Project Accounting

About Us

Sparks is a leading global brand experience agency, specializing in the design and execution of award-winning experiences that forge deep connections between brands and audiences. Recognized by Adweek as Experiential Agency of the Year, we bring a unique blend of strategic insight and execution excellence to every brand activation, corporate event, trade show exhibit, and immersive experience. Our commitment to creativity, innovation, and flawless execution drives us to craft impactful experiential marketing solutions that deepen relationships, inspire action, and build trust-all around the world.

Summary

The project accountant position will work under the guidance of the Manager, Project Accounting and VP, Corporate Controller in playing a key role in the company's project costing, revenue recognition and month end closing process. The project accountant position is accountable for monitoring the progress of projects, investigating variences, reviewing expenses, and ensuring that project billings are issued to customers. The project accountant will work closely with the project team, particularly Account Managers. The ideal candidate will have a 4 year degree in accounting or related field (strongly preferred) and have 2 to 3 years of general accounting experience. The candidate should be detail oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills and an aptitude toward systems and automation.

This position will support our Accounting team. It is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in-office 3 days per week. This position is based out of Philadelphia, PA or Dallas, TX.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Participate in the Month End closing.

Close out project accounts upon project completion, within a timely manner.

Use of costing system to accumulate costs, review for correctness and compare to the sales agreements.

Make expense accruals where supplier invoices have not yet been received or posted to project accounts.

Monitor and prepare transfers of expenses, where appropriate and approved, into and out of certain projects accounts or job numbers.

Review expense transactions posting to a project account for duplication.

Verify all transactions posting to a project account for completeness (labor, materials, add-ons).

Interface with Account Executives to supply final costing and create FINAL project billings to customers.

Verify mathematical accuracy of all billings sent to the customer.

Confer with receivables staff regarding unpaid billings.

Compile information for external auditors, as required.

Maintain close, supportive and professional relationships with other Corporate Departments including but not limited to HR, Accounting and Finance, Account Management, Account Directors and IT.

Develop in-depth knowledge of various business processes and understand their impact on various transactional systems. Where automation is lacking, ensure manual processes with proper controls and documentation exist to support accounting and finance.

Assist Manager, Project Accounting with analyzing quarterly / annual sales budgets.

Other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.

Technical Skills (GAAP Accounting).

A minimum of 2 years' experience in the accounting field.

Excellent interpersonal skills with strong customer service focus.

Ability to communicate accounting and financial information to others.

Microsoft office a must; NetSuite, experience a plus.

Proven ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills, collaboration, independent reasoning, discretion, analytical skills and judgment with applied business acumen.

Strong attention to detail, a positive attitude, and a team player.

Ability to operate within a fast-paced environment.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

What We Offer

Freeman provides benefits that aim to empower our people and their families to thrive mentally, physically, and financially. These are a handful of the types of programs and benefits our full-time people may be eligible for. There may be some variances in specific benefits across regions.

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Parental Leave

Life, Accident and Disability

Retirement with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Diversity Commitment

At Freeman, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is helping us to create not only a great place to work, but also an environment where our employees, our customers and our communities around the world can reach their goals and connect with each other. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status and other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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