Project Accountant

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Insurance

Company paid Life and AD&D insurance

Company matching 401(k) retirementplan

Paid time off

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

The Project Accountant at Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. in Houston will manage project-level costs, analyze variances, and prepare cost reports to support month-end close. You will work with Operations, Billing, and Finance to ensure costs are properly captured and billed per contracts.

Responsibilities include month-over-month cost analysis, project P&Ls, and coordinating with the billing team to ensure timely invoicing while maintaining accurate project ledgers in NetSuite.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or related field.
• 3–5+ years of direct accounting experience with project focus.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Experience in project costing and revenue recognition is a plus.
• NetSuite experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze projects and job costs on a month-over-month basis and explain variances.
• Evaluate costs incurred and bills issued against contracts for proper classification.
• Attend weekly project meetings to stay informed on status and new projects.
• Coordinate with billing to ensure timely invoicing and resolve discrepancies.
• Record and review project cost journal entries, accruals, and cost allocations in NetSuite.
• Prepare month-end close deliverables including project P&Ls and cost reports.

Skills

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. (NYSE:SEI) delivers comprehensive power infrastructure solutions including generation, distribution, installation and commissioning, aftermarket support, and operations and maintenance. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the Company serves multiple U.S. end markets, including data centers, energy, and other commercial and industrial sectors.

Job Description

About the Opportunity

The Project Accountant will play a critical role in the financial integrity of a division within the Solaris Power Solutions segment by tracking, analyzing, and reporting on project-level costs and billings. This position is responsible for tracking new and existing projects, month-over-month expense analysis, identifying cost trends, determining if and when customers have been billed, and the overall profitability of projects. The Project Accountant will work cross-functionally with Operations, Billing, and Finance to ensure costs are accurately captured, properly classified, and billed to customers where applicable.

Essential Functions

• Analyze projects and job costs on a month-over-month basis, identifying variances, trends, and anomalies and providing clear explanations to management


• Evaluate costs incurred and bills issued against customer contracts to determine accounting classification in accordance with contractual terms and company policy


• Attend, and be a key contributor to, weekly project meetings to stay informed on new projects and the status of existing ones


• Coordinate with the billing team to ensure timely billing to customers and resolve any discrepancies or disputes


• Record and review project cost journal entries, accruals, and cost allocations in NetSuite


• Record and review project billing accruals in NetSuite, when applicable


• Perform monthly reconciliations of project general ledger accounts and provide variance analysis against budget and prior periods


• Partner with Operations and field personnel to gather cost documentation, validate charges, and ensure all project expenses are properly supported


• Assist with preparation of month-end close deliverables including project level P&Ls, project cost reports, roll forwards, and management reporting packages


• Monitor deferred revenue and deferred expense balances and support project close-out processes to ensure timely and accurate revenue and cost recognition


• Support internal and external audit processes by preparing supporting schedules


• Identify opportunities to improve project tracking processes, workflows, and reporting efficiency


• Perform any other duties as assigned by management to support the Finance & Accounting Department

Qualifications

Experience/Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, or related field


• 3-5+ years of direct accounting experience, with a heavy focus on accounting for various projects


• Ability to demonstrate strong analytical skills


• Ability to multi-task and track various projects at once


• Ability to create and perform detailed month-over-month variance analysis and communicate findings


• NetSuite experience is strongly preferred


• Excellent organizational and time management skills


• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship for employment visa status

Key Skills and Qualifications

• Exceptional communicator – direct and transparent, skilled problem-solver with proven success in building coalitions and avoiding conflicts amongst various groups within the organization


• Total ownership mentality – proactively identifies and removes obstacles across numerous ongoing tasks


• Independent thinker – self-starter mentality that provides original thoughts and constantly asking \"how can we do this better\"


• Innovative thinker – willingness to consider novel solutions and ability to adapt to change


• Desirable teammate – impeccable character, humility, and collaborative


• Relentless – aspires to contribute and achieve his/her full potential

Additional Information

Our CREATORS Culture

At Solaris, we believe that staying true to our core beliefs improves our decision-making, productivity and is key to our individual and collective achievements. Combining your innovative thinking with our core values that encourage Communication, Recognition, Entrepreneurship, Accountability, Teamwork & Transparency, Ownership, Results and Safety, we become CREATORS.

We value your hard work, integrity, and commitment to our culture through competitive pay and benefits packages and ongoing career development.

• Competitive compensation packages


• Disability Insurance


• Company paid Life and AD&D insurance with supplemental offerings


• Company matching 401(k) retirement plan


• Paid time off, including 10 paid holidays


• Tuition Reimbursement

This job overview is not all inclusive. In addition, Solaris reserves the right to amend this job overview at any time. Solaris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Why Solaris

Join a company at the forefront of the energy infrastructure buildout powering data centers and industrial growth. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities to grow alongside a high-performing team.