Project Accountant
Pike Corporation • Mount Airy, North Carolina • Full Time
Posted on Wed, Sep 30, 2026
The Project Accountant plays an active role in the financial close process, supporting both revenue and cost functions. Responsibilities include a mix of transactional processing, reporting, reconciliation, and review, with opportunities for financial analysis. The position will require a willingness to learn. It will also require the ability to succeed in a team environment, a propensity to meet strict deadlines, and a solid work ethic. Additionally, the ability to communicate effectively with various levels of the organization is necessary. The position would be a good fit for someone with strong processing experience looking to broaden their skill set and gain experience in analysis. You will report to the Director of Project Accounting working with the Project Accounting team. You will work on site in Mount Airy, NC.
Essential Functions
Project Accounting including:
Maintain cost rates
Perform weekly burden costing and allocations
Field operations' requests for financial adjustments and information
Field external audit requests
Participate in the financial close process:
Book standard cost entries
Process revenue accruals
Prepare journal entries
Reconcile to general ledger accounts
Other responsibilities and tasks as assigned
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field
Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience
Experience with MS Excel intermediate functions (Pivot, functions, lookups)
High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
Strong interpersonal skills; customer service orientation
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work). The employee may be subject to one or more of the following atmospheric conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
Our Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
HSA, dependent care and medical flexible spending accounts
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401(k) with company match
Life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability
Paid time off, paid holidays, and family and medical leave
If this sounds like you, come join the PIKE family.
About Us
Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies with a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country, and we continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, workforce and equipment to perform any job.
"Essential" is the one word that sums up who we are, the work we do and what our people mean to us. Each of our employees plays a critical role in ensuring that infrastructure systems are up and running when people and businesses need them.
Pike is a family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation and exceptional customer service.
Pike Enterprises, LLC, is an equal opportunity employer.
AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $63,000–$82,000 per year (median ~$72,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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