Project Accountant II

Title: Project Accountant II

Location: Houston TX

Job Type: Regular Full-time

Whats the Opportunity

The Project Accountant II primary responsibilities include coordinating with project managers and clients on invoicing and maintaining projects contracts and sub-contracts in our project management/accounting systems. Additionally this position involves strong collaboration with the accounts receivables and project coordinators team maintaining project budgets assisting in project forecasting expense reports project setup and client and sub-consultant contracts.

Responsibilities:

• Generates client invoices for assigned projects for multiple project managers across the country with exposure to a variety of clients and types of services
• Prepares project financial reports budget tracking variance analyses and backlog forecasts as needed by clients or management to aid in the understanding of project status
• Interacts with sub-consultants; reviews and processes their invoices for payment
• Analyze contracts for the project set up and billing terms to provide needed tracking in the project accounting system
• Communicates and coordinates with principals project managers clients sub-consultants and other accounting staff concerning billing and project accounting matters with an emphasis on highlighting and resolving issues
• Works closely with project managers and clients to facilitate and improve accounts receivable collections
• Works collaboratively with both project managers and accounting team management to prepare a variety of other financial analyses and reporting
• Provide administrative support such as file management copying scanning and uploading sensitive correspondence and meeting facilitation

What Are We Looking For

Ideal candidates will have the following:

• Associates degree or Higher in Education
• 4-6 years of billing/project accounting experience with a professional service firm contractor or other service-based organizations
• Experience billing local government contracts time and materials cost reimbursable and fixed fee projects in the architecture engineering or construction industry is a plus
• A desire to learn about environmental science and the engineering industry as well as to develop your project accounting skills to have a positive impact on client satisfaction and the success of the work we perform
• Detailed-oriented with excellent organizational and communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft word and excel
• Experience with BST Global ERP or similar cost accounting systems is a plus
• Strong analytical and management skills
• Self-motivated resourceful and learns quickly.
• Works well in a team and individually.

What Can You Expect

A collaborative work environment where we encourage everyone to bring their authentic self. We offer competitive compensation and benefits. Benefits detailed below.

Who Are We

Anchor QEA provides environmental planning science and engineering consulting services with the mission of transforming our environment and communities with integrity and vibe. With more than 500 people in offices across the United States our collective vision is to be an inclusive sustainable and growing environmental innovator making generational impacts. By embodying our core values we strive to be our clients first choice for solving their most challenging problems and to be our employees reason to be excited about going to work each morning. Learn more about Anchor QEA at
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How to Apply

Apply online through Anchor QEAs Open Positions page at Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer Anchor QEA is committed to a diverse multi-cultural work environment. Anchor QEA does not discriminate in employment based on age race creed gender religion marital status veterans status national origin disability or sexual orientation. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a comprehensive background check.

Salary and Other Compensation:

• Annual Bonus
• Other potential bonus types: Billable Time Bonus Spot Bonus Milestone Anniversary Bonus Receiving Professional License/Certification Bonus Peer-reviewed Publication Bonus Employee Referral Bonus.

Base Level Benefits for Regular Full-Time Positions:

• Healthcare: Medical dental vision basic life and AD&D insurance
• Paid Company and Floating Holidays: 7 paid company and 2 floating holidays annually
• Vacation: 2 weeks accrued paid vacation based on length of service. Vacation may vary by level.
• Sick and Safe Time: 80 hours annually
• Retirement Plan: 401k plan with an employer match * Further information on benefits: Experience:

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