Project Accountant

Pike Corporation; Mount Airy (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

HSA, dependent care and medical FSA

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401(k) with company match

Life insurance, and short-term and/or

Job summary

Pike on-site Project Accountant role in Mount Airy, NC focuses on supporting the financial close for revenue and cost functions. You will process transactions, prepare journals, and reconcile with the general ledger while collaborating with the Project Accounting team.

The position emphasizes accuracy, teamwork, and meeting tight deadlines, with opportunities for financial analysis and learning in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with MS Excel intermediate functions (Pivot, lookups).
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills; customer service orientation.

Responsibilities

• Project Accounting including cost rates and burden costing.
• Process revenue accruals and book standard journal entries.
• Reconcile to general ledger accounts.
• Support field operations with financial adjustments and audit requests.
• Participate in the financial close process and reporting.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Position Summary

The Project Accountant plays an active role in the financial close process, supporting both revenue and cost functions. Responsibilities include a mix of transactional processing, reporting, reconciliation, and review, with opportunities for financial analysis. The position will require a willingness to learn. It will also require the ability to succeed in a team environment, a propensity to meet strict deadlines, and a solid work ethic. Additionally, the ability to communicate effectively with various levels of the organization is necessary. The position would be a good fit for someone with strong processing experience looking to broaden their skill set and gain experience in analysis. You will report to the Director of Project Accounting working with the Project Accounting team. You will work on site in Mount Airy, NC.

Essential Functions

• Project Accounting including:
  • Maintain cost rates
  • Perform weekly burden costing and allocations
  • Field operations' requests for financial adjustments and information
  • Field external audit requests
• Participate in the financial close process:
  • Book standard cost entries
  • Process revenue accruals
  • Prepare journal entries
  • Reconcile to general ledger accounts
• Other responsibilities and tasks as assigned

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience
• Experience with MS Excel intermediate functions (Pivot, functions, lookups)
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills; customer service orientation

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work). The employee may be subject to one or more of the following atmospheric conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.

Our Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• HSA, dependent care and medical flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) with company match
• Life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability
• Paid time off, paid holidays, and family and medical leave

If this sounds like you, come join the PIKE family.

About Us

Founded in 1945, Pike is a leading provider of construction, repair and engineering services for electric and gas utilities, as well as telecommunications companies with a growing portfolio of turnkey renewable projects. We work with hundreds of utility clients across the country, and we continuously expand our offerings to supply our customers with the ideas, technology, experience, workforce and equipment to perform any job.

Essential" is the one word that sums up who we are, the work we do and what our people mean to us. Each of our employees plays a critical role in ensuring that infrastructure systems are up and running when people and businesses need them.

Pike is a family-oriented workplace with a strong culture of safety, collaboration, innovation and exceptional customer service.

Pike Enterprises, LLC, is an equal opportunity employer.