Sr. Project Accountant

ITAC Solutions, LLC; Hoover (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ITAC Solutions, LLC is seeking a senior project accountant to join a growing utility construction team in Hoover, AL. You will be the financial pulse of project teams, turning numbers into insight to keep budgets on track and inform decisions.

This newly created role builds an in-house accounting function and supports rapid business momentum. You’ll analyze project financials, partner with PMs on budgets, and ensure accurate invoicing and cost reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent.
• 7+ years of project accounting, percentage of completion, or job costing experience.
• SOX compliance is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze project financials and advise management on project performance.
• Partner with Project Managers and Project Controls on budgets, cost reporting and variance analysis.
• Manage contract documentation, fee and budget entry, and billing compliance.
• Apply ASC 606 revenue recognition to project invoicing.
• Use earned value management to compare planned work, completed work and actual cost.
• Build cost estimates, baseline budgets and monthly cost variance reports.
• Serve as the go-to contact for project accounting questions.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Project accounting

Budgeting & cost reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Join a growing utility construction company where your work directly shapes how projects are planned, tracked and delivered. In this newly created role, you’ll be the financial pulse of the project team, turning the numbers into insight that keeps budgets on track and decisions sharp. It’s a rare chance to help build an accounting function from the ground up and leave your mark on a business with serious momentum.

Benefits & Extras

• Direct hire role with a business unit expecting to triple in size over the next 2-3 years
• Ground-floor opportunity as accounting moves in-house, with support during the transition
• Backing of a global parent organization
• Open, highly collaborative team culture

Compensation

• Depending on experience

What You’ll Be Doing

• Analyze project financials and advise management on project performance
• Partner with Project Managers and Project Controls on budgets, cost reporting and variance analysis
• Manage contract documentation, fee and budget entry, and billing compliance
• Apply ASC 606 revenue recognition to project invoicing
• Use earned value management to compare planned work, completed work and actual cost
• Build cost estimates, baseline budgets and monthly cost variance reports
• Serve as the go-to contact for project accounting questions

What You’ll Need to be Considered

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent
• 7+ years of project accounting/ percentage of completion/ job costing/ work in progress
• Advanced Excel skills
• Construction, architecture, or engineering industry background
• SOX compliance is a plus