Project Accountant

Witt O'Brien's • Houston, TX

19d • Onsite

About The Position

Witt O’Brien’s is a growing consulting firm in need of a reliable and talented Project Accountant. Your work as a Project Accountant will make a real difference as you support the Accounting department with various tasks, including project budgets, cost allocations, invoice reconciliation and reporting. Your work will directly impact our ability to track, report and manage the project, enabling us to successfully initiate and deliver projects, and rapidly respond to our clients’ needs by having boots on the ground immediately after disaster strikes. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience supporting activities related to Project Accounting. This position will interact with project leads, project costing and the accounting team. requires executive presence, and strong verbal and written communication skills. We are looking for a self-motivated, responsible and confident individual with a commitment to integrity and the ability to prioritize multiple projects, meet deadlines, and work collaboratively with minimal supervision.

Requirements

• Degree in Finance and/or Accounting preferred
• 8+ years of equivalent work experience
• 3-5 years of Project Accounting work preferably in a managing consulting firm.

Nice To Haves

• Intermediate to advance excel skills
• Experience with Oracle or other relational database ERP systems
• Detail oriented with ability to multi-task and work in a busy environment
• Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills

Responsibilities

• Work with Senior Project Accountant and Project Managers in project setup, project maintenance, project reconciliation and project closeout
• Responsible for input of billing data into client systems
• Assist with preparation of monthly client billing which involves creation of invoices utilizing accounting software and collating related backup
• Assist with invoicing clients on a weekly, bi weekly and monthly basis
• Assistance with research and resolution of client questions, and creation of credit memos
• Process Accounts Payable invoices from subcontractors
• Administrative and accounting tasks as required

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree