Purchase Order Analyst

Who We Are

Balfour Beatty Investments is a global infrastructure investor operating in the UK, US, and Canada. We provide the investment capability to deliver complex infrastructure projects. Over the past 15 years, Balfour Beatty Investments (formerly known as Balfour Beatty Capital) has established itself as one of the largest investors in the PPP industry, building a portfolio of more than 60 projects worldwide, predominantly in the UK and US.

Balfour Beatty Investments is proud to offer challenging and rewarding work in a variety of functional areas. As a company, we operate with safety and sustainability as our primary focus. Equally integral components of our culture are our values-Integrity, Teamwork, Excellence, Respect-and our code of conduct. Living up to these commitments requires the fresh ideas, insights and talents of employees as diverse as the audiences we interact with every day.

The success of our company is built on the efforts of our employees. We are committed to offering our employees a path to professional success through development, training and mentoring opportunities that cover a wide variety of skills and functional areas.

At Balfour Beatty Investments, our employees are our greatest asset and their well-being means a healthier, more productive workplace. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes a variety of health care options, retirement benefits and other flexible benefits.

Our Benefits

• Discretionary bonuses
• Medical and Dental Insurance 1st of the month following employment
• Health, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
• Company paid life insurance
• 401K plan with employer matching
• Robust PTO to include, sick, floating holidays, vacation, and personal days
• 2 Volunteer Days per year
• Company paid short-term and long- term disability, parental leave.
• And more!

About the role

The Purchase Order Analyst is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and policy compliance of purchase order data at the time of creation. This role supports companywide data integrity by reviewing submitted purchase orders, comparing them against service agreements, identifying discrepancies, and collaborating with relevant teams to resolve issues. This is a remote role.

What you'll be doing

• Review and validate Purchase Orders for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to company policies.
• Audit purchase order data against defined requirements, including verification against active service agreements and statements of work; alignment of purchase order pricing with contractual pricing; validation of clear, detailed descriptions and itemized cost breakdowns, confirmation that purchase orders are created from related work orders, verification of required subcontractor environmental certifications; and validation of correct GL account and expense type usage.
• Identify missing or inconsistent information and document discrepancies for site correction or follow-up by site personnel.
• Monitor tracking system for new purchase orders requiring review.
• Monitor for purchase orders resubmitted after site corrective action and audit against original criteria again.
• Identify and escalate recurring compliance failures to leadership for corrective action.
• Consistently meet or exceed efficiency and accuracy targets, which serve as key performance indicators for this position.
• Participate in periodic training and development sessions to enhance accuracy, improve process efficiency, and stay aligned with evolving policies and procedures.

Typical Physical Demands: Sit and stand to do clerical work. Regularly lift and move equipment and supplies up to 25-50 lbs.

Who we're looking for

• High School diploma or GED required
• Associate Degree in Accounting or Business Administration is a plus

• Relevant industry experience a plus

• Audit experience is a plus

• Minimum of two (2) years of accounting or bookkeeping experience
• Strong data entry and documentation skills with high attention to detail and deadlines
• Ability to effectively work within a decentralized / highly autonomous business model both collaborating as a team member and working independently.
• Highly motivated, efficient, and works successfully in a fast-paced environment involving large amounts of data.
• Proficiency with Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Existing Yardi knowledge is a bonus
• Ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of the organization

• Ability to work with sensitive and confidential information

Demonstrates ethics and integrity, with clear understanding and adherence to ethical principles, company values, Code of Ethics, and policies.

Typical Physical Demands and Work Conditions

Regularly uses hands to manipulate phones, computer keyboard and similar tools. Ability to view computer screens, mobile devices, and other electronic equipment, for extended periods of time. Sit and stand to perform administrative work. Regularly lift and move office supplies up to 20 lbs.

Work is performed in a remote office environment with travel for training and in-person meetings as required (no more than 3 times a year).

Employer's Rights

This job description does not list all the responsibilities of the job. Incumbents may be asked to perform other functions. Incumbents will be evaluated in part based upon their performance of the responsibilities listed in this description.

The Company has the right to revise the job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment and either you or the Company may terminate employment at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice (subject to applicable laws)

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Pay Rate: $25.00 - $30.00 hr *

*This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.