Project Accountant

What You’ll Do

• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of project budgets and reconciliations
• Perform project-level financial planning and analysis
• Manage project purchase orders and related reconciliations
• Prepare and distribute monthly billings and support collection efforts
• Handle project month-end and year-end close activities
• Prepare work-in-progress (WIP) reporting, including cost-at-completion analysis
• Review and analyze actual project costs to identify discrepancies and improvement opportunities
• Prepare project budgeting and financial participation reports as required by contract
• Communicate project financial activity and updates with the accounting team
• Review and reconcile project-level profit and loss statements
• Reconcile inventory counts and project returns
• Support additional accounting and project finance activities as needed

What We’re Looking For

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel
• Experience with Procore and Sage preferred
• Solid understanding of budgeting processes and project gain/fade principles
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage confidential information
• Audit background preferred
• Construction industry experience preferred

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred
• At least 2 years of experience in project accounting, project finance, or cost accounting
• Percentage completion and/or WIP reporting
• Experience supporting project financials, billing, forecasting, and reconciliations is highly valued