Project Accountant

SMMA is seeking a Project Accountant to join SMMA’s Accounting department. Our Accounting team is part of an integrated design firm that unites a dynamic mix of architects, engineers, technologists, researchers, and industry experts, driven to provide responsible, well-crafted, and venturesome design solutions to clients in the Boston area and beyond. United by a common purpose, we thrive on cross-discipline collaboration and welcome good ideas from wherever they come. We offer a fast-paced, team-oriented environment that promotes intellectual and creative growth.

Project Accountant will perform a variety of Accounts Payable, Billing, Payroll and project accounting duties. This individual will work closely with Project Managers and Department Managers. We are looking for a tech savvy, well-organized, detail-oriented, and accurate individual.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the entire financial project life cycle with Project Managers and Department Managers;
  • Create new projects in Deltek’s Enterprise Resource Planning system
  • Maintain accurate projections of staffing needs
  • Maintain future billing projections with existing and potential projects
  • Create purchase orders for consultants and maintain accounting of their invoices with a completely electronic review process
• Process and manage the payment schedule of both trade and consultant invoices 
• Prepare cash receipts, balance sheet reconciliations and related analyses
• Review bi-weekly electronic employee expense reports
• Monitor operating and payroll bank accounts

Qualifications:

• Bachelors in Accounting or Related Degree
• 1 year of experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel
• Good interpersonal skills to work closely with upper management
• Detail-oriented and attention to accuracy
• Must be well-organized and flexible with the ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work in team environment and on individual basis

About the Firm

SMMA is one of New England’s most unique design firms due to our composition, reputation, and focus. Cambridge-based since our incorporation in 1955, we offer an integrated, multidisciplinary environment driven by collaboration between architects, engineers, technologists, researchers, and industry experts. We focus on building lasting relationships with strategic partners in both the public and private markets.

As an employee-owned firm, we believe that good ideas are welcome from anywhere. Our work straddles seven markets— K-12, Higher Education, Corporate, Commercial, Life Science, Federal Government, and Advanced Technology—with the opportunity to work across a wide range of projects and specialisms. We offer a fast-paced, team-oriented environment that promotes intellectual and creative growth.

SMMA was founded by MIT and Rensselaer alumni who believed that the balance of architecture, engineering, interiors, and site design afforded clients the agility of a single source of creative and technical expertise. Today, we remain dedicated to this flexible, integrated approach. We are guided by a shared pursuit of design excellence, sustainability, and social responsibility.

Company Perks

• Employee-owned firm with Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Hybrid work-from-home policy
• Competitive benefits including paid time-off, company-funded MA Paid Family and Medical Leave, company-paid dental plan, company-paid life insurance, and 401(K) matching
• Employee Assistance Program (includes confidential emotional support, legal guidance, and financial resources)
• Mentor/protégé program
• Educational reimbursement
• Licensure and membership reimbursement
• “Lunch and Learns” with internal and external speakers

Please note: SMMA does not offer H-1B visa sponsorship for this position.

The approximate pay range for this position is $60,000 - $70,000.

Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications.