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The Project
Accountant provides financial ownership and support at the project level and serves as the primary connection between Operations and Finance. This role ensures project financial information is accurate, timely and complete and supports project billing, job-cost monitoring, change orders, commitments, WIP, holdbacks and project closeout. Working closely with Project Managers, Operations team and Finance leadership, you will be responsible for validating and reporting financial information.
Project
Managers and Operations own the operational forecasts; the Project Accountant validates, analyzes and challenges the financial information.
Project
Setup & Administration Set up new projects in the accounting system. Maintain project financial records. Ensure contract information is accurately captured. Maintain project documentation. Job Costs & Project Financial Information Investigate project accounting discrepancies.
Provide project financial information to the Controller and CFO. Billing & Change Orders Support project billing. Monitor billing requirements and supporting documentation. Ensure approved changes are incorporated into billing and project records.
Identify unbilled project amounts. Prepare and maintain project information supporting WIP. Provide project cost and billing information to the Controller. Investigate project variances and unusual movements.
Support project profitability analysis.
Maintain project-level holdback/retainage schedules. Track contractual and statutory requirements applicable to each project. Track lien/claim deadlines. Proactively follow up with customers/GCs regarding outstanding holdbacks.
Escalate overdue, disputed or high-risk holdbacks. Coordinate final holdback release and project closeout.
Project Closeout
Monitor outstanding project requirements. Ensure final billing is completed. Confirm project financial records are complete. Manage project financial administration within established policies. Request missing project documentation.
Follow up with customers/GCs regarding billing and holdbacks. Escalate project financial risks and disputes. Recommend corrections to project financial information. Accounting treatment and material accounting decisions remain with the Controller.
Material financial risks and cash-flow implications are escalated to the CFO / Finance Director. Diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field. ~3+ years of relevant accounting/project accounting experience preferred. ~ Solid Excel and accounting-system skills. ~ Ability to work with both Finance and Operations.
Experience with project accounting.
Experience with progress billing, holdbacks/retainage and change orders. Familiarity with construction contracts and project closeout requirements. Competitive salary with strong long-term growth potential. Comprehensive company-paid benefits (extended health, dental & vision). Frequent team events and office perks. Opportunity to work on high-profile and complex construction projects.