Senior Project Accountant: Budget & Revenue Leader

Quanta Services, Inc.; Sumner (WA); Hybrid; USD 109,161,000 - 122,662,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

InfraSource in Sumner is seeking a Senior Project Accountant to join our project accounting team. You will recognize revenue, review complex invoices, and provide high-level financial analysis across multiple projects in accordance with GAAP and contract terms.

You will mentor junior staff, support budgeting, ETC monitoring, and collaborate with project managers on non-standard billing. The role requires strong Excel, ERP experience, and the ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years related project/revenue accounting experience.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, including revenue recognition
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Demonstrated experience within an integrated accounting/ERP system, including project or job costing
• Experience training or mentoring team members
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines with minimal oversight

Responsibilities

• Analyze proposed project budgets prior to job set-up and advise on the appropriate accounting structure and methods
• Monitor estimated-cost-to-complete (ETC) on active projects to identify budget overruns and potential margin risk, and initiate and follow through on resulting action items
• Perform job-level margin and variance analysis, partnering with Project Managers to explain and resolve discrepancies
• Collaborate with Project Managers on complex accounting scenarios, including job set-up methodology and non-standard billing situations
• Serve as a resource for cost report questions and coding issues, providing guidance to Project Managers and other project accounting staff
• Recognize revenue and issue a wide range of invoices/billings, from standard to complex, in accordance with GAAP revenue recognition standards and contract terms
• Ensure reconciliations and supporting schedules for assigned projects are completed timely and in accordance with customer and internal requirements
• Analyze and present weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual financial results to management and support operations in making informed decisions
• Lead special projects such as process improvements, reporting enhancements, mass data optimization, and SOP creation
• Train and mentor Project Accountants and Project Billing Specialists, and lead internal training sessions for the Project Management and Operations teams on relevant Project Accounting processes
• Assist with forecasting and related management reporting
• Evaluate accounting and internal control processes and ensure control requirements are met
• Retrieve and organize supporting documentation for internal and external audits
• Create journal entries with appropriate supporting documentation
• Proactively pursue relevant learning opportunities offered internally
• Other tasks as assigned

Skills

U.S. GAAP knowledge

Excel proficiency

Project accounting experience

Training or mentoring

Multi-project management

Education

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

Tools

JD Edwards

ERP accounting software

Job description

InfraSource in Sumner is seeking a Senior Project Accountant to join our project accounting team. You will recognize revenue, review complex invoices, and provide high-level financial analysis across multiple projects in accordance with GAAP and contract terms.

You will mentor junior staff, support budgeting, ETC monitoring, and collaborate with project managers on non-standard billing. The role requires strong Excel, ERP experience, and the ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced