Accountant & Business Analyst

Accountant & Business Analyst  

Westervelt Ecological Services (WES) creates mitigation and conservation banksand provides environmental mitigation and habitat planning services tolandowners, businesses, government agencies, and land trusts. Our established industryleaders excel in the field of wetland and endangered species mitigationservices, to create a nationwide habitat mitigation company.

We are looking for an experienced Accountant & Business Analyst to join our team in our Sacramento office.  

The Accountant & Business Analyst will assist the Ecological Services Controller in performing routine accounting processes and financial analysis related to the business.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

-Develop business acumen necessary to liaise with business as a resource in usage of analytical tools such as Microsoft Power BI.
-Develop proficiency, and provide analytical guidance as business, financial and technology systems become increasingly intertwined.
-Execute analysis required to effectively evaluate and manage existing and potential projects. Communicate any deficiencies to appropriate controllers-managers.
-Assist Ecological Services Controller and accountant in period close-out processes and reporting.
-Train as back-up for all accounting processes.
-Prepare and maintain Project Schedules (proforma, and other summary schedules) for Ecological Services, TWC and all associated Joint Ventures. This includes a summary of all projects including, sales, calculation of cost of goods sold, total capital cost and all related activities.
-Identify exceptions and problematic trends. Work to provide solutions to these issues by helping to build a culture of Continuous Improvement. Initiate solutions to be submitted through GrowEx.
-Evaluate each transaction to understand the true business relationship and any inter-divisional impacts that will be realized within Westervelt.
-Assist in the design and implementation of project approval and tracking procedures.
-Assist Ecological Services accounting staff as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or other related fields
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to extract, review and analyze large volumes of data
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with competence and little direct supervision

Preferred Experience:

• CPA certification
• Auditing experience
• Cost accounting experience

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/GenderIdentity/Sexual Orientation