Senior Project Accountant

HDR•Phoenix, AZ

23h•Onsite

About The Position

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story' Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. Based in our Phoenix, Arizona office, the successful Senior Project Accountant will be a hands-on team player who will assist multiple project managers and staff on a daily basis. Project Accountants are responsible for the life cycle of project accounting. The main focus of a project accountant is to assist the Project Manager with the non-technical management of a project, emphasizing project financial health.

Requirements

Associate degree in a closely related field or combination of education and relevant experience
A minimum of 10 years of experience; an advanced degree may offset years of experience
Understands the scope of work to sufficiently build and status schedules, cost plans, spend plans, within a variety of project controls tools
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including grammar, punctuation, proofreading, spelling and telephone skills
Flexibility and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and collaborate with various managers in a fast-paced environment
Self-motivated, well-organized and detail-oriented
Ability to handle confidential information
Proficiency with MS Office including Word and Outlook
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Responsibilities

Monitoring weekly and monthly project expenditure
Monitoring and analysis of project status/completion
Creating and tracking invoices
Collections management
Project budgeting
Assists and administering of contracts, subcontracts and change documentation as necessary
Quality Control of contract proposals and fees
Monitoring earned value reports, and cost to complete reports
Maintaining contract compliance
Performance of various specialized accounting functions of moderate complexity, such as research and working with both internal and external auditors, work within client required software to upload/track invoicing and ensure that procedures and practices are followed in accordance with company policy, accounting principles and contractual obligations
Working within HDR’s project accounting system to ensure documentation as well as accurate accounting records are maintained