Senior Project Accounting Lead

HDR, Inc.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Employer 401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

HDR, Inc. is seeking a Project Accountant leader to guide a PA team in a Washington-based business group, ensuring accurate contract doc reviews and timely monthly project meetings.

The role supports centralized accounting, budgeting, and cost control across multiple projects. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of accounting experience, strong MS Office skills, excellent communication, and a collaborative mindset in an employee-owned culture.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in a closely related field or combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience; advanced degree may offset years of experience.
• Proficiency with MS Office including Word and Outlook.
• Excellent verbal and written communication including grammar, punctuation, proofreading and spelling.
• Flexibility and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks while collaborating with managers.
• Self-motivated, well-organized and detail-oriented.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Active participation in our employee-owned culture is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a Project Accountant (PA) team for a Business Group.
• QC contract documents for the business group project accounting team prior to signatures.
• Run monthly financial meetings for business group delivery projects.
• Maintain even workload distribution among project accounting team and assign project support work as needed.
• Train new PA staff and communicate new processes to the business group project accounting team.
• Serve as the centralized point of contact for accounting or contract related questions or tasks on assigned projects.
• Provide detailed analysis and reporting on project status within the established accounting system or other tools.
• Collaborate with technical staff, project leads and managers to influence key decision-makers related to project accounting.

Skills

Team leadership

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Detail-oriented

Self-motivated

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field

Tools

MS Office (Word, Outlook)

Bentley ProjectWise

E-builder

Document Express

Job description

HDR, Inc. is seeking a Project Accountant leader to guide a PA team in a Washington-based business group, ensuring accurate contract doc reviews and timely monthly project meetings.

The role supports centralized accounting, budgeting, and cost control across multiple projects. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of accounting experience, strong MS Office skills, excellent communication, and a collaborative mindset in an employee-owned culture.