Project Accountant / Billing Role!
A highly respected organization in the professional services/design space is adding a Project Accountant to its Houston team due to continued growth and several significant new project wins. This is a newly created position offering the opportunity to join an exceptionally stable company with a strong culture, long-tenured team and exciting project portfolio.
Why This Opportunity?
- Newly created position due to growth and several major project wins
- Exceptional company and team stability with very low employee turnover
- Work on high-profile projects across the country!
- Join a collaborative Houston team with impressive tenure and a culture people genuinely enjoy
- Report to a hands-on, supportive leader who is highly invested in his team's success
- Strong overall compensation and benefits package, including profit sharing, 401(k), generous PTO and paid downtown parking
- Stable organization with a strong financial foundation and long-term track record of success
The Role
This position will own the financial management and billing activities for a portfolio of projects throughout the full project lifecycle. You'll partner closely with Project Managers and operational leaders to ensure projects remain financially healthy while managing everything from project setup and contract terms to invoicing, forecasting and collections.
Responsibilities will include:
- Manage high-volume project billing across a portfolio of active projects
- Partner with Project Managers to review project budgets, staffing plans, fees and financial performance
- Review contracts and understand terms related to billing and fee management
- Prepare accurate and timely client invoices in accordance with contractual requirements
- Monitor project performance, including actual vs. budget results, and identify potential issues or trends
- Review project labor and expenses for accuracy and appropriateness
- Coordinate consultant invoices and payments
- Monitor accounts receivable and partner with Project Managers on collection efforts
- Provide financial reporting and analysis to project and office leadership
- Support project setup and financial maintenance throughout the project lifecycle
- Serve as a financial resource to Project Managers and operational teams
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting and efficiencies
If you are interested in hearing more, please apply today!! Or you can reach out to Casey Engeling directly on LinkedIn.
Project Accountant/Billing Experience Requirements:
- Ideally 4+ years of project accounting and/or project billing experience
- Experience working in a high-volume billing environment
- Experience supporting longer-term, complex projects strongly preferred
- Architecture, engineering, construction or professional services experience is a plus, but industry is flexible
- Ability to understand contracts and apply billing and fee terms
- Strong Excel skills and comfort working with financial data
- Deltek experience is a plus, but not required
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities
- Excellent communication skills and ability to partner effectively with project and operational leaders
- Degree preferred, but not required relevant experience is valued over credentials
