Project Accountant

SI Solutions, LLC; Huntersville (NC); On-site; USD 63,900 - 74,200; Full time

Job summary

Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. is seeking a Project Accountant to work across business units, managing financial information for projects, monitoring progress, investigating variances, approving expenses, and ensuring billings and payments.

The role interfaces with Project Managers and analyzes profitability, utilization, budgets and accruals. Responsibilities include collaborating with Project Managers on contracts and changes, generating financial statements, handling invoices and

Qualifications

• 0-3 years of experience in project accounting or related field.
• BS degree in Business or Engineering, is a plus.
• Knowledge of project contracts and change order documents.
• Familiarity or experience with financial project tasks, including budget control, invoicing, or creating sales orders within ERP systems.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Experience with NetSuite and Box.com a plus.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and collaborate with Project Managers regarding contract documents, scope changes, contract amendments, approvals, financial status, and any additional services related to Projects.
• Generate and interpret financial records and statements for management and project managers – i.e. project profitability, opportunities for additional billings, remaining backlog available for projects.
• Respond to client requests and interface with clients to investigate project variances, all project expenses not billed to customers, and unpaid contract billings.
• Create and close out opportunities and projects in NetSuite and Box.com as appropriate.
• Maintain project-related records, including contracts and change orders (primarily in Box.com).
• Create, review and/or approve: subcontractor invoices related to projects, all project-related billings to customers, write-off of any project-related billings that cannot be billed to or collected from customers.
• Create customer invoicing.
• Compile information for internal and external auditors, as required.

Skills

Project accounting

Financial analysis

Communication

ERP systems

Education

BS in Business or Engineering

Tools

NetSuite

Box.com

Job description

The Project Accountant is responsible for working with each business unit to manage all the financial information related to projects. This includes monitoring the progress of projects, investigating variances, approving project expenses, and ensuring that project billings are issued to customers and payments are collected. The Project Accountant will be the client interface for Project Managers while also being responsible for proactively analyzing and reporting on financial project administration, profitability, utilization, budgets and accruals.

Primary Responsibilities

• Effectively communicate and collaborate with Project Manager’s regarding contract documents, scope changes, contract amendments, approvals, financial status, and any additional services related to Projects.
• Generate and interpret financial records and statements for management and project managers – i.e. project profitability, opportunities for additional billings, remaining backlog available for projects.
• Respond to client requests and interface with clients to investigate project variances, all project expenses not billed to customers, and unpaid contract billings.
• Create and close out opportunities and projects in NetSuite and Box.com as appropriate.
• Maintain project-related records, including contracts and change orders (primarily in Box.com).
• Create, review and/or approve: subcontractor invoices related to projects, all project-related billings to customers, write-off of any project-related billings that cannot be billed to or collected from customers.
• Create customer invoicing.
• Compile information for internal and external auditors, as required.

Required Skills/Qualifications

• 0-3 years of experience in project accounting or related field
• BS degree in Business or Engineering, is a plus
• Knowledge of project contracts and change order documents
• Familiarity or experience with financial project tasks, including budget control, invoicing, or creating sales orders within ERP systems
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Experience with NetSuite and Box.com a plus

Salary Range

The expected salary range for this role is $63,900-$74,200 annually. Exact pay will be commensurate with experience.

Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Candidate information may be verified during the hiring process. Inaccurate, deceptive, or mass-generated applications may be disqualified from consideration.