Project Accounting Manager

Description

DRMP Accounting team is looking for a Project Accountant Manager to join their growing division. This position is fully responsible for managing and coordinating all aspects related to the project accounting and revenue recognition for all divisions, including timely reporting, budgeting, financial management and project forecasting

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Your Primary Responsibilities will include

• Lead and manage the day-to-day operations of the project accounting team, driving process improvements and implementing best practices to meet diverse contract requirements and ensure operational efficiency.
• Provide strategic support to all management levels by facilitating clear communication regarding contract documents, change orders, contract modifications, approvals, and billing and revenue generation, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Review and validate the accrual process to ensure accuracy, reasonableness, and compliance with accounting standards, proactively identifying discrepancies and implementing corrective actions.
• Analyze variances in project performance by researching and identifying root causes, optimizing revenue generation, and maximizing billing opportunities to enhance profitability during each period.
• Coordinate year-end audit support by conducting research, reconciliations, and addressing auditor requirements, ensuring a seamless and accurate audit process.
• Serve as the primary liaison with Equal Opportunity Compliance agencies and oversee the adherence to governmental contract requirements, ensuring full compliance with all regulatory and agency standards.
• Resolve complex contract and billing issues, taking ownership of escalated inquiries and exercising sound judgment to ensure timely and effective account resolutions.
• Standardize and enforce billing procedures across the organization, ensuring consistency and compliance with established billing policies and practices, while also improving process efficiency.
• Provide education and training to the project accounting team as well as non-financial staff on accounting practices and the Vision software system, ensuring all team members have a clear understanding of financial procedures and protocols.
• Develop and enforce comprehensive policies for all project accounting activities, report on project profitability, approve charges from billable projects to overhead, and ensure timely invoicing through the development of metrics and an invoicing tracking system.
• Ad hoc projects as needed

What you'll need

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or business preferred or 10+ years of equivalent financial accounting experience is required in addition to management experience

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DRMP is a Drug and Alcohol Free workplace, an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and E-Verify employer.

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