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Robert Half
Sr. Project Accountant
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A Project Accountant organizes and maintains financial records for a project. Creates project accounts and oversees project expenses and billing. Monitors project budget and budget variances.
$86,028 / year median in Massachusetts
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Position Summary:
The Project Accountant will support the financial management of active generation development projects, ensuring accurate project accounting, financial reporting, cash flow forecasting, and project cost controls. This role serves as a key liaison between project teams, accounting, procurement, treasury, and senior leadership, providing reliable financial data, reporting, and analysis throughout the project lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Manage all aspects of project accounting for capital development projects, including project setup, cost tracking, budget monitoring, and financial reporting. Maintain project cost structures in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) and ensure costs, commitments, purchase orders, and work orders are accurately recorded. Partner with Accounts Payable, procurement, and project teams to ensure proper cost coding, timely cost capture, and resolution of accounting discrepancies. Review requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, change orders, and retainage balances to ensure compliance with approved budgets and project controls. Support month-end close activities, including accruals, journal entries, account reconciliations, and Construction Work in Progress (CWIP) accounting. Monitor project budgets and communicate cost variances, risks, and financial performance to project managers and leadership. Assist with cash flow forecasting, funding requirements, and capital budget planning for multiple projects. Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for management, investors, lenders, and auditors. Develop and maintain project spending reports, dashboards, and variance analyses utilizing D365, Power BI, Microsoft Copilot, and Excel. Ensure financial integrity through project cost audits, coding reviews, reconciliations, and compliance with internal controls. Support annual audits, tax reporting requirements, and process improvement initiatives, including workflow automation and reporting enhancements.Benefits:
Medical, Dental, Vision, PTOBenefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance