Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States · On-site
$40/hr–$55/hr
POSITION OVERVIEW: Role Summary: The Project Accountant supports the company's project accounting and billing operations, with responsibility for project setup, client invoicing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, re…
Skills: Project Accounting, Client Invoicing, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Revenue Tracking
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The Project Accountant manages project setup, client invoicing, and financial reporting while ensuring compliance with US GAAP and FAR. The role involves coordinating accounts receivable, accounts payable, and providing financial support to project managers.
Requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience, including 3 years of project billing in a civil engineering environment. A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and proficiency in Deltek Ajera and Excel are highly desired.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Role Summary: The Project Accountant supports the company's project accounting and billing operations, with responsibility for project setup, client invoicing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, revenue tracking, and project-related financial reporting. This role helps ensure that project accounting activities are accurate, timely, and completed in accordance with contract requirements, company policies, U.S. GAAP, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and applicable client requirements.
Reporting and Collaboration: Reporting to the Controller, the Project Accountant serves as the primary resource for day-to-day project accounting activities. This position maintains accurate financial records, provides project managers with financial and billing information, and supports process improvements that strengthen the accuracy, consistency, and efficiency of accounting operations. The Project Accountant may also assist the Controller with additional accounting tasks, such as credit card postings, journal entries, bank reconciliations, and related duties as needed.
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Engineering Your Vision is Our Passion
Jean-Alix Peralte, P.E., PTOE and John A. Clark, P.E. launched Peralte-Clark, LLC in February 2017 with the mission of providing to our clients and partners unparalleled quality civil engineering services. Our mission is to provide these services through full partnership in project execution, from pursuit to delivery. This mission reflects our commitment to taking ownership of projects and tasks assigned from beginning to end, and reflects our ability and desire to be partners from business development through contract final contract deliverables. We have combined over 50 years of experience working with teaming partners to pursue and deliver small to large infrastructure projects primarily in Illinois. Our firm specializes in the management, planning, design and implementation of public and private infrastructure projects, including highways and roadways, bridges, transit systems, storm sewer systems, and other facilities. Key areas of expertise include Phase I (preliminary) and Phase II (final) engineering, traffic and safety studies, maintenance of traffic, traffic signal design, geometric design, drainage and hydraulic studies and public involvement. We are IDOT prequalified in fourteen categories with a design capacity of $9.6M. IL Design Firm - Professional Engineering 184.007571
Offices: 44 S Vail Ave, 201, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005, US · 500 W Madison St, 1000, Chicago, Illinois 60661, US
Engineering Your Vision is Our Passion
Jean-Alix Peralte, P.E., PTOE and John A. Clark, P.E. launched Peralte-Clark, LLC in February 2017 with the mission of providing to our clients and partners unparalleled quality civil engineering services. Our mission is to provide these services through full partnership in project execution, from pursuit to delivery. This mission reflects our commitment to taking ownership of projects and tasks assigned from beginning to end, and reflects our ability and desire to be partners from business development through contract final contract deliverables. We have combined over 50 years of experience working with teaming partners to pursue and deliver small to large infrastructure projects primarily in Illinois. Our firm specializes in the management, planning, design and implementation of public and private infrastructure projects, including highways and roadways, bridges, transit systems, storm sewer systems, and other facilities. Key areas of expertise include Phase I (preliminary) and Phase II (final) engineering, traffic and safety studies, maintenance of traffic, traffic signal design, geometric design, drainage and hydraulic studies and public involvement. We are IDOT prequalified in fourteen categories with a design capacity of $9.6M. IL Design Firm - Professional Engineering 184.007571
Offices: 44 S Vail Ave, 201, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005, US · 500 W Madison St, 1000, Chicago, Illinois 60661, US