Director of Project Accounting

SilverLining, Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SilverLining, Inc. seeks a detail-oriented professional to manage project accounting and related analytics in a construction-focused environment. You will analyze financial and operational data, support workforce planning with resource utilization analyses, and ensure billing accuracy through robust controls.

You will develop dashboards and recurring reports, maintain datasets across systems, monitor KPIs, and collaborate with cross-location teams to drive process improvements and data quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in project accounting required.
• Billing/invoicing controls and quality checks.
• Construction industry background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Conduct resource utilization and gap analyses to support workforce planning and efficiency.
• Perform quality control reviews of billing and invoicing processes to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Develop, maintain, and distribute recurring reports and dashboards on key metrics.
• Own and maintain workforce and support datasets across systems, ensuring data integrity and accessibility.
• Monitor KPIs and proactively identify anomalies, trends, and data quality issues.
• Audit CM project accounting procedures; document and develop new procedures to ensure accurate accounting practices.
• Serve as the primary contact and liaison between other company office locations and the accounting department.

Skills

Project accounting

Financial analysis

Billing accuracy

Tools

Excel

Job description

Must have experience in Project accounting, preferably in Construction.

• Analyze financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement
• Conduct resource utilization and gap analyses to support workforce planning and efficiency
• Perform quality control reviews of billing and invoicing processes to ensure accuracy and consistency

Reporting & Data Management

• Develop, maintain, and distribute recurring reports and dashboards on key metrics (e.g., staffing, productivity, forecast accuracy, attrition, and operating costs)
• Own and maintain workforce and support datasets across systems, ensuring data integrity and accessibility
• Monitor KPIs and proactively identify anomalies, trends, and data quality issues

Process Improvement & Optimization

• Evaluate current business processes and identify opportunities for optimization and automation
• Create process maps, workflows, and documentation for both current and future-state operations
• Partner with stakeholders to implement process improvements and track impact
• Support ad hoc analysis and reporting requests
• Review and analyze all project billings with particular scrutiny given to CM projects
• Audit CM project accounting procedures. Documenting and developing new procedures as needed to ensure accurate accounting practices
• Serve as the primary contact and liaison between other company office locations (Los Angeles, Hamptons, Miami, etc.) and the accounting department
• Observe, record and analyze operational findings to identify performance improvement opportunities
• Auditing subcontractor payments to ensure accuracy and timeliness
• Perform resource utilization and gap analysis