Project Accountant II

Key Responsibilities

• Assimilates data from multiple sources to account for resources used on job.
• Reviews documentation from other personnel, clients, purchase orders, cost reports, and third-party auditors.
• Maintains files on jobs/customers ensuring completeness and accuracy. Identifies and reconciles invoices and records, resolves discrepancies.
• Communicates with project personnel and auditors. Resolves audit issues, exercises good judgement and discretion when determining corrective course of action.
• Analyzes trends and recommends process improvement.
• Data collection & entry according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Produces specialized reporting according to customer needs.
• Review labor hours submitted by field personnel pertaining to project tasks, identifying and addressing any inconsistencies
• Conduct thorough examinations of all project expenditures to ensure precise billing and cost estimates
• investigates project variances
• Compile project information
• perform data collection and data entry
• Maintain cash flow consistency
• Report to management on opportunities for additional billings or cost savings
• Create and submit government reports to proper agencies
• Travel as needed

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A minimum of 3 years of relative accounting experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft excel
• Ability to analyze information, develop ad hoc spreadsheet reports and verify information.
• Strong communication skills
• Advanced understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. (GAAP)

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent from an accredited college or university, or in place of a degree, 4+ additional years of relative accounting experience

• Must be detail oriented
• Can use sound judgement in making decisions
• A team player
• Adaptable
• Self-motivated