Project Accountant

Position Overview: The Project Accountant is responsible for monitoring, controlling, and reporting on the financial performance of assigned projects from project initiation through closeout.

This position ensures project costs, commitments, billings, revenue, and financial transactions are accurate, properly authorized, appropriately allocated, and recorded in a timely manner.

The Project Accountant serves as a key financial partner to Project Managers, Operations, Procurement, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Finance.

The position provides financial visibility into project performance, identifies cost and billing issues, investigates variances, and helps ensure projects remain financially aligned with approved budgets and contractual requirements.

The ideal candidate will have strong project accounting experience, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.

Experience supporting utility, construction, infrastructure, engineering, field services, or other service-based organizations is strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

Project Setup & Financial Administration


* Create and maintain project accounts, jobs, phases, cost codes, and related financial structures within NetSuite.


* Establish project budgets, billing structures, cost classifications, and other financial parameters based on contracts and approved project documentation.


* Maintain accurate project records, including contracts, purchase orders, change orders, amendments, budgets, billing schedules, and supporting documentation.


* Establish and manage appropriate user access and permissions for project-related financial accounts in accordance with company policies.


* Ensure project accounting procedures are consistently followed throughout the project lifecycle.


* Coordinate with Project Managers and Finance to ensure project setup accurately reflects contractual and operational requirements.


* Review project master data and financial information for accuracy and completeness.

Project Cost Management



* Monitor project costs, commitments, accruals, and expenses against approved budgets.


* Review and approve supplier and subcontractor invoices associated with assigned projects.


* Verify invoices against purchase orders, contracts, receipts, project approvals, and applicable billing requirements.


* Review and approve overhead and other indirect charges allocated to projects.


* Review project account totals and investigate unusual, inaccurate, or improperly coded transactions.


* Approve or coordinate transfers of expenses into and out of project-related accounts when appropriate.


* Identify expenses that have been charged to incorrect projects, phases, cost codes, or accounts and coordinate corrections.


* Monitor unbilled project costs and identify items requiring additional review or customer billing.


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