Project Accountant - Deltek

Jobot; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot in Irvine, CA is seeking a detail-oriented Project Accountant with Deltek experience to support a growing portfolio of architecture and engineering projects. You will partner with project managers and leadership to maintain accurate project financials and ensure timely billing and reporting.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of project accounting experience, strong Deltek know-how, and solid Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3+ years of accounting experience in project-based services.
• Strong Deltek experience for project accounting, billing and reporting.
• Solid Excel skills and ability to analyze financial data.

Responsibilities

• Manage project accounting across multiple projects with accurate financial reporting.
• Use Deltek to maintain project records, budgets, costs, and reports.
• Prepare and review client invoices (time-and-materials, fixed-fee, others).
• Monitor budgets, labor costs, expenses, billing status, and profitability.
• Collaborate with PMs to review WIP, unbilled revenue, AR, and forecasts.
• Support month-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals.
• Review time entries and expenses for proper project coding and billing.
• Track contract terms, changes, amendments, and budget updates.
• Assist revenue recognition and ensure policy compliance.
• Support collections by coordinating with PMs and clients.
• Identify improvements to workflows and Deltek usage.

Skills

Deltek

Project accounting

Billing

Financial reporting

Excel

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

Project Accountant - Deltek

$100000 - $115000 per year | Orange, CA | On-site | Permanent

Growing engineering firm!

A bit about us:

Our client, a growing architecture and engineering firm, is seeking a detail-oriented Project Accountant with strong Deltek experience to support project financial management across a growing portfolio of projects. This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative team, partner with project managers and leadership, and play a key role in maintaining accurate project financials as the business continues to expand.

The ideal candidate has experience in a project-based professional services environment, understands project accounting fundamentals, and is comfortable leveraging Deltek to manage project budgets, billing, revenue, and financial reporting.

Why join us?

Join a growing architecture and engineering firm with a strong pipeline of projects.

Work closely with project managers and leadership to support project performance and business growth.

Gain exposure to a diverse portfolio of projects and project financials.

Contribute to process improvements and help strengthen the firm's project accounting function.

Job Details

Key Responsibilities

• Manage project accounting activities across multiple architecture and engineering projects, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Utilize Deltek to maintain project records, monitor budgets, track costs, and generate project-level financial reports.
• Prepare and review client invoices, including time-and-materials, fixed-fee, and other contract-based billing arrangements.
• Monitor project budgets, labor costs, expenses, billing status, and profitability to identify variances and potential issues.
• Partner with project managers to review project financial performance, work-in-progress (WIP), unbilled revenue, accounts receivable, and project forecasts.
• Support monthly and year-end close processes, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and project-related reporting.
• Review employee time entries and expense reports to ensure accurate project coding and timely client billing.
• Track contract terms, change orders, project amendments, and budget updates to maintain accurate financial records.
• Assist with revenue recognition and ensure project accounting practices align with company policies and applicable accounting standards.
• Support collections efforts by monitoring outstanding receivables and coordinating with project managers and clients as needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve project accounting workflows, reporting accuracy, and Deltek system utilization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• 3+ years of accounting experience, ideally within an architecture, engineering, construction, or other project-based professional services environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Deltek is highly preferred, including project accounting, billing, reporting, and project financial management.
• Understanding of project-based billing, WIP, unbilled revenue, project budgets, and profitability analysis.
• Experience supporting month-end close, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Strong Excel skills and the ability to analyze financial data and identify discrepancies.
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to partner effectively with project managers and cross-functional teams.

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.