Sr Capital Project Accountant - Hybrid Remote

Pay Grade:  M08

POSITION SUMMARY 

Serves as the primary financial analyst supporting Hoosier Energy's capital investment program, including the Capital Work Plan. Delivers analysis, forecasting, and reporting on capital projects, property, and inventory to support management decision-making, Board reporting, and loan and compliance activities. Develops and maintains the tools, dashboards, and reporting processes needed to provide timely visibility into project spending, forecasts, and completion status across the portfolio. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Develops, implements, and maintains the systems, procedures, and reporting used to analyze and track capital projects, property records, capitalization, depreciation, capital budgets, and work plans. Continuously improves tools and processes to provide clear visibility into project spending, forecasts, and completion status.
• Provides analytical direction and technical guidance to other staff, ensuring consistent application of standards, timely reporting, and effective coordination with Project Management, Engineering, and Accounting.
• Prepares and delivers internal and external reporting on capital projects, property, and inventory to project managers, executive management, auditors, regulators, lenders, and other stakeholders. Translates project and property data into statistical, financial, and decision-support reporting that informs management and Board decisions.
• Consults with project managers, engineers, and industry peers to understand reporting needs, identify analytical gaps, and design reporting solutions that support the Capital Work Plan.
• Ensures compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, industry practices, and RUS reporting requirements related to capital projects, property, and inventory. Establishes and maintains internal controls, subsidiary records, and documentation standards sufficient to support audit, regulatory, and lender reviews.
• Researches, recommends, and implements enhancements to project and property reporting practices and technologies, including evaluating alternatives or expansions to existing systems to improve accuracy, efficiency, and user experience.
• Reconciles and maintains inventory accounts, analyzes and validates obsolete inventory, and coordinates the physical inventory process in partnership with internal staff and external financial auditors, including recommending and processing adjustments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

 JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or related field of study minimum

Experience:

• Five years’ of progressive work experience in corporate or cost accounting minimum

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong ability to communicate, both written and verbal, and possess interpersonal skills to interact with individuals at all levels and work as part of a team
• Demonstrated level of professionalism, positive attitude and ability to motivate others
• Strong problem solving and decision making skills to identify, anticipate and resolve problems at hand
• Demonstrated level of analytical research skills to provide management and project managers with data for decision making
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Commitment to employee development
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Strong customer orientation
• Intermediate to Advanced computer skills

Hoosier Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, genetic information, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.