AEC Project Accountant — Hybrid Billing & Compliance

PINPOINT PRECISION ENGINEERING; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

401(k) with company match

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Professional development support

Employee ownership pathway

Job summary

Pinpoint Precision Engineering seeks a detail-oriented mid-level Project Accountant with Civil Engineering/AEC experience to drive project-level financial management and billing. You will serve as the financial link between project managers, subconsultants, clients, and accounting.

In a flexible hybrid environment, you’ll master Time & Materials, Lump Sum, and CPFF billing while ensuring compliance with client guidelines, IDOT, and state portal submissions using QuickBooks and BQE CORE.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of project accounting experience in Civil Engineering/AEC industries.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with project managers and clients.

Responsibilities

• Draft pre-bills by extracting monthly hours and expenses using BQE CORE and QuickBooks.
• Ensure precise cost allocation across project tasks, phases, and agreements.
• Meet monthly with Project Managers to track burn rates against budgets.
• Resolve scope changes, unbillable time, and contract amendments before invoicing.
• Manage complex billing structures (T&M, Lump Sum, CPFF) and ensure compliance with client mandates and state formats (IDOT).

Skills

Detail oriented

Project accounting

Interpersonal skills

PM collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

QuickBooks

BQE CORE

Excel

Job description

Pinpoint Precision Engineering seeks a detail-oriented mid-level Project Accountant with Civil Engineering/AEC experience to drive project-level financial management and billing. You will serve as the financial link between project managers, subconsultants, clients, and accounting.

In a flexible hybrid environment, you’ll master Time & Materials, Lump Sum, and CPFF billing while ensuring compliance with client guidelines, IDOT, and state portal submissions using QuickBooks and BQE CORE.