Project Accountant 1

M.C. Dean, Inc.; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

M.C. Dean, Inc. is seeking a Finance professional to support multi-million, multi-year construction projects from Virginia operations.

The role focuses on budgeting, forecasting, and cost control, with responsibilities spanning procurement planning, WBS maintenance, and monthly billing accuracy. You will collaborate with project teams to monitor variances, analyze costs, and ensure cash-positive project execution while maintaining compliant procurement plans and monthly financial forms for

Qualifications

• 0+ years of related experience.
• Knowledge of general accounting principles.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Attention to detail in completing work tasks.
• Strong organization, communication, and analytical skills.
• Use of accounting principles to solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop budgets and manpower forecasts for multi-year construction projects.
• Perform budget-to-actual analyses weekly and identify variances.
• Establish cash flow forecasts and ensure the project stays cash-positive.
• Adjust forecasts as needed.
• Prepare accurate monthly cost-plus billing submissions.
• Lead procurement planning and develop a detailed procurement plan for the project.
• Coordinate with project management to ensure compliance and logistics in the plan.
• Procure the job before 20% completion.
• Analyze monthly actuals vs plan and justify adjustments.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Assist with monthly financial forms and variance explanations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Organization

Communication

Accounting principles

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 9,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values - agility, expertise, and trust we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

Responsibilities

We are looking to expand our finance team to supports multi-million multi-year large scale construction projects. The successful candidate will perform the following activities daily/periodically:

Project Cost Control:

• Engage with project management team to come up with accurate budgets and manpower forecast for multi-year construction project.

• Monitor and control indirect costs by performing budget to actual analysis on weekly basis; identifying and eliminate root cause for variances.

• Establish accurate cash flow forecast to ensure the project is cash-positive for the duration; monitor Weekly to ensure the forecast remains accurate and job stays cash-positive for the duration.

• Take necessary steps to adjust forecast as needed.

• Ensure accurate and timely complex multi-million cost-plus billing submission on monthly basis.

Project Procurement Planning:

• Lead procurement planning effort for the project.

• Work closely with project management team to come up with a detailed procurement plan for the project after award; ensure compliance and logistics are included in the plan.

• Help project team procure the job according to plan before 20% completion.

• Perform monthly analysis of actual bought vs plan; ensure acceptable justification prior to adjusting the plan.

Work Breakdown Structure:

• Assist project management team in establishing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) at the time of award.

• Assist with maintenance of WBS responsibilities at the project level.

• Ensure WBS maintained throughout the project duration.

Project Controls:

• Assist project team with monthly financial forms

• Provide cost analysis and require explanation of variances from the project team.

• Help project management team in preparation monthly financial forms for review with management.

• Ensure acceptable justification for all found variances (fades/gains).

Qualifications

Experience:

• The incumbent must have between 0+ years of related experience.

• Knowledge of general accounting principles.

• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

• Attention to detail in completing work tasks.

• Strong organization, communication, and analytical skills.

• Use of accounting principles to solve problems.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, or related field with 0+ years of experience.

Desired Qualities:

• Self-starter.

• Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects.

• Ability to work independently on given assignments and ask questions as needed.

• Eagerness to learn and advance career within the company.

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screen for a long period of time.

• Sitting for extended periods of time.

• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.

• Have finger dexterity to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.

• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Pay Range

USD $65,280.00 - USD $81,600.00 /Yr.