Project Accountant

Maritz•Fenton, MO

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Maritz, the Project Accountant role is central to a culture that values human connection, collaboration, and employee well-being, offering a flexible environment. Maritz helps companies achieve business goals by inspiring performance through experiences, incentives, and recognition programs. The Project Accountant, supported by PA management and PMs/CSMs, serves as the primary contact for various project-related financial functions. These responsibilities include establishing and maintaining project files, meticulously tracking project costs, accurately forecasting project financials, and diligently monitoring project performance. The role also involves reconciling programs, overseeing cash flow, ensuring strict compliance with client contracts and scope changes, preparing precise invoices, and delivering timely and accurate invoicing to clients.

Requirements

Associate’s degree with 2+ years general business acumen required.
Strong attention to detail
General knowledge of financial practices, principles, processes and systems
General understanding of revenue recognition theories, gross margin calculations, forecasts, and complex reconciliations
Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel spreadsheets required
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to travel to support assigned projects up to 5%.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or general business preferred
Proficiency with Oracle based accounting systems preferred

Responsibilities

Monitors and adjusts project-level financial forecasts; monitors costs and revenue recognition; and provides effective financial management tools to the assigned PMs/CSMs.
Comes prepared for monthly financial review meetings, and clearly communicates changes or actions with PMs/CSMs when applicable.
Performs all tasks and activities in accordance with established internal processes and/or procedures and acts in compliance with the contractual obligations as set forth in key documents, such as: Master Service Agreement (MSA), Statement of Work (SOW), Project Change Acknowledgements (PCA), other addendums or exhibits.
Reads and comprehends the contract(s) to act in accordance with their requirements and escalates contract deviations when appropriate.
Maintains all required financial documentation for GAAP compliance, corporate audit, and external audits.
Assists the corporate audit department on any applicable internal, external, and/or client audits as requested.
Invoices timely and accurately and provides clients with sufficient information related to invoicing as quickly as possible.
Loads invoicing detail into third-party payment systems, makes recommendations on payment terms and/or invoicing frequency changes, and introduces deposit billing structures to improve the overall cash flow position for Maritz, all as applicable.
Work with clients, Operations and/or Sales teams and Accounts Receivable to collect payment of past due invoices.