Project Accountant II
Project Accountant II
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Job Description
SUMMARY:
The Project Accountant II is a fulltime hybrid position based in the Baton Rouge office. This role is responsible for ensuring the administrative and financial health of projects throughout their lifecycle and performing a range of projectrelated accounting and reporting tasks to support project success. Additionally the Project Accountant II will lead initiatives aimed at improving departmental performance. This position reports to the Accounts Receivable Manager and serves as a department leader in the AR Managers absence.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (Knowledge Skills and Abilities):
- Minimum of 24 years of experience working in a similar or related capacity.
- Associate or bachelors degree in finance or accounting is required but relevant experience may be considered.
- Experience with Deltek Vantagepoint Deltek products or other projectbased software is preferred.
- Excellent computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft products specifically Excel Word and Outlook.
- Must be detailoriented with a high level of accuracy.
- Able to work independently and consistently achieve deadlines.
- Demonstrates strong initiative and holds oneself accountable for results.
- Must be able to manage competing priorities and respond effectively to change.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking capabilities.
ATTRIBUTES:
- Detailoriented Able to pay close attention to the small particulars when working on a task to produce a highquality product.
- SelfDirected Shows initiative and the ability to organize oneself without direct supervision or direction.
- Dependability Keeps commitments and completes tasks on time or notifies the appropriate person with an alternate plan.
- Team Oriented Values being part of a team but can work and think independently.
- Communicator Capacity for clear concise and honest written and oral communication. Comfortable with communicating information to all levels of the organization.
- Judgement Exhibits sound and accurate judgment. Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decisionmaking process and makes timely decisions.
- Motivator Inspires and energizes the team boosting morale and productivity. Able to act in a lead capacity by supporting and leading team members.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Acts as a key team player in coordinating billing and financial reporting to support successful project outcomes and company growth.
- Discovers bottlenecks and develops efficiencies in processes to improve department performance.
- Exhibits a strong sense of urgency and ownership in driving cash collections and ensuring timely receipt of client payments.
- Demonstrates leadership by taking ownership of accounting responsibilities guiding project teams on financial best practices and proactively identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Prepares and issues a high volume of invoices to clients.
- Prepares and issues AR statements and letters for delinquent accounts.
- Assists with monthend reconciliation reports.
- Prepares and reviews complex governmentspecific invoices.
- Solves payment and receivable discrepancies.
- Responsible for the creation and implementation of processes to monitor project financial health to ensure projects are profitable and within budget.
- Actively reviews and assists with the maintenance and data integrity of Deltek Vantagepoint.
- Collaborates with the Accounts Receivable Manager on adhoc basis.
- Supports fellow team members to ensure their efforts are successful. Acts in lead role capacity to assist the Accounts Receivable Manager.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Employee is regularly required to stand sit or walk; use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear; reach stoop bend kneel and/or crouch.
- May have to lift up to 40 pounds.
- Noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
- This is a hybrid role (work from home/office) so the work environment will vary based on the incumbents choice of workspace.
- Vision abilities required to perform this job include the ability to view and respond to visual and written materials via a computer screen.
The above job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in the described position. This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all position duties and skills required of the individual classified in this position.
ADDITIONAL COMPANY INFORMATION:
The above Job Description is a written statement of facts describing the scope responsibilities and organizational relationships of this position as it is. It is intended to provide a clear picture of the positions role within the organization.
This job description is subject to change as Providence Engineering and Environmental Group LLC evolves and in no way implies that this description includes all the duties associated with this position. Job duties related to this position may be added/removed from the job description as needed. Providence Engineering and Environmental Group LLC depends on its employees to assess current positions and update position descriptions as duties change responsibilities increase/decrease technology improvements occur or because of any other factors that may impact the success of such position.
Providence Engineering and Environmental Group LLC is committed to diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants and all employees will be evaluated based on their ability competence and performance of the essential functions of their positions. It is the policy of Providence Engineering and Environmental Group LLC to be nondiscriminatory in all matters regarding the selection recruiting hiring termination promotion transfer work assignment scheduling compensation of employees and any or all other terms and conditions of employment. The company does not unlawfully discriminate based on any applicable legally protected classification or characteristics including but not limited to race color religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin veteran status ancestry citizenship age or physical or mental disability. Providence Engineering and Environmental Group LLC is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities to the full extent required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you feel you need a reasonable accommodation pursuant to the ADA you are encouraged to contact us at
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Employment Type
Full-Time
