Construction Project Accounting Manager

A HornBill client located in Manassas, Virginia (VA) is seeking a Construction Project Accounting Manager. This is a highly-skilled and technical management level position that provides oversight of the financial operations for the Office of Facilities Services (OFS), to include the General Fund, Construction Fund, multiple bond issuances, proffer accounts, and various other monies. This position directly supervises the work of bookkeepers and accounting technicians. Duties Include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provides leadership and direction in areas of responsibility to provide for the financial management of the OFS capital budget
• Establishes and develops short and long-range operational goals and objectives and performance standards; identifies and develops strategies for achieving goals; monitors and controls progress in accordance with pre-established performance standards
• Supervises the OFS bookkeeper staff daily
• Monitors appropriate use of Division funds
• Identifies and incorporates legal and fiduciary requirements into capital monitoring and reporting
• Identifies external and internal stakeholder information needs
• Compiles budget and expenditure data for diverse stakeholders
• Plans and designs systems to collect, store, and analyze project data and report results
• Controls and manages project budget changes
• Regularly monitors capital projects financial and project activity information
• Reviews project-related financial transactions to support budget review, auditing, and asset management
• Reviews expenditures, both in relation to the current budget, and over the entire project life
• Reviews encumbrances and estimates of planned expenditure activity
• Confirms continued availability and appropriateness of revenue sources identified in the capital budget
• Reports on project status and activities
• Provides comparisons of actual results and anticipated results
• Reports on key project milestones

• Bachelor of Science degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business is required; Master of Business Administration preferred
• Certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is desirable; or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
• A minimum of three years of supervisory experience in a similar facilities organization is required
• Requires a wide range of knowledge and experience in the financial management of capital projects
• Familiarity with project management practices, software systems for project management and project accounting, and capital project reporting procedures
• Demonstrate verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with all hierarchical levels within the Division
• Provide team-oriented, hands-on, highly-skilled, adaptive, and customer-focused service
• Demonstrate organizational skills and a high level of attention to detail
• Provide judgment, creativity, and initiative to plan, promote, implement, and monitor the Division's Construction Fund
• Analyze and interpret technical data and communicate it to non-technical individuals
• Utilize Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint)