Responsibilities

The Project Accountant will be responsible for ensuring project billings are accurate, issued timely and collected, ensuring the review, approval and posting of project costs, monitoring the progress of projects and investigating variances.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Review contract documents
• Enter projects into accounting system (Deltek Ajera/Unanet)
• Verify fees match contract documents
• Maintain any project specific requirements (i.e. Certificates of Insurance, Release of Liens, etc.)
• Understand labor calculations, burden and related charges
• Coordinate subconsultant agreements and payments to subconsultants for assigned project(s) ensuring payments are made in full accordance with the executed agreements
• Coordinate with project managers to prepare monthly invoices and send to client
• Prepare special schedules for billing as required by clients/contract
• Review monthly accounts receivable aging reports and follow up with clients on payment of invoices
• Coordinate with project managers to prepare and present billing projections
• Set up new clients
• Report on budgets, overbillings and under-billings
• Participate in monthly cost reviews and document results, investigate project variances and submit reports to project managers

This position is Full-Time, Exempt, and reports to the Regional Finance Manager.

Pay:  $52,000 – $66,560

Requirements

Required Education, Experience, and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in accounting, finance or equivalent preferred; two to four years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Previous experience in a professional services firm (accounting, law, architecture, engineering)
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in general ledger accounting or financial reporting is required
• Must be able to perform and explain financial reviews with a high level of understanding
• Communicate findings competently to executive management and to project management
• Ability to prepare and present information for project management staff one on one and in groups
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required
• Attention to detail, advanced organization skills and follow through is required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software required (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• Strong computer skills with ability to learn and use software systems to carry out reporting functions is required
• Ability to make suggestions for improvements based on findings and all related follow through and follow up
• Must be able to accept critical feedback and make changes
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Detail oriented and willing to tackle various ongoing projects in a fast paced environment
• Well versed in the industry and the Company’s competitors
• Excellent multitasking skills, with the ability to perform duties outside of scope of work when necessary

Preferred Education, Experience, and Qualifications

• Previous experience in the (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) A/E/C industry is preferred, but not required
• Construction accounting experience is preferred, but not required
• Experience as a cost engineer, cost analyst or project cost accountant is preferred

Travel Requirements

• 0-15% of time will be spent traveling to job site(s)/office location.

Physical/Work Environment Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Remaining in a stationary position, often kneeling, standing or sitting for prolonged periods
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers
• Quiet environment
• Light work that includes adjusting and/or moving objects up to 20 pounds