Project Accountant
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 72000 - 82000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At EXP were driven to provide innovative solutions for the worlds built and natural environments. As a team of engineers architects designers scientists creators and a community of professionals we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the worlds most complex challenges. Here you join a team that leverages differences harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company that believes diversity is what gives us strength seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience while staying connected to a global network of professionals who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together we are EXP.
Are you ready to design your future
Be our nextProject Accountant (Hybrid)!
Your work environment at EXP
In this role you will be a part of theFinance Operationsteam of theShared Services Sector.
What a day at EXP has in store for you
- Effectively communicate with Project Managers and Sector Leads regarding contract documents change orders and other contract modifications approvals and any additional services-related to projects
- Set up/review/activate projects in Deltek and maintain budgets throughout the life of the project
- Close out projects upon completion
- Prepare draft and final invoices for all billable projects including all applicable backup
- Send final invoices to clients and file in-house copies in the client folder
- Create monthly Project Progress Reports for each PM. Hold monthly meetings with each PM to review the report.
- Investigate project variances and submit reports to management
- Work with the cash receipts team members to reconcile variances that occur in the application of cash
- Compile information for internal and external audits as required
- Obtain required paperwork to set up new vendors
- Review and approval vendor invoices and employee expense reports
- Run requested reports
- Perform additional assignments as requested by PMs and Sector Leads
- Communicate and coordinate with the local offices
What your experience looks like
- Bachelor of Science in Accounting
- Minimum 5 years of Accounting (AP/AR/Billing) experience with an engineering firm
- Strong understanding of revenue recognition
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and computer applications
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Self-motivated with independent work habits
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience working in a fast-paced office and deadline oriented
- Working knowledge of Deltek Vision or Vantage Point software is a definite asset
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The salary range for this role is $72000 to $ compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidates skill set experience certifications and geographic location. Compensation may vary by location due to differences in the cost of labor.
In addition to competitive pay we offer a comprehensive benefits package for all full-time employees including health insurance vacation time and 401(k) retirement benefits.
Key Skills
- Accounting Software
- Organizational skills
- Construction Experience
- GAAP
- QuickBooks
- Pivot tables
- Accounting
- Sage
- Account Reconciliation
- Cost Accounting Standards
- Microsoft Excel
- Contracts
About Company
Our story With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world’s built and natural environments. Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP’s predecessor companies started its en ... View more
