What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Accountant position at AtWork Personnel?
Job Description
Job Description
Summary
The Project Accountant is primarily responsible for ensuring and validating the program financial data integrity, adequacy and accuracy, prior to using data for billing, costing, and other reporting purposes. Additional responsibilities include providing financial insights to Finance and projects stakeholders.
You will also be responsible for analyzing and interpreting material and labor costs, rates, and factors used in our various business systems, tools, and software, to appraise program operating results in terms of profitability, organization, and performance against budget and forecasts.
Responsibilities
Reconcile projects transactions across business systems to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability of projects financials and accounting data.
Review and ensure proper accounting coding within the company accounting system.
Participate and support the Controller for the period-end closing as it relates to programs or projects.
Support accounts payable and receivables reviews, approvals, and reconciliations related to projects.
Work with Supply Chain to accurately track procurements planning and execution.
Validate all Labor data, hours and rates to accurately perform accruals for labor costs.
Assess, validate and record appropriate journal entries to continuously maintain Projects Contract Schedule (Revenue, Costs, margins).
Reconcile project-related financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
Responsible for preparing monthly Program reviews and assisting project stakeholders on variances.
Maintain and prepare Programs Cost Worksheets for weekly and monthly review.
Maintain projects financial risks, issues and opportunities over the project’s lifetime.
Maintain projects budgets and perform cost or trend analyses and profitability assessments.
Document financial actions by entering account information for future reference and lesson learn.
Review monthly program reports to help identify trends, and variances, and track performance by comparing actual results to budget and forecasts.
Maintain Financial Reporting process documentation as it relates to Revenue and COGS.
Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or Accounting and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience in Finance or Accounting, or a combination of education and experience. MBA is a plus.
Industry experience(s) with project-based activities required; Aerospace or manufacturing preferred
Ability to analyze financial and operational data, prepare financial and business report
Ability to learn new software or applications that may be necessary for performing effectively; ERP systems experience and data management (Microsoft Dynamics D365 a plus) preferred
Knowledge of the supply chain process (MRP2, S&OP, PMP, etc.).
Must be able to pass Background Check and Drug Testing
Company Description
AtWork Personnel Services Seattle and Tacoma locations have recruiters who specialize in finding the best workers for our clients. We work with clients from different industries including Manufacturing, Warehouse Management, Clerical, and information technology.
Company Description
AtWork Personnel Services Seattle and Tacoma locations have recruiters who specialize in finding the best workers for our clients. We work with clients from different industries including Manufacturing, Warehouse Management, Clerical, and information technology.
