Project Accountant
Horseheads, NYFull-time$60–65K/yrSeen 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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The Project Accountant supports HUNT’s engineering and consulting teams as a liaison between Accounting and Project Managers. The role provides project financial support and manages accounts receivable, helping projects stay financially on track from start to finish. It partners with project managers on budgets, billing schedules, financial performance, forecasting, and reporting, and assists with monthly close.
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About the Role
We are seeking a Project Accountant to support our engineering and consulting teams by serving as the liaison between Accounting and Project Managers. This role is responsible for project financial support and accounts receivable, helping ensure projects stay on track financially from start to finish.
Key Responsibilities
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Partner with Project Managers on budgeting, tracking, financial performance, and establishing billing schedules.
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Manage accounts receivable and follow up on outstanding balances
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Monitor project financials, identify variances, and support forecasting
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Assist with monthly close and project reporting
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
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2–5+ years of accounting experience, preferably in a project-based environment
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Strong Excel and accounting software skills
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Familiarity with project-based accounting systems (e.g., Deltek, Ajera, or similar) a plus
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Excellent organization, attention to detail, and communication skills
Benefits
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Paid Holidays
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Generous PTO
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Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance
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FSA/ HSA
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Life Insurance
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401(K) plan with employer contribution
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Continuing Education Support
About HUNT
HUNT is a full-service A/E Firm with offices located in Albany, NY, Binghamton, NY, Horseheads, NY, Rochester, NY, Towanda, PA, and Williamsport, PA.
As a firm, our vision is to build vibrant communities by empowering creativity and partnership. We have accomplished this to date by being an entrusted partner to our clients/communities, providing full-service design that is innovative, practical and community focused. In addition, we offer a family friendly, flexible workplace that aims to encourage long, successful, sustainable careers through a variety of life stages. We are excited to welcome you to apply to this strong culture and hope that your values align with those of the firm, which will further enhance our culture even as we look toward targeted growth opportunities.
HUNT is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Department
Accounting
Employment Type
Full-Time
Minimum Experience
Mid-level
Compensation
$60,000 – $65,000 Per Year
How this job compares
Set against the 4,887 open Accounting jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$60–65K/yr
- New York median$91–127K/yr276 salary ranges
- US median$95–135K/yr2,396 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $63K, is 44% below the New York median midpoint ($113K) — in the lowest quarter of Accounting salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 477 open Accounting jobs in New York and 4,887 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Robert Half Finance & Accounting25 open
- Cohnreznick LLP11 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Accounting postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,589 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,467 of the 4,887 open Accounting jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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