Project Accountant
About The Position
Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SIA) is seeking an entry-level Project Accountant in our San Jose, California, Denver, Colorado, or Charlotte, North Carolina office. The Project Accountant is responsible for working with each business unit to manage all the financial information related to projects. This includes monitoring the progress of projects, investigating variances, approving project expenses, and ensuring that project billings are issued to customers and payments are collected. The Project Accountant will be the client interface for Project Managers while also being responsible for proactively analyzing and reporting on financial project administration, profitability, utilization, budgets, and accruals.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience, including internship experience in project accounting or related field
- Knowledge of project contracts and change order documents
- Excellent communication and writing skills
- Familiarity or experience with financial project tasks, including budget control, invoicing, or creating sales orders within ERP systems
Nice To Haves
- BS degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business, is a plus
- Experience with NetSuite and Box.com a plus
Responsibilities
- Effectively communicate and collaborate with Project Manager’s regarding contract documents, scope changes, contract amendments, approvals, financial status, and any additional services related to Projects.
- Assist with generating and interpreting financial records and statements for management and project managers – i.e. project profitability, opportunities for additional billings, remaining backlog available for projects.
- Respond to client requests and interface with clients to investigate project variances, all project expenses not billed to customers, and unpaid contract billings
- Create and close out opportunities and projects in NetSuite and Box.com as appropriate.
- Maintain project-related records, including contracts and change orders (primarily in Box.com).
- Create, review and/or approve: subcontractor invoices related to projects, all project-related billings to customers, write-off of any project-related billings that cannot be billed to or collected from customers.
- Assist with creating customer invoicing.
- Compile information for internal and external auditors, as required.
Benefits
- SIA offers a competitive salary and performance-based bonus program.
- Our retirement benefits include a Traditional 401k, Roth 401k, and an employer match.
- To help employees maintain a work-life balance, SIA also offers various paid time off including vacation, floating holidays, sick time, and parental leave.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life Insurance and AD&D
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Health Savings Account with employer contribution
- Flexible Spending Account for health care and dependent care
- ID theft protection and credit monitoring
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
