Staff Accountant/Auditor - Early Career

Position Overview

As a Staff Accountant/Auditor at Kiewit, you will be primarily responsible for key accounting, audit and reporting-related roles within the department.  You will be a key member in evolving accounting and audit departments function focused on supporting operational and financial decision-makers. 

District Overview

At Kiewit, the scale of our operations is huge. Our construction and engineering projects span across the United States, Canada and Mexico, improving and connecting communities with every initiative.  We depend on our high-performing operations support professionals — they’re the glue that holds multiple areas of the business together and the catalysts that make things happen. We hire only the most driven people and we offer them diverse career opportunities, strong leadership and mentorship, rewarding, collaborative work, and responsibility they won’t find just anywhere. We’re always pushing new limits. You can too.

Location

This position is located at 1550 Mike Fahey Street. Connected to Kiewit University, the new Kiewit Plaza provides a modern, state-of-the-art venue in the emerging Builders’ District north of downtown Omaha.

Responsibilities

Audit:

• Perform financial, operational, compliance, and strategic audits
• Review and evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls
• Gather and prepare audit documentation to support conclusions reached
• Collect and analyze data to detect non-compliance with laws, regulations and management policies
• Draft reports related to audit results and recommend changes in financial, operational, compliance, or strategic activities and present to audit leadership
• Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness,  and use of accepted accounting procedures
• Examine whether the organization's objectives are reflected in its management activities and whether employees understand the objectives
• Utilize automated workpaper software and other automated audit technology
• Keep informed of pending industry changes, trends, best practices and assess the potential impact of these changes on organizational processes

Accounting:

• Prepare and analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports for accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards 
• Assist in various project and financial accounting tasks as part of the quarterly and year-end close processes 
• Assist project and financial accounting managers with other accounting-related matters, ad hoc requests, and special projects 
• Review work of other accountants in the department 
• Support internal and external auditors as needed
• Collaborate with other home office and district departments as necessary 
• Prepare footnotes for parent and subsidiary financial statements 

Qualifications

-    Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
-    GPA of 3.0 or higher
-    Understanding of U.S. GAAP, U.S. GAAS, and controls framework
-    Strong communication skills and ability to communicate with business partners at all levels of management
-    Critical thinking skills and the ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
-    Ability to work effectively in a group environment
-    Ability to quickly grasp new ideas and processes