Project Accountant

Ardurra • Meridian, ID

9h • Onsite

About The Position

Ardurra is seeking a Project Accountant to join their team in Meridian, ID. Ardurra is a fast-growing firm in the architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting industry, known for its leadership and reliance on its professionals. The Project Accountant will possess advanced knowledge of project accounting, providing support for complex and large-scale projects. This role involves making recommendations for project performance improvements based on profitability reviews and project performance knowledge. The accountant will interact with customers or clients to gather and provide information to support Project Managers. Additionally, they may review contracts for potential additional service opportunities and assist in converting project proposals into project budgets.

Requirements

• Minimum Experience - High School Diploma and 10+ years’ experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years’ experience in project accounting with a primary focus on revenue recognition, contract reviews, and project billings.
• Strong initiative, attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills, possessing the ability to work with employees throughout the organization, vendors, and clients, while building long-distance positive relationships across offices.
• Capability to work independently.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Products, particularly Excel.
• Availability for occasional travel as needed between offices.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience in engineering, construction, or professional services industry.
• Familiarity with accounting software, Deltek Ajera, Vision and Vantagepoint a plus.
• Experience in a quick-paced, high-volume environment.
• Ability to collaborate with other team members to achieve high quality work products.

Responsibilities

• Work with Operations and Project Accounting Team to conduct project/group/practice profitability reviews each period and as needed to validate earnings
• Investigate variances between actual and budgets
• Identify, track and report on projects in financial distress
• Track and report on KPIs/financial trends for all projects
• Review project profitability to preemptively identify project issues
• Ensure billing is distributed and returned during the billing cycle
• Ensure billing of all contract terms
• Ensuring labor charges are managed in relationship with the project rate table
• Update remittance information with clients as needed
• Maintain billing documentation
• Implementation of Change Orders/Amendments
• Management of charges on scope that may result in a Change Order/Amendment
• Review of payment applications on AR
• Track and elevate aged receivables
• Train to utilize Client Portals as needed
• Ensure contract compliance with company policy
• Project enrollments based on contract terms
• Correct set up and maintenance of key system fields, including but not limited to; Organizations and practices, Rate Tables, Revenue methods, Compensation, Breakdown of subcontractors and expenses, Intercompany billing
• Establish appropriate client communication
• New Client setup review and coordination
• Communicating with PMs on closing out projects once completed
• Monthly review of project portfolio to update status for completed projects
• Close projects with PM approval following procedures established in the PA guidelines
• Identify when updates are required, prompting PM for new EAC/ETC
• Working with PM, flag and note receivables (billed and unbilled) that are outside of standard metrics for the project
• Manage revenue and receivable adjustment process for billed and unbilled receivables
• Effectively use and understand the Project Profitability and UAB Reports/other Management Reports
• Work with project team to keep all project fields in Vision updated/validated throughout project life cycle
• Provide required documentation for new client set up requests as required
• Assist in receiving and coding subconsultant invoices in a timely manner
• Provide required documentation to Accounts Payable for vendor set up as required
• Assist and support PMs in the use of accounting systems and reports
• Prepare special analyses on projects for PMs to assist with project management and maintenance
• Participate in project reviews as required by management
• Assist management with any required project/vendor/client reviews
• Effectively communicate with staff, management, and clients
• Assist management with other company initiatives

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Rich benefits programs
• Family-like culture
• Enjoyable, challenging and rewarding work environment
• Fun work environment
• Staff development through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program
• People-centric culture where people are valued as individuals
• Support in professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths
• Tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work
• Positive benefits
• Time-off programs
• Flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees