Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36, people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play.
With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description :
Arcadis is seeking a Finance Compliance Analyst to support our team in New York and New Jersey. As a Finance Compliance Analyst, you will provide oversight for the financial and operational aspects of grant billing and compliance, particularly with federal grants like those from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
Role accountabilities :
- Provide leadership, guidance, and operational structure to the grant billing functions
- Manage and oversee the grant billing and drawdown schedule
- Ensure financial info is compliant with federal reimbursement rules.
- Partner with GDC senior management to set up, implement, manage, and close out grant financial activities in alignment with GDC and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) standards and requirements
- Assist with maintaining and improving systems for grant compliance
- Provide oversight and strategy on grant billing and reporting processes
- Work with the GDC Project Managers to oversee data management of grant expenditure tracking for GDCs Finance department
- Work with the Comptroller on Accounts Receivable management, analysis, and reconciliation of revenue accruals and deferred contract revenues
- Resolve complex funding issues and assisting other grants finance staff with troubleshooting these matters
- Monitor federal contracts for fiscal compliance by maintaining expertise on federal agencies' funding requirements
- Assist the Director of General Ledger and Financial Reporting with developing, implementing, and managing cost allocation schedules and staffing position control logs
- Work closely with program directors and Accounts Payable to help bridge gaps between programs and finance
- Perform ad-hoc analysis of reports and documents
Qualifications & Experience :
- Bachelor's degree in business or accounting required. Must be detail oriented.
- Possess 4+ years of federal and state grant billing experience preferred.
Key Skills and Abilities :
- Experience with The Federal Transit Administrations Transportation Award Management System (TrAMS) and Electronic Clearing House Operation Web (ECHO-Web) systems, preferred.
- Strong Excel knowledge (Lookups and pivot tables)
- Sage, Power ERP, ideally with engineering / construction experience preferred