Project Accountant: Billing & Contracts

Colliers Engineering & Design; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental leave

Career development

Wellness program

401K with employer match

Job summary

MG2, an affiliate of Colliers Engineering & Design, seeks a collaborative Project Accountant to join our Seattle, WA team. You will handle project setup and closing, budgets, contracts, expenses, and timely billing, partnering with project teams to support financial health.

You'll work with Project Managers and Administrators to ensure accurate invoicing, contract integrity, and continuous project profitability across multiple engagements in the design and construction space.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Business Administration or comparable experience.
• 0–3 years of accounting experience, including billing and project accounting.
• Experience with Microsoft Office including strong Excel skills.
• Experience in Architecture, Engineering or Construction industry preferred.
• Deltek accounting system experience preferred.
• Ability to quickly learn new applications.
• Ability to follow an outlined process.
• Ability to interface with project managers, clients and architects.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to effectively prioritize, organize workflows and juggle conflicting demands.
• Ability to read, write and understand English for written job-related communications.

Responsibilities

• Works with Project Managers and Project Administrators to set up and maintain projects in the accounting system.
• Prepares Client invoices during the monthly billing cycle.
• Verifies invoice information accuracy including fee type, coding and allocations.
• Reviews Owner contracts and Sub-consultant agreements to understand scope.
• Ensures project contract integrity through approved scope changes.
• Sets up and maintains all project-related contracts in accounting system.
• Collaborates with Project Accounting team to meet goals and deadlines.
• Researches and resolves unbilled activity.
• Monitors and closes projects.
• Distributes Client invoices and uploads into Client systems.
• Issues project performance reports and flags routine errors.
• Participates in meetings and supports studio teams to manage projects profitably.
• Works with PMs to resolve Client aged AR.

Skills

Billing experience

Project accounting

Excel proficiency

Independent work

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Business Administration or comparable experience

Tools

Deltek

Microsoft Office

Job description

MG2, an affiliate of Colliers Engineering & Design, seeks a collaborative Project Accountant to join our Seattle, WA team. You will handle project setup and closing, budgets, contracts, expenses, and timely billing, partnering with project teams to support financial health.

You'll work with Project Managers and Administrators to ensure accurate invoicing, contract integrity, and continuous project profitability across multiple engagements in the design and construction space.