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Project Accountant

Trilon Group
Rockford, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 3/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/15/2025

Description

Are you meticulous with details and supporting complex projects? Fehr Graham is looking for a Project Accountant who can blend financial acuity with administrative duties to ensure operational excellence. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys making a difference with project outcomes and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

What’s in it for you?

We offer an exciting and engaging work environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities, like :

  • Professional growth. This role blends financial acumen with project management.
  • Competitive compensation. We have competitive salaries and a full benefits package, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement plan and generous paid time off.
  • Supportive environment. Our culture is inclusive, supportive and committed to personal and professional success

Where you’ll work

This position is based in our Rockford, Illinois , office. At Fehr Graham, we believe in work-life balance, and that includes injecting a healthy dose of fun into everything we do. It’s even part of our Core Values! We celebrate milestones and enjoy friendly team-building activities and office outings. A happy and engaged work team is a successful one. Each of our offices brings an environment filled with positive energy and enthusiasm. We encourage our teams to connect on multiple levels and support each other’s personal and professional growth.

What you’ll do

As a Project Accountant, you’ll drive the successful completion of projects by handling key financial and administrative tasks. Your responsibilities will include :

  • Contract management . Oversee all aspects of contract administration for assigned projects, including tracking, maintaining and modifying contracts.
  • Project Setup . Initiate project setup in Deltek Vantagepoint, configuring work breakdown structures, budgets, billing terms and contract details.
  • Progress monitoring . Keep tabs on project timelines and budgets, update project management software and provide critical data to Project Managers to ensure profitability.
  • Financial analysis . Conduct detailed financial analyses, report findings, and adjust project budgets to maintain revenue and cost targets.
  • Billing coordination . Collaborate with clients to develop and implement billing formats that meet their needs and optimize billing efficiency.
  • Invoice management . Generate and issue invoices in line with contract terms, track receivables and manage collections timely.
  • Subcontractor liaison . Work with subcontractors to synchronize billing procedures with prime contract requirements to ensure smooth invoicing processes.
  • What it takes

    Ideally, you’ll have a bachelor’s degree in Finance, General Business, Accounting or a related field with three years of related professional experience. You may substitute education with experience in some cases. You should have solid computer skills with experience in Word, Excel and Outlook. Deltek Vision or VantagePoint experience is a huge plus. Ideally, you’ll also :

  • Be a detail-oriented problem solver with strong critical thinking skills.
  • Have strong organizational skills, writing, and communication skills.
  • Have experience working with a construction or engineering firm.
  • Be familiar with % completion revenue recognition.
  • Have a passion for supporting others and working on a team.
  • What you’ll get

    You’ll have plenty of opportunities to grow professionally at our progressive firm, which started in 1973. Our people-first organization is focused on giving our employees the opportunity for growth. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer :

  • Medical / dental / vision
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • 401K Retirement Plan
  • Profit-sharing bonus plan
  • Paid time off
  • An awesome work environment.
  • Learn more about Fehr Graham’s people, culture and projects on our website .

    Equal Opportunity Employer

    Fehr Graham provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

    This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

    Infrastructure is the backbone of the communities where we live, work, and play. Done well, infrastructure changes lives for the better – promoting opportunity, equity, sustainability, and safety.

    Trilon is bringing together a family of the nation’s best infrastructure consulting firms. We invest in talent, technology, and targeted M&A to ensure we are the firm of choice for our clients and our people to deliver sustainable infrastructure solutions.

    Trilon helps our communities plan, design, and deliver critical infrastructure more quickly, affordably, and impactfully.

    Salary : $70,000

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