Senior Project Finance & Contracts Coordinator

LOCKWOOD, ANDREWS & NEWNAM, INC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented professional to support project managers and accounting teams across Houston, Austin, or San Antonio.

The role focuses on financial reporting, contract administration, and project audit activities, ensuring alignment with budgets and policy. You will liaise between project leadership and the accounting department, prepare management reports, track revenue accruals, and help drive accurate, timely project close-out and compliant

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Business Administration, Law, or 10+ years of related experience.
• 7+ years of relative experience in managing contracts, and/or project finances.
• An understanding of the engineering and architectural consulting practice preferred.
• Proficient with MS Office, including Word and Excel.
• Experience with Deltek VantagePoint is highly recommended.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial reports for management.
• Complete project audits including quality and contract compliance audits.
• Assess the performance of a project against the project budget.
• Communicate project status and direction using tools and metrics.
• Establish and coordinate monthly project reviews between Project Managers and supervisors.
• Communicate with Project Managers and the Accounting department for month-end revenue accruals and progress reporting.
• Administer and develop contracts/agreements with legal oversight.
• Project set-up including generating setup documents and developing project schedules.
• Project close-out by ensuring proper filing and write-ups per policy.

Skills

Accounting principles

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Bachelor of Science in Law

Tools

Deltek VantagePoint

MS Office

Job description

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented professional to support project managers and accounting teams across Houston, Austin, or San Antonio.

The role focuses on financial reporting, contract administration, and project audit activities, ensuring alignment with budgets and policy. You will liaise between project leadership and the accounting department, prepare management reports, track revenue accruals, and help drive accurate, timely project close-out and compliant