Senior Project Accountant

Summit Line Construction, Inc.•Phoenix, AZ

27d

About The Position

Summit Line Construction, a subsidiary of Quanta Services, Inc., is a leading utility construction company headquartered in Heber City, Utah. The company offers powerline and substation construction and maintenance services and is experiencing significant growth. The Senior Project Accountant will be responsible for the accounting administration and financial system maintenance of assigned projects. This role ensures authorized project activity is accurately recorded, supports the Regional Controller with reliable project financial records, month-end accounting, reporting, and compliance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred.
3-5+ years of project accounting, construction accounting, or general accounting experience in a project-based environment.
Strong knowledge of project accounting, general ledger activity, reconciliations, and month-end close.
Working knowledge of GAAP and revenue recognition principles, including ASC 606.
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
Ability to manage accounting responsibilities across multiple projects and reporting periods.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with JDE, OneStream, EcoSys, or similar financial systems preferred.

Responsibilities

Establish new projects and maintain required job master information within the accounting system.
Set up and maintain project budgets, cost codes, work breakdown structures, quantities, and other accounting attributes.
Record authorized budget adjustments and approved project changes in JDE and applicable financial systems.
Load approved monthly forecasts into JDE and verify successful system updates.
Perform project-level account reconciliations and research discrepancies in recorded activity.
Review project transactions for appropriate coding, classification, and accounting treatment.
Reconcile relevant financial information between JDE and other reporting systems and investigate differences.
Execute assigned month-end close procedures, including necessary journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
Generate project financial reports and accounting schedules for the Regional Controller and management.
Support revenue recognition and project accounting requirements in accordance with company policy, GAAP, and ASC 606.
Maintain accounting support for recorded project transactions and system adjustments in accordance with record-retention requirements.
Provide requested accounting support and schedules for internal and external audits.
Identify unusual transactions, accounting discrepancies, or control exceptions and bring them to the Regional Controller’s attention.
Support consistent application of project accounting policies and procedures across assigned projects.