Project Accountant I

Ardurra is seeking a Project Accountant I to join our team in Meridian, ID!

Job Description and Responsibilities

Candidates will have advanced knowledge of project accounting, providing support for the most complex and/or large-scale projects. Makes recommendations for project performance improvements based on review of project profitability and knowledge of project performance. Works with customers or clients to gather and provide information as needed to support Project Managers. May review contracts for additional service opportunities and assist in converting project proposal into project budget(s). Additional duties related to supporting Regional Accounting Manager.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 3+ years of experience in project accounting with a primary focus on revenue recognition, contract reviews, and project billings.
• Strong initiative, attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills, possessing the ability to work with employees throughout the organization, vendors, and clients, while building long-distance positive relationships across offices.
• Capability to work independently.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Products, particularly Excel.
• Availability for occasional travel as needed between offices.

Responsibilities/Accountabilities:  

• Revenue recognition 
1. Work with Operations and Project Accounting Team to conduct project/group/practice profitability reviews each period and as needed to validate earnings
2. Investigate variances between actual and budgets
3. Identify, track and report on projects in financial distress
4. Track and report on KPIs/financial trends for all projects
5. Review project profitability to preemptively identify project issues
• Project invoicing 
1. Ensure billing is distributed and returned during the billing cycle
1. Ensure billing of all contract terms
2. Ensuring labor charges are managed in relationship with the project rate table
2. Update remittance information with clients as needed
3. Maintain billing documentation
1. Implementation of Change Orders/Amendments
2. Management of charges on scope that may result in a Change Order/Amendment
4. Review of payment applications on AR
5. Track and elevate aged receivables
6. Train to utilize Client Portals as needed
• Contract reviews 
1. Ensure contract compliance with company policy
• Project setup 
1. Project enrollments based on contract terms
2. Correct set up and maintenance of key system fields, including but not limited to;
1. Organizations and practices
2. Rate Tables
3. Revenue methods
4. Compensation
5. Breakdown of subcontractors and expenses
6. Intercompany billing
3. Establish appropriate client communication
4. New Client setup review and coordination
• Project maintenance
1. Project Closeout
1. Communicating with PMs on closing out projects once completed
2. Monthly review of project portfolio to update status for completed projects
3. Close projects with PM approval following procedures established in the PA guidelines
2. Identify when updates are required, prompting PM for new EAC/ETC
3. Receivables review
1. Working with PM, flag and note receivables (billed and unbilled) that are outside of standard metrics for the project
4. Manage revenue and receivable adjustment process for billed and unbilled receivables
5. Effectively use and understand the Project Profitability and UAB Reports/other Management Reports
6. Work with project team to keep all project fields in Vision updated/validated throughout project life cycle
• New Client Set Up
1. Provide required documentation for new client set up requests as required
• Vendor invoice coding
1. Assist in receiving and coding subconsultant invoices in a timely manner
2. Provide required documentation to Accounts Payable for vendor set up as required
• Support Regional Accounting Manager
1. Assist with various journal entries
2. Review expense report coding
3. Weekly timesheet verification
4. Electronic filing
5. Assist with Fleet log maintenance
6. Review documentation of processes and procedures
• Partnering with management to analyze project financials
1. Assist and support PMs in the use of accounting systems and reports
2. Prepare special analyses on projects for PMs to assist with project management and ma