Project Accountant
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, legal, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions.
We need to parse the posting.
Content:
- Intro paragraph about company values: "At Salas O’Brien, we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact..." This is about the role? Could be "About the role" or maybe "About the company". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can put the intro under About the role.
- Job Summary: "The Project Accountant is a key position..." This is also about role. Could be part of About the role.
- Essential Duties And Responsibilities: list of duties. Use - .
- Job Requirements: Education & Experience: bullet list? It's a paragraph with items separated by periods. Could be turned into list.
- Skills & Competencies: list.
- Physical Requirements & Work Environment: maybe not a standard heading; but we could include under Requirements? Not required headings list includes Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. Physical Requirements could be part of Requirements or maybe omitted if not matching headings. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We could combine Physical Requirements into Requirements or maybe not include separate heading if not in list. But we have headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can map:
- About the role: company intro + job summary.
- Responsibilities: Essential Duties And Responsibilities.
- Requirements: Education & Experience (maybe also Physical Requirements? but we can include under Requirements as a sublist? Might be okay.)
- Qualifications: maybe not separate; could be same as Requirements? But we need to decide. The posting has "Job Requirements" then "Skills & Competencies". Could treat "Job Requirements" as Requirements, and "Skills & Competencies" as Skills. Qualifications maybe not present separately; we could omit Qualifications heading if no specific content. But we could treat Education & Experience as Qualifications? However Qualifications heading is typical for education/experience. The instruction: "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". So we need to decide if we have content for Qualifications. The posting has "Education & Experience:" under Job Requirements. That could be considered Qualifications. Then Skills & Competencies as Skills. So we could have:
- About the role
- Responsibilities
- Qualifications (Education & Experience)
- Skills (Skills & Competencies)
- Benefits (Compensation & Benefits)
- Pay (maybe part of Benefits? but we have separate Pay heading; the posting includes salary range and bonus. So we can put Pay section with salary range and bonus.
- Schedule: not mentioned; no schedule info. So omit Schedule.
We must not include empty headings.
Now we need to format.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So no
Project Accountant
.
We need to use for section headings.
Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: EEO, Third-Party Agency Notice, etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
Let's extract substantive content.
Intro paragraph: "At Salas O’Brien, we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success, with a focus on a sustainable future. Building for the long term means all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem-solving. It also means each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way."
Job Summary: "The Project Accountant is a key position on our Finance team, responsible for leading financial administration and fiscal management aspects of various projects. Working closely with Project Managers, Engineers, and Executives, the Project Accountant ensures financial compliance, tracks project expenditures, manages invoicing, and oversees accounts receivable/payable. The ideal candidate has strong accounting knowledge, excellent communication skills, is able to positively interact with key members of the project team and the ability to work independently in a dynamic environment."
We can combine these into About the role prose.
Responsibilities list: Let's extract each duty:
- Review project setups for all new projects and understand existing active projects.
- Monitor and communicate potential financial risks, including cash position concerns and unapproved change orders.
- Work closely with project managers, engineers and executives to monitor project performance.
- Ensure accurate revenue recognition, cost allocation, and percent-complete updates.
- Assist with month-end close processes, review project performance reports and assist accounting managers with Work in Progress and Billed in Advance, for accurate revenue recognition
- Ensure compliance with financial policies, internal controls, and reporting standards.
- Review subcontractor agreements, purchase orders, and invoice approvals.
- Communicate potential risk with low performing projects
- Mentor and develop project accountants
- Forecasting project performance/revenue
- Assist with Account receivable reconciliation when needed
- Assist with project close out process within vantage
- In addition to project accounting, this roll will assist with other accounting functions such as accounts payable and/or receivable, assist with month-end financial accounting close as needed, partner with the finance manager on process improvement and automation, and assist with ad hoc projects as needed.
Note some typos: "roll" should be "role". We'll keep as is but preserve.
We need to output each as
- .
Now Qualifications (Education & Experience):
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a business related field.
- Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience, preferably in the AEC industry or other project-based environment.
- Highly computer literate – especially with an ERP system (Deltek a plus) and Microsoft Excel.
We can list as
- .
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact with various stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing multiple projects and deadlines.
- Experience with cost analysis, billing rate audits, and financial forecasting.
- Demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and attention to detail.
