Project Accountant/ Billing Specialist

MPR Associates•Alexandria, VA

13h•Onsite

About The Position

MPR Associates, Inc. (MPR), a thriving multi-discipline, specialty engineering services and consulting firm, is seeking a capable and motivated Project Accountant/ Billing Specialist to join our Finance and Accounting team. If you are seeking a unique, challenging, and rewarding career opportunity, MPR may be the right company for you. Founded in 1964, MPR has a wide and growing client base in the fields of power and energy, federal services, and health and life sciences, in the United States as well as internationally. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, we also have offices in East Lyme, Connecticut, Burlington, Massachusetts, and Salt Lake City, Utah. MPR makes challenging projects successful, delivering safe and reliable technical solutions across the entire project or product life-cycle to benefit our clients and society as a whole. We hire the best and brightest, which results in a high-performance culture built on trust and respect, making MPR an exceptional place to work. The Project Accountant/ Billing Specialist will proactively work with Project Managers (PMs) and be accountable for project setup, project file maintenance, monitoring progress of assigned projects, and ensuring that projects are invoiced timely to customers and payments are collected in adherence to contract terms (Deltek Vision). The Project Accountant/ Billing Specialist will be an integral part of the accounting team, working with accounting professionals, engineers and other administrative professionals. This role has the opportunity to grow as there are key responsibilities we expect to transfer to this position in the near future. High performing applicants will be able to work remotely a portion of each work week. This is a full-time, exempt position in MPR’s Old Town Alexandria, VA office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or a related field.
At least three (3) years of relevant professional experience.
Working knowledge of basic accounting principles.
Ability to work collaboratively across functional teams.
Exceptional time and project management skills.
Must have sound interpersonal, communication, organization and analytic skills.
Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
High degree of accuracy, attention to detail and confidentiality.
Logical problem solving and demonstrated ability to organize and move project tasks forward in an orderly and structured fashion.
Demonstrated aptitude in designing and maintaining electronic spreadsheets.
Effectively communicate issues/problems and results that impact timelines, accuracy and reliability of financial/billing data.
Proficiency in MS Office suite; specifically MS Excel.
Ability to work independently, take initiative, set priorities and see tasks through to completion.
Knowledge of standard contract terms, including time and material and fixed fee, and how they are applied in the billing process.
Strong service orientation.
Seek to take ownership of work and implement ideas to increase efficiency.
Persistent, questioning attitude and ability to accept that in others.
Strong desire to grow as a professional.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Deltek (Vision/Vantage point) is a plus.
Experience with Elevia’s Electronic Invoicing (Deltek add-on).

Responsibilities

Utilize accounting system (Deltek Vision) to drive the billing and invoicing process for contracts.
Support contract routing process in accordance with internal quality control program policies and procedures.
Effectively communicate with Project Managers (PMs) regarding contract documents, project set-up, change orders, modifications, approvals, and any requests related to billing.
Review and process employee expense reports. Ensure completeness and accuracy.
Prepare monthly and off-cycle invoices (draft and final) for billable projects, supported by detail charge reports and applicable copies of expense receipts (for T&M projects).
Prepare milestone invoices as directed by PMs (for Fixed Fee projects).
Resolve questions on invoices and interface with PMs and client counterparts.
Assess and pursue opportunities to maximize client billing. Discuss unbilled amounts with PMs to optimize billing opportunities for the period.
Follow up with PMs and client on outstanding accounts receivable balances.
Prepare special project analyses for the PMs and others.
Perform additional assignments, as directed by the Director of Finance and Accounting.