Project Accountant

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🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $28 - $36 / hour

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟢 Junior

💲 Accountant / Accounting

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Aston Carter

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1997

🎯 Recruiter

💼 Consulting

🤝 B2B

Recruitment • Consulting • B2B

Aston Carter is a global staffing and recruitment firm that provides contract and permanent talent solutions and consulting services to businesses. The company (an Allegis Group company) focuses on areas including accounting & finance, office & clerical, business transformation, sales & marketing, risk and KYC programs, and interim HR/staffing solutions. Aston Carter emphasizes candidate and client satisfaction, operates across four continents with more than 130 offices, and delivers staffing, contract staffing and specialised consulting services to enterprise clients.

📋 Description

• Review client contract documentation and set up projects in the project accounting system • Ensure accurate and timely project setup in accordance with contract terms and corporate guidelines • Manage the full invoicing cycle, including creating, revising, posting, and archiving invoice packets • Prepare invoices for multi-million dollar engineering and architectural projects • Process and support subconsultant and subcontractor invoice payments • Track and manage change orders • Collaborate with project managers to track deadlines and milestones and align billing with project progress • Apply lump sum and time-and-materials billing methods • Analyze work-in-process and accounts receivable • Execute project closeout activities, complex reconciliations, and final billing • Research and respond to internal and external inquiries about project financials and invoices • Serve as an audit liaison by providing documentation, explanations, and analysis • Support implementation, testing, and continuous improvement of departmental software and tools • Act as a subject matter expert and guide peers on project accounting systems and best practices • Assist IT with system maintenance and troubleshooting • Use advanced Excel functions for project analysis and reporting • Maintain organized invoice, change order, and project financial records

🎯 Requirements

• 1+ years of project billing experience within an engineering or architectural company with revenue over $75 million • 1+ years of experience creating invoices for multi-million dollar projects • 1+ years of experience managing and billing change orders • 1+ years of experience working with project managers to track deadlines and milestones • Hands-on billing experience within an engineering or architectural firm environment • Strong understanding of lump sum and time-and-materials billing methodologies • Proficiency with Deltek Vantagepoint, Deltek Vision, or BST project accounting systems • Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF, and INDEX MATCH • Experience preparing invoices for projects within engineering or architectural firms • Experience with project analysis, work-in-process reporting, project closeout activities, and handling subconsultant and subcontractor invoices • Ability to interpret contract terms and apply them accurately to project setup and billing • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for complex reconciliations and financial inquiries • Effective communication skills to collaborate with project managers, internal stakeholders, and external clients • High attention to detail and accuracy in financial data entry, invoice preparation, and documentation management • Associate or Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a business-related field • Experience using macros in Excel • Familiarity with work-in-process analysis and accounts receivable tracking in a project-based environment • Experience acting as a liaison during audits and providing financial documentation and explanations • Background supporting implementation and testing of new accounting or project management software • Ability to serve as a subject matter expert for project accounting systems and processes • Comfort working with complex, multi-million dollar projects and large-volume billing • Adaptability across various clients and project types in engineering and architectural settings

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) • Fully remote work environment • Flexible location and ability to work from any time zone • Comfortable home office setting