Or Associates Degree with 4 years relevant work experience; Or High School Diploma with 6 years relevant work experience
- Certification in a Project Management discipline such as Project Management Professional (PMP) is preferred.
- Utility or Energy industry experience preferred.
Physical Requirements
- Up to 25% travel primarily within NY State.
- May attend a variety of meetings conferences seminars during and outside of normal business hours.
- Ability to visit customer sites and NYPA facilities.
The New York Power Authority is committed to providing fair competitive and market-informed compensation. The estimated salary range for this position is: $81000 - $101100. The salary offered will be determined based on the successful candidates relevant experience knowledge skills and abilities.
The New York Power Authority and Canal Corporation believes that diversity equity and inclusion drive our success and we encourage women people of color LGBTQIA individuals people with disabilities members of ethnic minorities foreign-born residents and veterans to apply. As an equal opportunity employer NYPA/Canals is committed to building inclusive innovative work environments with employees who reflect communities across New York and enthusiastically serve them. We proudly celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race/color creed/religion national origin citizenship or immigration status age disability military status gender/sex sexual orientation gender identity/expression pregnancy and related conditions familial/marital status domestic violence victim status predisposing genetic characteristics arrest/criminal conviction record or any other category protected by law.
NYPA/Canals will also provide reasonable accommodations during the hiring process related to candidates disabilities pregnancy-related conditions religious observances/practices and/or domestic violence concerns. To request an accommodation please email.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Internal Audit
- Accounting Tally
- Data Entry
- Compliance
- Accounting & Finance
- Oracle database
- GAAP
- General Ledger Accounting
- Communication
- External Audit
- MySQL
- MS SQL
- Microsoft offices
- Financial statement
- ACCA
