Introduction:
Project accountants are financial specialists and their primary duty is to review the project budget. They report accounting supervisors and they prepare invoices, provide cost estimates, pre-billing information to project managers for review. The candidate needs to be highly capable and efficient in handling project bills and invoices. They need to prepare a reliable financial report and must ensure consistent billing. The project accountant needs to certify in CPA.
Project Accountant Job Titles:
- Project Accountant
- Project Analyst (Part-Time)
- Cost Analyst
- Remote Accountant
- Fixed Asset Accountant
- Accountant
Project Accountant Job Summary:
We are looking to hire a highly efficient and skilled project accountant to provide our project team with accounting support. As a professional, you need to report to the accounting supervisor and manage all project bills and invoices. You need to be involved in the project with our project accounting team and part of our organization that meets our client’s objectives and solve their challenges. You need to work independently under general supervision and provide non-technical support to the project team. Assure all data in oracle is up to date on assigned projects including funding, budget, and project maintenance. The responsibilities include prepare and process invoicing, prepare monthly client billing, distribute meeting minutes, design revision bulletin, requests for information to subcontractors. They need to maintain a badge log and issue company badges to all on-site employees and subcontractors. They have to maintain all project files and quality control logs.
Project Accountant Responsibilities and Duties:
- Produce project account in the accounting system
- Maintain project-related records, contracts and change orders
- Authorize access to project accounts and transfer expenses to project-related account
- Review and approve supplier invoices and time sheet related to project
- Review and approve overhead charges and account total related to project assets and expenses
- Investigate project variances and submit the report to the management
- Read and understand the contract regarding the method of compensation and sub-consultant terms
- Enter and modify data in oracle and complete initial project set up in Oracle and submit for review to senior project accountant
- Review and process sub-consultant invoices and enter the purchase order in the system
- Direct billers on invoice requirement including preparation, format, and distribution and follow up accounts receivable or unbilled cost through resolution
- Ensure apt document control procedures are followed
- Review project charges, coordinate and complete cost transfer
- Assists with project closeout duties
- Generate project financial reports from oracle
Project Accountant Skills and Qualification:
- Bachelor degree in Accounting
- Must possess a minimum of 5 years of experience as a project accountant
- Punctual, reliable and must have strong communication skill
- Detail knowledge of project contracts and change order documents
- CPA is required
- Proficiency in an electronic accounting system
- Ability to report accounting supervisor and other project managers
- Proficient managing general ledgers, journal entries, and account reconciliation
- Exceptional ability to prepare project budgets, financial forecast, and tax reports
- Expert in project invoicing and billing
- In-depth knowledge of best practices in accounting
- Possess superb communication skill towards effective collaborations and client services
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