Staff Project Accountant

Position Summary 

This role is responsible for setting up and monitoring the progress of projects, investigating and understanding variances between actuals and budgets, properly recognizing revenue in accordance with GAAP, and ensuring that project billings are issued to customers and payments collected in a timely manner. Staff Project Accountant will consistently demonstrate a high level of personal initiative, dependability, accuracy, professionalism, and excellent customer service relations with both internal and external clients. 

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed below satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement:

• Analyze all direct project costs/fee/revenue data; monitor project budgets and progress; and share results with EMCG Project Accounting Supervisor to ensure projects achieve financial expectations.
• Review and complete timely and accurate project monthly revenue recognition procedures, in accordance with GAAP and ICF policies.
• Prepare project-based forecasting, including Estimate-At-Complete (EAC)/Estimate-To-Complete (ETC) analyses.
• Set-up projects with different contract types (Cost-Plus, T&M, and Fixed-Price) including proper billing and revenue terms. Ensure that project set-ups and modifications are entered into D365.
• Maintain D365 project information (i.e., contract/funding values, period of performance, line of business, project labor categories, etc.).
• Ensure timely invoice processing. Work with Supervisor to review and approve client invoices and follow up on collections.
• Create monthly status reports for business unit contracts and submit them to Supervisor for review.
• Maintain project forecasts to assist the project team with effective financial planning.
• Review timesheet entries across programs for accuracy and invoicing; post information into D365. 
• Prepare and submit project monthly progress reports/other reports as required by Supervisor.
• Interact with other departments, such as Contracts, Pricing, Accounting, Project Management, and Business Unit Leads regarding project related issues.
• Maintain open communication with Supervisor regarding financial results and ensure Project Managers and other senior personnel are aware of risks and opportunities identified during project financial tracking, revenue review, A/R, WIP, etc.

Competency Statements

• Demonstrate success working in highly collaborative multi-function environment. 
• Must be results-oriented and demonstrate analytical thinking, innovation, and flexibility in dealing with changing and ambiguous situations.
• Demonstrate success in managing comprehensive financial analysis.
• Ability to motivate and maintain effective working relationships with staff. 
• Ability to interact professionally with both clients and company management.
• Excellent problem solving and analytic skills required.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Supervisory Responsibility

This role has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a clerical, office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours and work shift may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require. 

Facility Location:  

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 7008 NW 63rd Street (Finance Building) or Remote

Travel

Travel requirements are: 10%.

Required Education and Experience

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting; or relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of degree. 

Experience: 0-2 years in the following: general accounting through reporting including the application of general accounting theory; service type cost reimbursable, fixed price and commercial contractors; and 

maintaining financial records. 

Computer Skills: Intermediate Skill level in Microsoft Office Suite Programs; various accounting/ERP systems. 

Preferred Experience

Experience and Computer Skills: Microsoft D365

Certificates and Licenses

Valid Driver’s License<