Hybrid Construction Projects Analyst

at Puget Sound Energy

• Job title: Construction Projects Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $72,700 - $103,300 per year
• Degree requirement: Associate's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bothell, United States

About the role

• Supports accounting and financial support responsibilities for construction projects at Puget Sound Energy. Monitors project activities and compliance with rates, policies, and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Supports Pole Services teams with accounting, billing, and financial support responsibilities.
• Ensures that the financial aspects of the street light construction project life cycle are properly recorded by creating orders/notifications and performing billing updates.
• Monitors, analyzes, identifies and resolves accounting issues under the guidance of senior staff.
• Supports the successful flow of street light projects through PSE’s internal project management system.
• Works closely with project management to ensure compliance with WUTC (Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission) rates and tariffs, company accounting policies, and established SOX controls.
• Upholds the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE’s operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities.
• Promotes and supports a culture of total safety.
• Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct.
• Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations.
• Creates, monitors, and edits work orders in SAP.
• Creates and maintains accurate technical master data.
• Interprets construction project scopes to ensure compliance with company accounting policies, and line extension tariffs and schedules.
• Generates customer billing by creating accurate and timely non-consumption contract accounts, sales contracts and other sales documents in SAP.
• Audits facility agreements for pricing and customer data accuracy.
• Supports the resolution of issues related to accounting, SOX controls, and tariff interpretation.
• Works with service providers to resolve blocked billing issues.
• Performs accounting functions such as journal entries.
• Performs monthly problem order review and order clean-up functions.
• Researches and resolves data and accounting problems.
• Interprets and applies appropriate business accounting methods to construction projects and operations.
• Identifies, analyzes, and develops solutions related to data or process errors and issues as it relates to finance, accounting, and project work.
• Ensures the data integrity of work orders, notifications, technical master data, non-consumption billing, and other PSE data and records.
• Responds to requests received from project managers, engineers, service providers, and other departments in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates a clear understanding of the business, and represents the department in company initiatives, on an as-needed basis.
• Conveys the elements of construction and operations to finance when discussing accounting and financial matters.
• Performs ad hoc audits and data analyses, ensuring correct accounting and billing processes in accordance with company policies, property accounting, and budgets.
• Represents the department with regards to change management work as it relates to other PSE departments including property accounting.
• Participates in special projects and research.
• Participates in system and process improvement meetings with peer and partner departments.
• Communicates with peers, customers, and management on financial and accounting matters.
• Performs internal department audits for compliance.
• Participates in emergency response efforts as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in accounting, business, construction management, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.
• Four (4) years of experience in construction services or related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of utility operations, customer construction, and accounting.
• Ability to work independently.
• Experience contributing to successful process improvements to enhance customer’s project cycle time.
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to present information in a professional manner and persuade without authority.
• Experience developing ad hoc reporting from multiple hubs with minimal assistance.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise judgment in analyzing and identifying solutions to complex issues that arise.
• Detail-oriented.
• Ability to balance and prioritize multiple responsibilities to meet plans and goals.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Experience with MS Office Suite including Excel and Microsoft Word.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Basic life insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Supplemental life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• 401(k) investment option
• Cash balance retirement plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays