Senior Project Accountant

HDR, Inc.; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, Inc. is seeking a senior project controls professional to manage invoicing, budgeting, and cost reporting.

You will analyze project performance, prepare baselines and variance reports, and support the project management team in delivering high-quality controls. Ideal candidates have at least 10 years of experience, an associate degree in a related field, and strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office including Word and Outlook.
• Flexibility and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks
• Self-motivated, well-organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to handle confidential information

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously on client invoicing, project budgeting, and backup on coding and processing A/P, time sheets, and expense reports.
• Provide detailed analysis and reporting on project or program status within project controls system.
• Develop and report on cost estimates, baseline budgets, and monthly cost variance reports.
• Support technical project management activities and mentor junior staff as needed.
• Communicate with internal/external stakeholders and present project status.
• Assist with risk management and ensure quality of goods and services obtained for projects

Skills

Communication skills

MS Office

Attention to detail

Time management

Confidentiality

Education

Associate degree in related field

Job description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

At HDR, our employee‑ownership model shapes everything we do, including how we support and care for our people. Our diverse service lines, including Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forward‑thinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth. Whether advancing clean water, creating healing and learning environments, engineering next‑generation facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose. Our employee‑owners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work autonomously on client invoicing, project budgeting, as well as backup assistance on coding and processing A/P, time sheets, and expense reports.
• Provide detailed analysis and reporting on project or program status within an established system of project controls.
• Be responsible for analysis, developing and reporting associated with various project controls job duties, such as project baseline, work package agreements, cost control, cost estimation, earned value management (EVM), projections, variance analysis, schedules, project/program/portfolio integration or technical project reviews.
• Be responsible for using knowledge and experience in project controls, support the technical project management team in project management activities.
• Serve as the centralized point of contact to internal and external business.
• Team with technical staff, project leads and managers to make recommendations to influence key decision-makers within the scope of project controls (work breakdown structure, schedule, and budget/cost).
• Utilize information management, access controls management, configuration management, program integration and communications and risk management processes to support project teams.
• Assist with customer interactions, including arranging and documenting periodic reviews and tracking project management deliverables and presenting project management status to external or internal customers.
• Analyze, prepare, validate and maintain cost estimates, detailed baseline budgets, work package agreements, and monthly cost variance reports.
• Utilize earned value management techniques or other management techniques to understand relationships between planned work, executed work, and actual costs.
• Work with technical leads and/or project managers to ensure that risks and opportunities are integrated with schedule and budget and that goods and services of the proper quality are obtained when needed by the project, according to the project schedule.
• Mentor and/or supervise junior project accountants as needed
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree in a closely related field or combination of education and relevant experience
• A minimum of 20 years of experience; an advanced degree may offset years of experience.
• Understands the scope of work to sufficiently build and status schedules, cost plans, and spend plans within a variety of project controls tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including grammar, punctuation, proofreading, spelling, and telephone skills.
• Flexibility and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and collaborate with various managers in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated, well-organized, and detail oriented.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Proficiency with MS Office, including Word and Outlook.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant in our employee-owned culture is a must.

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree in a closely related field or combination of education and relevant experience
• A minimum of 10 years of experience; an advanced degree may offset years of experience
• Understands the scope of work to sufficiently build and status schedules, cost plans, spend plans, within a variety of project controls tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including grammar, punctuation, proofreading, spelling and telephone skills
• Flexibility and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and collaborate with various managers in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated, well-organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Proficiency with MS Office including Word and Outlook
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

Primary Location

Industry

Administrative

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

BusinessClass : Marketing and Admin

Job Posting

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.

We are an Affir

We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

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