Project Accountant - AEC Industry

Project Accountant - AEC Industry

Department : Accounting

Employment Type : Full Time

Location : Charlotte, NC

Description

Talbert, Bright & Ellington, LLC a leading engineering firm is seeking a Project Accountant for our office located in Charlotte, NC.

This position is fully responsible for managing and coordinating all aspects of project accounting including project setup, budgeting, accurate revenue recognition, and billing. This opportunity will require professionalizing a lean accounting function to set it up for rapid organic and inorganic growth.

Must have experience using Deltek accounting software to manage project financials, including budgeting, invoicing, and reporting. Position is in office 5 days a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the day-to-day operations of project accounting, driving process improvements and implementing best practices to meet diverse contract requirements and ensure operational efficiency.
• Provide strategic support to leadership via clear communication regarding contract documents, change orders, contract modifications, approvals, and billing and revenue generation, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Review and validate the accrual process to ensure accuracy, reasonableness, and compliance with accounting standards, proactively identifying discrepancies and implementing corrective actions.
• Analyze variances in project performance by researching and identifying root causes, optimizing revenue generation, and maximizing billing opportunities to enhance profitability during each period.
• Coordinate year-end audit support by conducting research, reconciliations, and addressing auditor requirements, ensuring a seamless and accurate audit process.
• Serve as the primary liaison with Equal Opportunity Compliance agencies and oversee the adherence to governmental contract requirements, ensuring full compliance with all regulatory and agency standards.
• Resolve complex contract and billing issues, taking ownership of escalated inquiries and exercising sound judgment to ensure timely and effective account resolutions.
• Standardize and enforce billing procedures across the organization, ensuring consistency and compliance with established billing policies and practices, while also improving process efficiency.
• Provide education and training to the organization on accounting practices and the Vision software system, ensuring all team members have a clear understanding of financial procedures and protocols.
• Develop and enforce comprehensive policies for all project accounting activities, report on project profitability, approve charges from billable projects to overhead, and ensure timely invoicing through the development of metrics and an invoicing tracking system.
• Ad hoc projects as needed

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