Senior Project Accounting - Oracle & Clearance Ready

WSP Global Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. in the United States seeks an Experienced Professional, Project Accounting to support project managers with budgeting, cost control, and financial reporting.

The role focuses on creating project work breakdown structures, budgets, and margin analysis, and involves Oracle-based funding and invoicing workflow. You will partner with Billing and Project Managers on pre-billing reviews, cost estimates, and invoicing while ensuring financial stewardship and compliance with company

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, or closely-related discipline or proven equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of post-education accounting experience in project contracts and change management documents.
• Knowledge of project accounting principles and methods applied to project work-related issues.
• Analytical mindset with independent judgement on financial implications.
• Ability to coordinate with stakeholders on contract and project requirements.
• Strong communication skills for accounting and non-accounting audiences.
• Attention to detail, multi-tasking, and adherence to company policies.
• Proficiency with Excel, accounting software, spreadsheets, and data analysis tools.
• Familiarity with Oracle is preferred.
• Willingness to work extended hours and travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and analyze collection, recording, and allocation of project costs and revenue to ensure accurate P&L.
• Account lifecycle tasks from creating project accounts in Oracle to tracking budgets and close-out.
• Handle contract and billing events to manage revenue for medium to complex projects.
• Collaborate with Project Manager to set budgets and update budgets during changes.
• Generate and review project financial reports, highlighting variances and escalation items.
• Control access to project accounts and authorize expense transfers per policy.
• Maintain accurate project financial records using Oracle and spreadsheets.
• Analyze project variances and report to management with corrective actions.
• Review contract and change orders for medium to complex projects.
• Monitor indicators and communicate concerns to project leadership.
• Prepare draft invoices aligned with contract requirements and obtain approvals.
• Coordinate with subcontract management and procurement for subconsultants.
• Identify unpaid billings and follow up on receivables.
• Respond to client requests for detail and review project billings.
• Attend project meetings to update the team on financial status.
• Prepare government reports related to projects.
• Provide information for senior review and audits as needed.
• Interact professionally with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients.
• Stay current with project accounting principles and practices.
• Adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and policies.
• Additional duties as required.

Skills

Project accounting

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Cost control

Revenue recognition

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field

Tools

Oracle

MS Excel

Pivot tables

VLOOKUP

Job description

WSP Global Inc. in the United States seeks an Experienced Professional, Project Accounting to support project managers with budgeting, cost control, and financial reporting.

The role focuses on creating project work breakdown structures, budgets, and margin analysis, and involves Oracle-based funding and invoicing workflow. You will partner with Billing and Project Managers on pre-billing reviews, cost estimates, and invoicing while ensuring financial stewardship and compliance with company