Now Benefits: The posting says:
"Compensation & Benefits The expected base salary range for this position is $65,000 to $85,000 and eligible for a performance bonus. Actual compensation will be determined based on a number of factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and location. This role is also eligible for performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive U.S. based benefits package, including: Medical, dental, and vision insurance 401(k) with company match Paid time off and company holidays Wellness programs and employee assistance resources Professional development support Benefits For more information, visit our full benefits overview here."
We need to separate Pay and Benefits sections.
Pay: base salary range $65,000 to $85,000, eligible for performance bonus, actual compensation based on factors, also eligible for performance-based bonuses.
We can put Pay section with that info.
Benefits: list: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with company match; Paid time off and company holidays; Wellness programs and employee assistance resources; Professional development support.
We should not include the line "Benefits For more information, visit our full benefits overview here." That's maybe boilerplate but it's a link; we could keep as prose? It's not substantive detail; maybe we can omit as it's just a reference. The instruction: remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This line is not exactly boilerplate but it's a referral; could be considered navigation? Might be safe to omit.
Thus Benefits section will have
- items.
Now Schedule: no info, omit.
Now About the role: we need to put prose in
. Could combine intro and job summary into one or two paragraphs. We'll put as
containing both paragraphs.
Now ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. No
Project Accountant
.
Now output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
About the role
At Salas O’Brien, we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success, with a focus on a sustainable future. Building for the long term means all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem-solving. It also means each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.
The Project Accountant is a key position on our Finance team, responsible for leading financial administration and fiscal management aspects of various projects. Working closely with Project Managers, Engineers, and Executives, the Project Accountant ensures financial compliance, tracks project expenditures, manages invoicing, and oversees accounts receivable/payable. The ideal candidate has strong accounting knowledge, excellent communication skills, is able to positively interact with key members of the project team and the ability to work independently in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Review project setups for all new projects and understand existing active projects.
- Monitor and communicate potential financial risks, including cash position concerns and unapproved change orders.
- Work closely with project managers, engineers and executives to monitor project performance.
- Ensure accurate revenue recognition, cost allocation, and percent-complete updates.
- Assist with month-end close processes, review project performance reports and assist accounting managers with Work in Progress and Billed in Advance, for accurate revenue recognition
- Ensure compliance with financial policies, internal controls, and reporting standards.
- Review subcontractor agreements, purchase orders, and invoice approvals.
- Communicate potential risk with low performing projects
- Mentor and develop project accountants
- Forecasting project performance/revenue
- Assist with Account receivable reconciliation when needed
- Assist with project close out process within vantage
- In addition to project accounting, this role will assist with other accounting functions such as accounts payable and/or receivable, assist with month-end financial accounting close as needed, partner with the finance manager on process improvement and automation, and assist with ad hoc projects as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a business related field.
- Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience, preferably in the AEC industry or other project-based environment.
- Highly computer literate – especially with an ERP system (Deltek a plus) and Microsoft Excel.
Skills
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact with various stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing multiple projects and
Project Accountant
. We need to use for section headings.
Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: EEO, Third-Party Agency Notice, etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
Let's extract substantive content.
Intro paragraph: "At Salas O’Brien, we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success, with a focus on a sustainable future. Building for the long term means all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem-solving. It also means each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way."
Job Summary: "The Project Accountant is a key position on our Finance team, responsible for leading financial administration and fiscal management aspects of various projects. Working closely with Project Managers, Engineers, and Executives, the Project Accountant ensures financial compliance, tracks project expenditures, manages invoicing, and oversees accounts receivable/payable. The ideal candidate has strong accounting knowledge, excellent communication skills, is able to positively interact with key members of the project team and the ability to work independently in a dynamic environment."
We can combine these into About the role prose.
Responsibilities list: Let's extract each duty:
- Review project setups for all new projects and understand existing active projects.
- Monitor and communicate potential financial risks, including cash position concerns and unapproved change orders.
- Work closely with project managers, engineers and executives to monitor project performance.
- Ensure accurate revenue recognition, cost allocation, and percent-complete updates.
- Assist with month-end close processes, review project performance reports and assist accounting managers with Work in Progress and Billed in Advance, for accurate revenue recognition
- Ensure compliance with financial policies, internal controls, and reporting standards.
- Review subcontractor agreements, purchase orders, and invoice approvals.
