Project Accountant

Norican is home to six leading, globally operating brands: DISA, Italpresse Gauss, StrikoWestofen, Simpson Technologies, Monitizer, and Wheelabrator. As one strong global partner, we are able to serve you better, faster and more efficiently, giving you access to all we have to offer and working in partnership to keep you performing with the latest knowledge and knowhow. From melting, dosing, and molding through to surface preparation, we provide the solutions to solve your challenges. In addition to equipment, the digital solutions we have unlock the data in your foundry, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability. A global network of engineering expertise, manufacturing capacity and service support ensures we are where our customers need us to be, at every stage of their process and for every challenge they may face.

Norican Group North America operation is head-quartered in La Grange, GA.The Norican Group employs over 2,000 people on 4 continents.

Position Purpose

The Project Accountant oversees all the projects accounting functions for the firm and monitors the progress of projects, investigates variances, and ensures that project billings are issued to customers. They may also assist with the development of the financial aspects of the business case for each proposed project.

Job Functions

• Reviewing budgets, including staffing, work plans, and fee structures.
• Providing project managers and clients with timely financial reports and budgets, as well as project forecasts.
• Preparing pre-billing reports for project managers to review.
• Preparing actual costs, working capital, cost controlling, PPV posting
• Monitoring receivable income and supporting project managers with collections.
• Ensuring a steady cash flow by generating, auditing, and sending invoices in a timely manner.
• Updating contracts according to client requirements and reporting associated budget amendments.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards (i.e. GAAP, FASB), rules, regulations, and systems of internal control
• Perform special projects and duties as required.

Qualifications & Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or similar field & a minimum of 7 years in an accounting role.
• Experience with full cycle accounting
• Advanced proficiency in managing general ledgers, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Exceptional ability to prepare project budgets, financial forecasts, project invoicing, project controlling and billing
• Strong ability in analyzing capacity utilization, manufacturing deviations and PPV.
• Strong skills in Excel and Microsoft package and ERP systems.
• Excellent organizations and communication skills, accuracy and attention to details, ability to manage confidential information
• Knowledge of IFRS a plus.
• Integrity and a desire to constantly learn, improve and go the extra step.