Project Accounting & Contracts Administration Manager
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JobgetherConsulting services
Based in the United States, working hours aligned to California's Pacific Time zoneFull-TimeManager
Salary90,000 - 120,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- At least 5 years of experience in project accounting; at least 3 years of experience reviewing, administering, and managing the financial requirements of client contracts in a project-based environment.
- Required Skills
- Microsoft ExcelFinancial analysis
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in project accounting, including financial oversight of multiple projects and client engagements.
- At least 3 years of experience reviewing, administering, and managing the financial requirements of client contracts in a project-based environment.
- Strong understanding of project accounting, contract administration, revenue recognition, client billing, financial reporting, and financial analysis.
- Ability to interpret statements of work, billing terms, contract amendments, funding limits, and other financial obligations.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze budgets, project costs, profitability, labor utilization, revenue forecasts, and financial variances.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools.
- Experience with Deltek, Ajera, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics, or comparable ERP systems is preferred.
- Experience in real estate, right-of-way services, engineering, consulting, infrastructure, or other professional services environments is an advantage.
- Familiarity with projects involving government agencies, utilities, transportation, or infrastructure is desirable.
- CPA, CMA, MBA, or a similar professional qualification is preferred.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, competing priorities, and deadlines, and work independently remotely on a schedule aligned with Pacific Time business hours.
Responsibilities
- Oversee financial activities across multiple projects and client contracts, including budgets, billing structures, cost codes, and reporting processes.
- Monitor project expenditures, labor utilization, overhead allocations, and budget-to-actual performance.
- Analyze project margins, cost trends, and financial performance, and recommend ways to improve profitability and resource utilization.
- Review client contracts and statements of work for billing terms, deliverables, revenue recognition requirements, financial obligations, and risks.
- Track contract values, funding limits, amendments, and change orders to keep project execution aligned with approved terms.
- Oversee timely, accurate invoicing and validate supporting documentation against client billing requirements.
- Monitor work-in-progress, unbilled revenue, accounts receivable, and revenue recognition; support forecasting and resolve billing discrepancies.
- Prepare monthly project financial reports, dashboards, and analyses covering margins, utilization, forecasts, budget variances, and contract performance.
- Advise project managers on financial processes, billing requirements, contract interpretation, and risk mitigation.
- Improve project accounting procedures, contract administration practices, reporting workflows, and internal controls.
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