- Communicate potential risk with low performing projects
- Mentor and develop project accountants
- Forecasting project performance/revenue
- Assist with Account receivable reconciliation when needed
- Assist with project close out process within vantage
- In addition to project accounting, this roll will assist with other accounting functions such as accounts payable and/or receivable, assist with month-end financial accounting close as needed, partner with the finance manager on process improvement and automation, and assist with ad hoc projects as needed.
Note some typos: "roll" should be "role". We'll keep as is but preserve.
We need to output each as
- .
Now Qualifications (Education & Experience):
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a business related field.
- Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience, preferably in the AEC industry or other project-based environment.
- Highly computer literate – especially with an ERP system (Deltek a plus) and Microsoft Excel.
We can list as
- .
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact with various stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing multiple projects and deadlines.
- Experience with cost analysis, billing rate audits, and financial forecasting.
- Demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and attention to detail.
Now Benefits: The posting says:
"Compensation & Benefits The expected base salary range for this position is $65,000 to $85,000 and eligible for a performance bonus. Actual compensation will be determined based on a number of factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and location. This role is also eligible for performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive U.S. based benefits package, including: Medical, dental, and vision insurance 401(k) with company match Paid time off and company holidays Wellness programs and employee assistance resources Professional development support Benefits For more information, visit our full benefits overview here."
We need to separate Pay and Benefits sections.
Pay: base salary range $65,000 to $85,000, eligible for performance bonus, actual compensation based on factors, also eligible for performance-based bonuses.
We can put Pay section with that info.
Benefits: list: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with company match; Paid time off and company holidays; Wellness programs and employee assistance resources; Professional development support.
We should not include the line "Benefits For more information, visit our full benefits overview here." That's maybe boilerplate but it's a link; we could keep as prose? It's not substantive detail; maybe we can omit as it's just a reference. The instruction: remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This line is not exactly boilerplate but it's a referral; could be considered navigation? Might be safe to omit.
Thus Benefits section will have
- items.
Now Schedule: no info, omit.
Now About the role: we need to put prose in
. Could combine intro and job summary into one or two paragraphs. We'll put as
containing both paragraphs.
Now ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. No
Project Accountant
.
Now output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
About the role
At Salas O’Brien, we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success, with a focus on a sustainable future. Building for the long term means all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem-solving. It also means each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.
The Project Accountant is a key position on our Finance team, responsible for leading financial administration and fiscal management aspects of various projects. Working closely with Project Managers, Engineers, and Executives, the Project Accountant ensures financial compliance, tracks project expenditures, manages invoicing, and oversees accounts receivable/payable. The ideal candidate has strong accounting knowledge, excellent communication skills, is able to positively interact with key members of the project team and the ability to work independently in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Review project setups for all new projects and understand existing active projects.
- Monitor and communicate potential financial risks, including cash position concerns and unapproved change orders.
- Work closely with project managers, engineers and executives to monitor project performance.
- Ensure accurate revenue recognition, cost allocation, and percent-complete updates.
- Assist with month-end close processes, review project performance reports and assist accounting managers with Work in Progress and Billed in Advance, for accurate revenue recognition
- Ensure compliance with financial policies, internal controls, and reporting standards.
- Review subcontractor agreements, purchase orders, and invoice approvals.
- Communicate potential risk with low performing projects
- Mentor and develop project accountants
- Forecasting project performance/revenue
- Assist with Account receivable reconciliation when needed
- Assist with project close out process within vantage
- In addition to project accounting, this role will assist with other accounting functions such as accounts payable and/or receivable, assist with month-end financial accounting close as needed, partner with the finance manager on process improvement and automation, and assist with ad hoc projects as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a business related field.
- Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience, preferably in the AEC industry or other project-based environment.
- Highly computer literate – especially with an ERP system (Deltek a plus) and Microsoft Excel.
