Project Accounting Analyst

The Project Accounting team is responsible for overseeing all financial aspects of Vitol’s asset-based projects, including booking project-related transactions, monitoring project budgets, and providing real-time reporting and analysis to project teams and management.

The Project Accounting Analyst will work closely with project managers, developers, vendors, stakeholders, and other members of the Finance organization to support accurate financial reporting, effective project controls, and informed decision-making. This is a highly collaborative role suited to someone who is detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities may include:

Reporting and Analysis:

• Track and report on project capex and opex budget to actuals, providing real-time and lookback views for development teams
• Support the preparation of project board reporting, including capex and development spend and operating EBITDA
• Maintain documentation of board approvals, project budgets and forecasts
• Support audit and financial statement preparation for project entities as needed

Project Controls and Vendor/Developer Relationships:

• Own relationships with project developers and vendors, ensuring timely communication and resolution of financial issues
• Review unpaid invoices and open cash, identifying and reporting outstanding items to project teams and developers

Project Expense Processing:

• Review and reconcile project costs, ensuring completeness and accuracy against project budgets
• Monitor and report on project cash flow, including remittances, deposits, and prepaids
• Process and book all project-related invoices (including capital expenditures, development deposits, prepayments, and operating expenses)
• Prepare and review journal entries for project transactions, including accruals and reclassifications as assets are received or projects progress
• Maintain documentation of board approvals and project status, summarizing and communicating key impacts to other accounting teams

Other

• Support transaction activities for purchases and sales of assets
• Read and summarize contracts and agreements related to transactions, leases, construction, and energy offtake
• Build new processes and identify automation opportunities for existing processes using tools such as Alteryx, AI, and Python