Job Description

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases is a leading provider of cryogenic pumps, heat exchangers, process systems, services, and solutions for the LNG and industrial gases industry. We are a subsidiary of Nikkiso Company Ltd, a leading industrial manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with over $1.5 B in annual revenue, 8000 + employees worldwide, and publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Senior Finance Manager Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Provide local financial oversight and support on a high-volume portfolio with multiple project managers crossing various business lines.
• Engage in regular meetings with project managers and/or project delivery teams on the status of projects
• Assist Project Managers regularly with project setup, project monitoring, system updating and closeout
• Participate in project review preparation, execution, and follow up
• Assist project manager with the preparation and update of the EAC (estimate at complete) for all active projects;
• Ensure that the current budget reflects approved as-sold contract margin plus all client approved changes.
• Ensure all incurred costs are reflected accurately and in a timely manner on the project;
• Ensure that financial reporting for pending change orders are reflected correctly in Work Orders, and appropriate approvals and documentation are in place for Revenue recognition and Compliance.
• Work proactively with Project Managers to monitor and correct project financial issues in such as % complete > 100%, BIEE (Billing in Excess of Earnings) adjustments, cash > contract value and others issues as they occur.
• Support Project Management team in ERP system understanding
• Understand month end events to ensure they are prepared completely and processed accurately and timely
• Understand the commercial and billing requirements of the projects; ensure project set up accurately reflects proper billing requirements
• Understand project costing methodologies, and provide assistance and review support on proposals for low risk projects.
• Assist the Financial Controller with internal and external audit support as required
• Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes; working closely with Regional and Division leaderships to provide required deliverables.
• Direct regional leadership on developing and tracking EBITDA improvement opportunities; especially as it relates to operating efficiencies. Leads financial analysis, modeling, forecasting, and reporting efforts to ensure efficient financial operations.
• Review analysis results, develops insightful suggestions for investment, sourcing, cost reduction and provides support to division leadership on strategic business decisions.
• Ensure communication regarding business plans and budgets across all functions and corporate groups on a monthly basis.
• Develop and maintain value added cross divisional and cross functional partnerships to maintain awareness of business activities through knowledge, experience, and best practices.

• Bachelor’s Degree plus two (5) years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Finance/Accounting Diploma and/or Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting.
• Experience as a Cost Accountant administering multiple projects of varying sizes.
• Possess exceptionally strong analytical skills.
• Strong organizational, team building, communication skills and the ability to work in a dynamic matrix environment.
• Ability to present complex financial information to Executives.
• Experience within understanding complex process flows and driving process improvements
• Strong Excel experience required in: knowledge of Developing Dashboards, Financial Modeling, or automation of Financial Procedures, writing macros, developing formulas using functions such as pivot tables and all lookup functions (V-Lookup, Match,& IF Statements), BI – Microsoft Power BI experience and Database experience a plus
• Strong ability to guide and influence senior leadership.
• Must be capable of operating independently, but readily seek the counsel of others, when necessary
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Education and Experience
• Minimum of (5 ) years of related experience as a Project Accountant or Senior Accountant administering multiple projects of varying sizes
• SME in Indian GAAP and IFRS
• SME in revenue recognition for contract over time ( POC )
• At least (10) years of experience in manufacturing and / or engineering companies is required
• Experience using ERP systems to deliver projects is desirable
• Technology savvy, Excel, Databases, reports creation