Senior Project & Finance Coordinator — Hybrid

GFT; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid (in-person and remote) work env

Comprehensive benefits package, incl.

Job summary

GFT in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Project Coordinator to join our Shared Services team on a hybrid schedule. The role focuses on project accounting support, budgeting, invoicing, and coordination with project managers and clients to keep projects on track and financially healthy.

The candidate will handle fee templates, contracts, WBS creation, revenue monitoring, and monthly reviews, while collaborating with operations and collections to ensure timely cash flow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or 4+ years of relevant experience in project accounting, project controls, proposals, or contracts.
• 2+ years of relevant experience in project controls, proposals, or contracts.
• Knowledge or awareness of financial and general accounting, business math, AR, AP, and related processes.
• Industry terminology knowledge such as client contracts, awards, procurement, overhead, fee types, and multipliers.
• Desire to learn and apply industry key concepts such as effort, revenue, and variance analysis.
• Ability to manage assignments efficiently.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, multitask, and adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Prepares fee proposal templates, draft contracts, and subcontracts for review.
• Ensures projects adhere to contract language and requirements; issues and tracks project amendment documentation and coordinates for review.
• Develops WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) and Project Authorization forms including budgets and client invoicing requirements.
• Monitors project financials including variance, revenue, budgets, and WIP; responsible for follow up on revenue variance issues; participates in resolving issues.
• Partners with Collections Specialist to aid in project cash flow from clients.
• Serves as a liaison between internal staff, suppliers, and clients while communicating effectively on behalf of Project Managers.
• Conducts pre-bill reviews with Project Managers as necessary.
• Participates in monthly project review meetings and collaborates with Business Operations teams.
• Assists Business Operations with analysis of project budget performance.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

AR/AP knowledge

Budget tracking

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

4+ years of relevant experience in project accounting

Job description

GFT in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Project Coordinator to join our Shared Services team on a hybrid schedule. The role focuses on project accounting support, budgeting, invoicing, and coordination with project managers and clients to keep projects on track and financially healthy.

The candidate will handle fee templates, contracts, WBS creation, revenue monitoring, and monthly reviews, while collaborating with operations and collections to ensure timely cash flow.