Junior Commercial Project Controller

Job Responsibility:

Deutsche Bahn has been designing, engineering, constructing, testing, and commissioning, innovative and integrated multi-modal transportation systems for over 180 years. Since 2017, DB E.C.O North America Inc. is the part of that team bringing DB's global experience and knowledge to the North American marketplace. Our clients are passenger, freight railway companies and railway transportation agencies in North America who seek to improve their organizational performance and modernize their product and service portfolio.

• Partner with Bid Managers and CPM in support of project proposal development.
• Partner with Project Management in commercial/financial support of the projects.
• Review project contracts with a clear understanding of all contract terms and conditions, project types, scope of work, regulatory requirements, and invoicing requirements.
• Verify subcontractor agreements are issued and created in accordance with the terms stipulated in the master contract.
• Review project insurance requirements, obtain insurance certificates, track and manage com-pliance and renewals.
• Ensure the accuracy of cost, pricing calculations, and project budgets.
• Accurately set up projects and job cost reporting structure within DB E.C.O. North America sys-tems utilizing GAAP guidelines and associated terms and conditions of the specific contracts.
• Review and analyze actual vs planned financial performance and disseminate that information to appropriate managers and team members.
• Assist in project cost reconciliations.
• Actively manage project-specific items (unbilled, backlog, revenue, open AR, etc.).
• Prepare monthly project billings and reports.
• Assist CPM and Finance with month end closing tasks.
• Support generation and posting of journal entries to the general ledger.
• Support management of Business Administration and Corporate information data and process-es
• Manage State and Cognizant Agency prequalifications and registrations.
• Manage timely completion of multiple and recurring assignments.
Other general accounting, finance and company structure tasks including administrative support for the Canadian office (office manager).

• Bachelor's degree is required in Accounting or Finance.
• 2-5 years of related experience.
• Financial report generation and management presentation skills required.
• Excellent time management skills, ability to multitask, prioritize, and meet critical deadlines.
• Ability to work autonomously and address challenges/issues with solutions provider mindset.
• Previous experience working with government projects highly desired.
• Experience working with transit agencies strongly desired.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced MS Excel, Think Cell and Power Point financial presentation skills required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, be self-motivated, excellent organizational skills, and interpersonal skills.

We offer an annual gross salary between $65-75k for full-time employment, depending on professional qualifications and experience.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

For California applicants: We follow the California Fair Chance Act, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and/or Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring. As is the case for applicants in any jurisdiction, you do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After providing a conditional offer and conducting a background check, we will consider hiring any qualified individual with arrest or conviction records in accordance with all relevant laws, and specifically will assess whether any conviction history directly relates to the job duties. We will take into consideration the individual's explanation and potential mitigating factors as defined by the law.