Senior Project Cost Accountant

The Hawk Group; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hawk Group is seeking an experienced Project Cost Accountant to support financial and cost-control activities across projects. You will link accounting records with project cost-control systems, ensuring costs, accruals, forecasts, and expenditures are accurately captured.

Collaborate with Project Controls, Finance, Contracts, Procurement, Engineering, Construction and management to provide financial visibility for effective cost management and decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible accounting/project cost-control experience.
• Experience with contracts, purchase orders, accruals, forecasts, and project cost reporting.
• Experience reconciling project cost-control systems to general ledger accounting records.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate project cost records and ensure expenditures are coded to project accounts, contracts, PO and GL accounts.
• Review invoices and expenses for proper coding, documentation, and contractual alignment.
• Reconcile cost-control records to general ledger and resolve discrepancies.
• Monitor actuals against budgets, forecasts, commitments, and funding.
• Prepare monthly accruals and support cost reporting with project teams.
• Monitor contracts, POs, commitments and remaining values to support forecasting.
• Assist with EAC, ETC, cash-flow forecasting, and monthly cost reporting.
• Review invoices for compliance with contract terms and approved rates.
• Prepare cost reconciliations, variance analyses, and cost summaries for leadership.
• Analyze actual costs vs budget/forecast to identify trends and issues.
• Support monthly closes, audits, and financial inquiries.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

CPA or CMA certification preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Job description

The Hawk Group is seeking an experienced Project Cost Accountant to support financial and cost-control activities across projects. You will link accounting records with project cost-control systems, ensuring costs, accruals, forecasts, and expenditures are accurately captured.

Collaborate with Project Controls, Finance, Contracts, Procurement, Engineering, Construction and management to provide financial visibility for effective cost management and decisions.