Project Accountant

Project Accountant
ms consultants, inc.
Columbus, OH

ms consultants is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Project Accountant to become a key player in our Finance & Accounting team. In this role, you’ll partner closely with Project Managers to ensure the financial success of our client projects. You will have the opportunity to contribute to a variety of exciting projects, all while overseeing budgeting, financial analysis, contract compliance, and project performance. If you’re a proactive problem-solver with a passion for numbers and project success, this role is perfect for you!

We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer paid time off, flexible schedules, and company-paid holidays to support your needs. Our commitment to balance also includes a hybrid work option, allowing you to split your time between the office and home. Additionally, select positions may offer the opportunity for full-time remote work, depending on the role and its requirements.

What You’ll Do:

The Project Accountant will utilize existing client systems to support current and future work with respect to budgeting, financial forecasting, actual cost tracking, variance analysis, and contingency tracking.  The Project Accountant will also prepare comprehensive reports to support the project manager as required.

Contract & Project Setup:

• Act as the Project Administrator to handle everything from the initial project setup to execution and closeout.
• Help define project scope and create initial schedules, ensuring everything is aligned for success from the start, assist with budgeting by ensuring that contract overhead, profit margins, and billing requirements are factored into the project’s financial framework.

Project Finance Management:

• Support Project Managers by providing timely and accurate reports on costs, schedules, and financial performance to clients and internal teams.
• Work closely with the Microsoft Dynamics Planning module to track budgets, expenditures, accurate percent completes and estimates to complete (ETC) value, ensuring financial health is maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Aid Project Managers in troubleshooting and devising recovery plans for projects that fall outside the 2% profit margin goal.

Project Billing & Revenue:

• Prepare comprehensive billing packages for client review, including progress reports and status updates, to ensure transparency and accuracy.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to finalize billing packages and ensure all relevant documentation is submitted to clients promptly.
• Track accounts receivable and actively monitor project billing status, ensuring cash flow remains on track.

What You’ll Bring:

We are looking for someone who is an effective problem-solver with strong verbal and written communication skills that is flexible to help where needed. They will have the ability to analyze, interpret, and present financial data to project staff and clients. The individual must be pro-active, anticipating needs, and working ahead to track and consult on project costs.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in project coordination, financial tracking, contract administration, or related fields.
• Problem-solving mindset with the ability to anticipate needs and manage financial aspects of projects proactively.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics, Deltek Vision, or similar project management and financial software.

• Strong understanding of financial analysis, including billing, revenue tracking, cost analysis, profitability, and forecasting.
• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage both financial and administrative tasks efficiently

 Why Choose ms consultants?  

We are proud to be an award-winning engineering, architecture, planning and environmental consulting firm, annually ranking within ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms. We partner with a variety of public and private clients and take pride in the many relationships we have formed by providing quality design solutions since 1963. We are dedicated to helping these clients achieve their goals through integrated, innovative solutions, and outstanding customer service.

As a member of the ms team, we consider your needs as a professional and as an individual outside of work. We offer a career path which provides opportunities for advancement at any level of your career and costs for licensure, certifications, and further education. To support yourself and your family, we offer a robust benefits package with options for health coverage, in addition to life insurance, disability, long-term care, and more. Our comprehensive 401(k) plan with company matching contributions sets you up for the future, from hire to retire. Wherever you are in your personal and professional journey, ms has you covered.

Our Mission:

By investing in our people, we create comprehensive solutions for communities and clients.

Our Vision:

Our vision is to shape a better tomorrow.

Our Values: 

We are accountable. We foster collaboration. We stand for inclusion. We are committed to excellence. We are passionate about our work.

The ms Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

ms is a company that actively promotes anti-racist values and fosters an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion. This means working together to speak out and take action against all forms of racism, bias, and discrimination, not only in our company but in our community and everyday lives. Read more about ms DEI here.

ms consultants, inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. ms fully supports and maintains compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations. ms does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information.