Project Accounting Manager

Barry-Wehmiller; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation allowance

Job summary

Barry-Wehmiller Design Group in Roseville, CA is seeking a Project Accounting Manager to lead a team of Project Accountants ensuring financial integrity across revenue recognition, forecasting, billing, collections, and contract administration.

You will partner with regional finance leaders, drive month-end closes, develop standards for performance, train staff, and support audits. Relocation assistance is provided for qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• 8–14 years of relevant financial or accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration preferred, CPA preferred.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to travel to support remote teams (10–15%).

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team of Project Accountants to ensure financial data integrity including revenue recognition, project forecasting, billing, collections, and contract administration.
• Lead monthly team project review meetings and provide reports on project A/R & cash, risks & opportunities, and WIP analysis.
• Oversee month-end closing process including project reviews, time & expense oversight, invoice reviews, revenue/cost recognition, variances.
• Coordinate with Regional and Design Group Finance leadership on significant project financial matters.
• Develop and maintain standards to manage team performance and capacity across regions.
• Establish regular communication cadence with Project Accountants via updates and presentations.
• Enhance training modules for Project Accountant roles ensuring consistency across regions.
• Assist in developing career paths and mentoring the Project Accounting team.
• Train new Project Accountants with standard training resources.
• Collaborate with Back-Office Accounting on cash, A/R, A/P, and month-end close.
• Provide year-end financial audit support.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

CPA certification (preferred)

Job description

About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description:

Location:

This role is based in our Roseville, CA office and requires relocation to the Roseville, CA area. Candidates must be willing to relocate to be considered. BW Design Group offers a relocation allowance for qualified candidates.

Who You’ll Work With

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.

When you join Design Group as a Project Accounting Manager you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

What You’ll Do

• Manage and develop a team of Project Accountants to ensure financial integrity of data including revenue recognition, project forecasting, billing, collections, and contract administration.


• Lead monthly team project review meetings and provide reports on project A/R & cash, risks & opportunities, and WIP analysis.


• Manage region month-end closing process which includes project reviews/financial oversight, time & expense oversight, invoice reviews, revenue/cost recognition, project reserve tracking, and communication of material variances from forecasts.


• Provide ongoing communication to the Regional and Design Group Finance leadership teams regarding all significant project financial matters.


• Develop & maintain standards to manage team performance & capacity, and actively collaborate to ensure workloads are balanced in the firm.


• Establish regular cadence of communication with Project Accountants through monthly email updates, quarterly update presentations, and the Finance Communities of Practice webpage.


• Enhance and maintain standard training modules for Project Accountant and Project Accountant II roles, ensuring consistency across all regions and practices while incorporating best practices.


• Assist in developing career paths and guiding the Project Accounting team along their paths.


• Train new Project Accountants through standard training modules and by providing supporting training resources in the Regions and Practices.


• Improve and support standardized project financial training modules and onboarding for professionals new to the Project Manager role.


• Represent Project Accounting as the liaison between Finance & IT to ensure our financial system needs are prioritized and met. For new system needs, establish the appropriate requirements for the development team to effectively execute.


• Help ensure our financial processes are standardized and aligned across the firm, between Regions & Practices, utilizing best practices throughout.


• Collaborate with the Back-Office Accounting team regarding cash, A/R, A/P, and month-end close.


• Provide regular support to the Client Trust team on project financials.


• Provide year-end financial audit support.

What You’ll Bring

• The ideal candidate will have between 8-14 years of relevant financial or accounting experience.


• A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration is strongly preferred, but not required based on work experience. CPA certification is preferred.


• The ideal candidate should have strong accounting knowledge and demonstrated initiative with the commitment and ability to meet monthly deadlines.


• The ideal candidate will have knowledge of financial practices, principles, processes and systems, preferably in a corporate environment.


• The ideal candidate needs to have strong leadership capabilities, good inter-personal skills, work well with teams, and have strong organizational & communication skills.


• Ability to travel to support remote teams will be required (10-15%).

Our culture and commitment to our people is what sets us apart. We foster an environment of mutual respect, integrity, and unconditional interest in the individual and collective success of our professionals. Our model and entrepreneurial mindset offer a rewarding, challenging, and highly flexible path. As a Project Accounting Manager, you will build a meaningful and fulfilling career with the support of professional development resources and mentorships including our First Year Experience program, Individual Development Plans, and Career Path resources and tools. You will be surrounded by exceptional talent who will support your development as both a world-class professional and a highly effective leader.

The approximate pay range for this position is $95,000-150,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position.

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At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify.

Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.

Company:

Design Group