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Robert Half
Project Accountant
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What they do
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.
$83,258 / year median in Pennsylvania
+3% projected growth
Job Description
Client within the construction industry seeks a Project Accountant with proven experience handling project billing, subcontractor proposals and job costing. This role will be responsible for generating project schedules, processing contractor billings, reviewing supplier invoices, maintaining supplier documentation, investigating project variances, assisting with change orders, preparing financial reports, analyzing project profitability, maintaining COI renewals, providing billing structures, and review project expenses. This Construction Project Accountant must have strong knowledge of construction related accounting software, solid communication skills, and excellent time management abilities. How you will make an impact
- Create and monitor project accounts
- Process subcontractor invoices
- Verify project budgets
- Provide profit analysis reports to management
- Compile monthly project reconciliations
- Audit change orders
- Prepare close-out documents
- Maintain documentation for compliance
- Project Analysis
- Assist with month/quarter-end process
- Ad hoc projects as requested The ideal Project Accountant will preferably have a Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or similar. Other requirements for the Project Accountant role include and are not limited to:
- 3+ years of project-based accounting experience
- AIA billing experience
REQUIRED
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills
- Proven experience managing project operations/billing/contracts/etc.
- Construction software experience preferred
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple deadlines For more information on this Accounting Manager role and other full time accounting and finance opportunities, please contact us at and reference JO#03710-0013496711.