Business Analyst I

The Tsui Group is seeking a candidate who is qualified and experienced in educational facility construction projects to serve as a Business Analyst I for a large educational client within Los Angeles County with the below duties:

• Assist Accounting Manager with analyses of ongoing financial activity for the Bond Program
• Prepare and/or review vendor files or other supporting documentation for vendor payments
• Conduct regular review and analysis of detailed transactions residing in the Bond program Accounting software (Deltek Costpoint)
• Assist Accounting Manager in identifying errors and develop innovative approaches to minimize risk of repeat discrepancies
• Develop new reports to help provide transparency into Bond Program expenditures
• Review Bond Program invoices and process approved payables per accounting procedures
• Enter invoice payment requests into program accounting software
• Communicate with applicable construction and professional services vendors as needed
• Identify discrepancies or inconsistencies and resolve expeditiously
• Reconcile financial accounts
• Assist in processing of general contractor’s payment analysis
• Analyze monthly accounting reports in order to maintain expenditure controls
• Work directly with outside team members on cost and invoice commitments and expenditure matters
• Prepare and process journal entries
• Work effectively with other department personnel in order to resolve any invoice payment issues and obtain signatures of authorization on invoice matters
• Evaluate and ensure bond compliance in regards to payment requests
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements:
Minimum Required Qualifications:

• 3 years of accounting work experience.
• Bachelor degree. Additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.
• Ability to work with business enterprise software.
• Ability to perform historical trend analysis.
• Ability to create and analyze reports.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in business.

Benefits:
• Salary Range: $76,500-$81,500
• Medical, Vision, & Dental – 100% covered for the employee*
• Life and Disability Insurance
• 10.5 days of Vacation pay (Accrued)
• 6 days of Sick pay (Available Immediately)
• 10 days of Holiday pay (9 Holidays, 1 Personal Day)
• 3% Employer Contribution 401k (After 1 year of service)
• Monthly Stipend for Cell Phone
• Laptop for work purposes