Project Accountant

Description

Project Accountant | Manassas, VA | on-site | $80-100K+bonus

Are you a detail-oriented accounting professional who enjoys partnering directly with project teams and driving financial accuracy from start to finish? We are seeking a Project Accountant to support the financial success of projects through budgeting, cost analysis, billing, reporting, and reconciliation.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with project accounting, project finance, or cost accounting experience who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working closely with operations and project management. The ideal candidate brings strong communication and analytical skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy in addition to WIP reporting.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of project budgets and reconciliations

• Perform project-level financial planning and analysis

• Manage project purchase orders and related reconciliations

• Prepare and distribute monthly billings and support collection efforts

• Handle project month-end and year-end close activities

• Prepare work-in-progress (WIP) reporting, including cost-at-completion analysis

• Review and analyze actual project costs to identify discrepancies and improvement opportunities

• Prepare project budgeting and financial participation reports as required by contract

• Communicate project financial activity and updates with the accounting team

• Review and reconcile project-level profit and loss statements

• Reconcile inventory counts and project returns

• Support additional accounting and project finance activities as needed

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel

• Experience with Procore and Sage preferred

• Solid understanding of budgeting processes and project gain/fade principles

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills

• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage confidential information

• Audit background preferred

• Construction industry experience preferred

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred

• At least 2 years of experience in project accounting, project finance, or cost accounting

• Percentage completion and/or WIP reporting

• Experience supporting project financials, billing, forecasting, and reconciliations is highly valued

If you’re looking for a position where you can combine accounting expertise with project insight and make a direct impact on financial performance, this could be a great next step in your career. Please apply directly for immediate consideration or contact Lee Chernett, VP at Robert Half Finance & Accounting, via LinkedIn with questions.

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