Accounting Administrator – Project Accounting and Operations Support

Job Description

Operational Accountant | EnergySolutions

The Tone:
This is a full-time, in-person role at EnergySolutions, a company dedicated to providing comprehensive energy solutions. The organization requires meticulous financial oversight and administrative support for its diverse projects and business units. This role is crucial for ensuring the accuracy of financial reporting, maintaining efficient administrative processes, facilitating timely customer billing, upholding contract compliance, and providing effective day-to-day business unit support. The Operational Accountant serves as a key liaison between operational teams, project management, business development, and corporate accounting, ultimately contributing to the company’s financial health and operational efficiency.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person

• Team: Liaises across Operations, Project Management, Business Development, Corporate Accounting, and customers.
• Mission: Ensure accurate financial reporting, efficient administrative processes, timely customer billing, contract compliance, and effective day-to-day business unit support.
• Tech Stack: QuickBooks, Oracle, Microsoft Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Accounting & Administration: Provide comprehensive accounting and administrative support for the business unit, including general business operations and coordinating administrative activities.
• Financial Transactions: Prepare and process all required accounting entries, manage purchase requisitions, and ensure timely invoice payments, while also tracking accounts payables.
• Reporting & Analysis: Generate monthly financial and management reports, analyze cost variances, prepare management reports, forecasts, and operating metrics for business planning.
• Billing & Revenue Management: Process customer invoicing, manage collections, respond to billing inquiries, and ensure contract compliance for timely and accurate billing and revenue recognition, including reviewing unbilled revenue.
• Project & Cost Accounting: Perform cost accounting work covering material and production costs, costs of sales, and research, validating the cost of goods sold, and maintaining project files and customer documentation.

The Must-Haves
• Background: An Associate’s degree in accounting is required, or two years of related experience in an accounting or finance support role. This is an early-career position.
• Experience: No specific years of prior experience are formally required; however, proficiency in accounting tasks like invoicing, reconciliations, and financial reporting is essential.
• Skills: Solid proficiency with Microsoft Excel, advanced skills in QuickBooks Desktop/Online, strong attention to detail, and effective written and verbal communication.
• Bonus: Basic Oracle skills are preferred for this role.