Sr. Accountant

Lee Hecht Harrison Nederland B.V.; Glen Burnie (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Paid holidays

3 weeks PTO

Paid sick leave

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Lee Hecht Harrison Nederland B.V. seeks a skilled accounting professional to support project-based revenue recognition, cost accounting, and inventory management across multi-system environments.

You will collaborate with project leaders, operations, and finance to ensure accurate financial reporting for long-term engagements. The role emphasizes reconciliation, close processes, and continuous process improvements, with exposure to ERP implementations and internal controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of accounting experience in project accounting, cost accounting, inventory accounting, manufacturing accounting, or general ledger accounting.
• Understanding of accrual accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, and GAAP principles.
• Advanced Excel skills for data analysis, pivot tables, and lookups.
• Ability to translate operational activity into financial results.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with long-term contract accounting and revenue recognition.
• Background in manufacturing, construction, or project-based environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project and business teams to review progress, costs, forecasted completion costs, profitability, risks, and scope changes.
• Maintain schedules supporting revenue recognition for long-term projects and contracts.
• Analyze project performance against budgets and forecasts to identify margin fluctuations and risks.
• Prepare and support accounting entries and reconciliations related to project activity, revenue, costs, and contract balances.
• Assist with project closeout activities, including final cost reviews and revenue adjustments.
• Support development and maintenance of inventory and cost accounting controls, including reconciliations and procedures.
• Reconcile inventory balances and project costs across multiple systems; research discrepancies.
• Develop and maintain reporting for manufacturing costs and variances.

Skills

Excel (advanced)

GAAP knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project accounting experience

Inventory/cost accounting

ERP systems experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

This role will support accounting operations across project-based revenue, manufacturing costs, inventory management, and general ledger activities. This role works closely with project leaders, operations, supply chain, and finance teams to ensure accurate financial reporting, project cost tracking, and revenue recognition for long-term customer engagements.

Key Responsibilities

Project Accounting & Revenue Recognition

• Collaborate with project and business teams to review project progress, costs incurred, forecasted completion costs, profitability, risks, and scope changes.
• Maintain schedules supporting revenue recognition for long-term projects and contracts in accordance with accounting standards.
• Analyze project performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying margin fluctuations, cost overruns, and other financial risks.
• Prepare and support accounting entries and reconciliations related to project activity, revenue, costs, and contract balances.
• Assist with project closeout activities, including final cost reviews, revenue adjustments, and reconciliation of outstanding commitments.

Cost & Inventory

• Support the development and maintenance of inventory and cost accounting controls, including receipts, transfers, allocations, reconciliations, and physical inventory procedures.
• Reconcile inventory balances and project costs across multiple operational and accounting systems, researching and resolving discrepancies.
• Develop and maintain reporting related to manufacturing costs and operational variances, including materials, labor, overhead, and purchasing activities.
• Partner with operations and supply chain teams to improve inventory accuracy, cost capture, and work-in-process tracking.
• Participate in cycle counts and physical inventory reviews and assist with investigation and resolution of inventory variances.

General Accounting & Process Improvement

• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, including inventory, contract-related accounts, intercompany balances, and other assigned accounts.
• Investigate reconciling items and coordinate resolution with key stakeholders.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes, including audit requests and financial reporting activities.
• Maintain accounting procedures, process documentation, and internal control records.
• Participate in system enhancements, data validation, process optimization, and future ERP implementation initiatives.
• Perform additional accounting and analysis projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of accounting experience in one or more of the following areas: project accounting, cost accounting, inventory accounting, manufacturing accounting, or general ledger accounting.
• Understanding of accrual accounting, financial reconciliations, journal entries, and GAAP principles.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data analysis, pivot tables, and lookup functions.
• Ability to interpret operational information and translate business activity into financial results.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with long-term contract accounting and revenue recognition methodologies.
• Background in manufacturing, construction, engineering, industrial services, or project-based environments.
• Experience with inventory management, work-in-process accounting, job costing, or manufacturing cost analysis.
• Exposure to ERP implementations or accounting system conversions.

What Success Looks Like

• Accurate and timely project cost and revenue reporting.
• Early identification and communication of project financial risks and margin changes.
• Reliable inventory and cost accounting processes with strong supporting controls.
• Timely completion of reconciliations with minimal unresolved items.
• Effective collaboration across finance, operations, project management, and business teams.
• Continuous improvement of processes, reporting, and financial controls.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Paid holidays
• 3 weeks PTO
• Paid sick leave
• Life and disability insurance
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pay Details: $105,000.00 to $120,000.00 per year

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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