Sr. Project Accountant

RK Industries • Aurora, CO

12d • Onsite

About The Position

RK Mission Critical is seeking an experienced Senior Project Accountant to provide hands-on project accounting and financial support to manufacturing and project management teams. The role ensures accurate project accounting, job costing, financial reporting, and cost-to-complete information throughout the project lifecycle. It works closely with Project Managers, Operations, Supply Chain, the Cost Accountant, and Corporate Accounting to capture project costs accurately, maintain reliable financial information, and resolve accounting issues promptly.

Following the recent implementation of IFS, the Senior Project Accountant will help improve project accounting processes, resolve system-related discrepancies, and ensure accurate project cost information within the ERP system. The ideal candidate has strong project accounting experience in a manufacturing, fabrication, or construction-related environment and is comfortable working independently in a rapidly growing business. The position is based in the Denver Metro Area and is full-time in office. Consistent attendance during core business hours is essential.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• 5+ years of progressive project accounting experience in a manufacturing, fabrication, construction, or project-based industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of project accounting, job costing, WIP, revenue recognition, and project cost structures.
• Experience preparing and analyzing project budgets, cost-to-complete forecasts, and margin projections.
• Strong understanding of project cost reporting and the financial impact of labor, materials, subcontractors, and other direct costs.
• Experience with ERP-based project accounting systems.
• Strong Excel skills, including financial analysis, reconciliations, and large data sets.
• Ability to work independently, identify discrepancies, and take ownership of issues through resolution.
• Strong communication and organizational skills, including the ability to work directly with project management and operational personnel.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a rapidly growing and changing environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with IFS ERP.
• Experience supporting an ERP implementation or post-implementation stabilization.
• Experience in modular manufacturing, industrial fabrication, mission-critical infrastructure, or engineer-to-order environments.
• Experience with percentage-of-completion or over-time revenue recognition.
• Familiarity with sales and use tax requirements, subcontractor compliance, and lien management.
• Experience with federal or defense contracts, including FAR/DFARS requirements, where applicable.
• Experience with Power BI or other financial reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Project Managers to ensure accurate project setup, budgets, cost structures, and phase codes within IFS.
• Review Cost Status Reports, monitor labor, material, and subcontractor charges, and resolve job cost discrepancies.
• Ensure accurate project cost allocations and WIP balances, and reconcile project costs to the general ledger.
• Coordinate with the Cost Accountant to reconcile manufacturing and work order costs to projects.
• Support project closeout, including final cost reconciliations and resolution of outstanding transactions.
• Partner with Project Managers to maintain Operations Management projections for revenue, costs, margins, and cost to complete.
• Analyze project financial performance, including actual-to-budget and actual-to-projection variances, and identify risks to project profitability.
• Prepare project financial reporting and WIP schedules, and provide revenue recognition support to Corporate Accounting for month-end close.
• Coordinate project billing, accounts receivable follow-up, and resolution of outstanding customer balances with Project Management and Corporate Accounting.
• Review unapproved project invoices with Project Management and Supply Chain to ensure timely approval and accurate job cost coding.
• Coordinate subcontractor payment documentation, compliance requirements, and lien releases.
• Support project-related sales and use tax compliance, including exemptions and required documentation.
• Serve as a key project accounting resource for IFS, ensuring accurate project transactions, cost allocations, and financial reporting.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve project accounting and system discrepancies resulting from the ERP implementation.
• Partner with the Corporate Assistant Controller, Cost Accountant, IT, and Operations to resolve system issues and improve accounting processes.
• Develop and maintain consistent project accounting procedures, reconciliations, and controls.
• Work closely with Project Managers, Operations, Supply Chain, and the Cost Accountant to ensure accurate and timely project financial information.
• Maintain a dotted-line reporting relationship with the Corporate Assistant Controller to align with corporate accounting policies, controls, and reporting requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits to support employee growth and well-being.
• Hands-on training and development opportunities through RK University, including leadership and technical learning opportunities.
• Accredited apprentice program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior