Job Abstract

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Bechtel is partnering with Next Decade to support their vision to provide the world access to lower carbon intensive energy with their Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) project in Brownsville, Texas.  RGLNG is a natural gas liquefaction and export terminal situated on a 984-acre site on the banks of the Brownsville ship channel. The first phase of the RGLNG project consists of three liquefaction trains, two storage tanks and one marine berth. At full capacity, the five-train facility will have a production capacity of 27 million Tonnes per annum (MTPA).

The Senior Project Accountant will lead Home Office accounting operations for the Rio Grande LNG Project, reporting to the Project Accounting Manager. The position requires the ability to maintain confidentiality with a strong ethical behavior in workplace practices, interface with Bechtel and customer management, and a customer-service orientation with a demonstrated professional demeanor and communication style, flexibility, and commitment to meeting deadlines. The selected candidate will ensure that strong financial controls are in place and Project Accounting operations are performed in accordance with Bechtel policies and procedures. In this role, you will lead a team to interpret the financial and business requirements of contracts and monitor and manage the performance of the organization against the requirements, tax implications, and any special provisions affecting operations. You will establish administrative controls and reporting criteria to ensure systems, processes and reporting comply with business and regulatory requirements. #LI-KL1

• Supervises 2-4 project accountants for Accounts Payable processing, including monitoring of workload and performance.
• Interfaces with Subcontracts/Procurement departments, Shared Services staff, and suppliers to resolve invoice issues and optimize the supplier payment process.
• Ensure compliance with Texas Sales/Use and other indirect tax reporting requirements.
• Analysis of financial information in support of Project Controls and Project Management, including input for accruals, cost reporting, PFSR, and forecasts.
• Trial balance and ledger review and analysis.
• Interface with internal, external, and customer auditors.
• Training and development of staff.
• Additional duties as assigned by the Project Accounting Manager.

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9 -12 years of relevant work experience.

• Prior experience with Project Accounting operations on an EPC project.
• Intermediate skills with Oracle financial applications and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent written, verbal, and organizational skills; including a demonstrated ability to organize correspondence and file documentation.
• Strong initiative and ability to work independently while functioning effectively within a team environment.
• Good business judgement in execution of assigned work and in understanding when issues need to be escalated for awareness and resolution.

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