Skills
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact with various stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing multiple projects and
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: EEO, Third-Party Agency Notice, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Let's extract substantive content. Intro paragraph: "At Salas O’Brien, we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success, with a focus on a sustainable future. Building for the long term means all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem-solving. It also means each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way." Job Summary: "The Project Accountant is a key position on our Finance team, responsible for leading financial administration and fiscal management aspects of various projects. Working closely with Project Managers, Engineers, and Executives, the Project Accountant ensures financial compliance, tracks project expenditures, manages invoicing, and oversees accounts receivable/payable. The ideal candidate has strong accounting knowledge, excellent communication skills, is able to positively interact with key members of the project team and the ability to work independently in a dynamic environment." We can combine these into About the role prose. Responsibilities list: Let's extract each duty: - Review project setups for all new projects and understand existing active projects. - Monitor and communicate potential financial risks, including cash position concerns and unapproved change orders. - Work closely with project managers, engineers and executives to monitor project performance. - Ensure accurate revenue recognition, cost allocation, and percent-complete updates. - Assist with month-end close processes, review project performance reports and assist accounting managers with Work in Progress and Billed in Advance, for accurate revenue recognition - Ensure compliance with financial policies, internal controls, and reporting standards. - Review subcontractor agreements, purchase orders, and invoice approvals. - Communicate potential risk with low performing projects - Mentor and develop project accountants - Forecasting project performance/revenue - Assist with Account receivable reconciliation when needed - Assist with project close out process within vantage - In addition to project accounting, this roll will assist with other accounting functions such as accounts payable and/or receivable, assist with month-end financial accounting close as needed, partner with the finance manager on process improvement and automation, and assist with ad hoc projects as needed. Note some typos: "roll" should be "role". We'll keep as is but preserve. We need to output each as
- .
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact with various stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing multiple projects and deadlines.
- Experience with cost analysis, billing rate audits, and financial forecasting.
- Demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and attention to detail.
Now Benefits: The posting says:
"Compensation & Benefits The expected base salary range for this position is $65,000 to $85,000 and eligible for a performance bonus. Actual compensation will be determined based on a number of factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and location. This role is also eligible for performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive U.S. based benefits package, including: Medical, dental, and vision insurance 401(k) with company match Paid time off and company holidays Wellness programs and employee assistance resources Professional development support Benefits For more information, visit our full benefits overview here."
We need to separate Pay and Benefits sections.
Pay: base salary range $65,000 to $85,000, eligible for performance bonus, actual compensation based on factors, also eligible for performance-based bonuses.
We can put Pay section with that info.
Benefits: list: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with company match; Paid time off and company holidays; Wellness programs and employee assistance resources; Professional development support.
We should not include the line "Benefits For more information, visit our full benefits overview here." That's maybe boilerplate but it's a link; we could keep as prose? It's not substantive detail; maybe we can omit as it's just a reference. The instruction: remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This line is not exactly boilerplate but it's a referral; could be considered navigation? Might be safe to omit.
Thus Benefits section will have
- items.
Now Schedule: no info, omit.
Now About the role: we need to put prose in
. Could combine intro and job summary into one or two paragraphs. We'll put as
containing both paragraphs. Now ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. No
Project Accountant
. Now output only HTML fragment. Let's craft:About the role
At Salas O’Brien, we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success, with a focus on a sustainable future. Building for the long term means all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem-solving. It also means each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.
The Project Accountant is a key position on our Finance team, responsible for leading financial administration and fiscal management aspects of various projects. Working closely with Project Managers, Engineers, and Executives, the Project Accountant ensures financial compliance, tracks project expenditures, manages invoicing, and oversees accounts receivable/payable. The ideal candidate has strong accounting knowledge, excellent communication skills, is able to positively interact with key members of the project team and the ability to work independently in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Review project setups for all new projects and understand existing active projects.
- Monitor and communicate potential financial risks, including cash position concerns and unapproved change orders.
- Work closely with project managers, engineers and executives to monitor project performance.
- Ensure accurate revenue recognition, cost allocation, and percent-complete updates.
- Assist with month-end close processes, review project performance reports and assist accounting managers with Work in Progress and Billed in Advance, for accurate revenue recognition
- Ensure compliance with financial policies, internal controls, and reporting standards.
- Review subcontractor agreements, purchase orders, and invoice approvals.
- Communicate potential risk with low performing projects
- Mentor and develop project accountants
- Forecasting project performance/revenue
- Assist with Account receivable reconciliation when needed
- Assist with project close out process within vantage
- In addition to project accounting, this role will assist with other accounting functions such as accounts payable and/or receivable, assist with month-end financial accounting close as needed, partner with the finance manager on process improvement and automation, and assist with ad hoc projects as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a business related field.
- Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience, preferably in the AEC industry or other project-based environment.
- Highly computer literate – especially with an ERP system (Deltek a plus) and Microsoft Excel.
Skills
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact with various stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing multiple projects and
- items.
Now Schedule: no info, omit.
Now About the role: we need to put prose in