ACCOUNTING PROJECT MANAGER JOB DESCRIPTION

Project accounting without proper ownership fractures fast. Revenue gets recognized inconsistently, close cycles slip, and leadership ends up making capital decisions on numbers nobody fully trusts. The Accounting Project Manager resolves that gap by taking direct ownership of the month-end and year-end close, internal control structures, and cross-functional financial reporting within mid-size to large enterprise environments. This is not a supporting part of the accounting function. Under frameworks like GAAP, IFRS, and the COSO internal control model, the role carries authority over process design, compliance execution, and the financial accuracy that controllers and CFOs stake their certifications on.

As the Accounting Project Manager, you will own the close cycle, internal control program, and cross-functional accounting project delivery for an enterprise finance function, ensuring that every period's reported results are accurate, auditable, and compliant with applicable standards. You will report into senior finance or controllership leadership and coordinate directly with internal audit, FP&A, IT, and external auditors across the organization.

Career Impact: Managing a full enterprise close cycle while holding CPA-track accountability gives finance professionals the kind of controllership credibility that opens doors to Director of Accounting and VP of Finance roles.

Business Impact: When journal entries, reconciliations, and period-close processes are owned by someone with the authority to enforce them, CFO-level reporting becomes reliable enough to support board presentations and external audits without last-minute corrections.

Growth Opportunity: Exposure to ERP implementations, SOX remediation, and M&A integration accounting gives practitioners a combination of technical depth and project leadership experience that commands a significant premium in the finance job market.

• Own the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process, coordinating journal entries and reconciliations across all business units to meet reporting deadlines.
• Lead internal control design and monitoring, including detective, preventive, and corrective controls aligned to COSO and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Partner with external and internal auditors throughout the audit cycle to prepare schedules, resolve findings, and ensure no material deficiencies remain open.
• Supervise and develop a team of accountants, including performance management, workload distribution, coaching, and technical training.
• Drive cross-functional accounting projects, including ERP implementations, system upgrades, and process improvement initiatives affecting general ledger and reporting workflows.
• Prepare and review technical accounting memos, position papers, and variance analyses to support management decisions and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor and enforce compliance with US GAAP, IFRS, and applicable SEC requirements, escalating emerging accounting standard changes to leadership with recommended actions.
• Coordinate budget and forecast activities in partnership with FP&A, providing accounting input on assumptions and period-over-period variance explanations.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5 or more years of accounting experience, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or project lead capacity.
• Demonstrated knowledge of US GAAP and COSO internal control principles, applied to the design or execution of enterprise-level controls.
• Proven ability to manage the full close cycle, including journal entry preparation, account reconciliation review, and financial statement tie-out.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to research complex accounting treatments, form defensible conclusions, and communicate them to non-accounting stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating with external auditors, preparing audit support schedules, and managing audit timelines to completion.
• Ability to lead through influence across functions where direct authority does not exist, including IT, operations, and legal teams.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to present financial results and control findings to senior leadership.

• CPA license or active CPA track enrollment, reflecting the public accounting foundation and regulatory literacy this work demands.
• Experience supporting or executing an ERP implementation or major system migration in a financial reporting capacity.
• Familiarity with IFRS alongside US GAAP, particularly percent-complete revenue recognition and multi-entity consolidation requirements.
• Prior exposure to SOX compliance program management, including control documentation, testing coordination, and deficiency remediation.

• Days-to-close per period, measuring whether the managed close cycle meets the organization's reporting calendar.
• Audit finding count per cycle, tracking open deficiencies identified by internal or external auditors attributable to this role's process ownership.
• Reconciliation completion rate at period-end, reflecting the percentage of assigned accounts signed off before the reporting deadline.
• Control deficiency remediation rate, measuring how quickly identified gaps are resolved relative to the remediation plan.
• Journal entry error rate, tracking corrections required after posting as a proportion of total entries prepared or reviewed.
• Typical tools: ERP platforms (commonly Oracle Cloud, SAP S/4 HANA); close management software (commonly BlackLine, Trintech)

• Base Salary Range: $95,000 to $135,000 annually, depending on experience and company size
• Bonus: Annual performance bonus, typically 10 to 15 percent of base salary
• Equity: Uncommon at this level in private companies; possible RSU grants in public company settings
• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer contribution varies by organization
• PTO: 15 to 20 days annually, plus standard federal holidays and sick leave
• Common Perks: CPA exam and licensing reimbursement, professional development budget, hybrid work schedule

Figures are estimates based on general US market benchmarks and may be outdated. Adjust based on location, company size, and seniority level.

Employment contingent on successful completion of a background check, which may include verification of education, prior employment, and where applicable, credit history consistent with the financial responsibilities of this role. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to participate in any stage of the hiring process should notify the hiring team accordingly. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

The Accounting Project Manager owns the full-cycle financial reporting and revenue recognition process for location projects within an engineering and construction setting, collaborating with project controls, finance analysts, and billing coordinators to produce monthly reports and estimates. By identifying margin improvement opportunities and ensuring IFRS-compliant percent-complete revenue recognition, the Accounting Project Manager enables accurate financial performance data that directly supports management decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Supports location management reporting processes to deliver accurate and timely financial and statistical information.
• Prepares, analyzes, and interprets location results, comparing budget and forecast to actuals, including KPIs and key business drivers.
• Recognizes revenue and profit in accordance with accounting policies.
• Leads a finance team, including recruiting, training, coaching, and developing staff.
• Interprets commercial terms and conditions, including foreign exchange, tax, credit, and system implications.
• Directs the administration and accounting of zero balance accounts and required third-party reporting.
• Identifies leakages within location projects and guides management toward improvement.
• Manages the overall location cash flow process, including engaging the business for dispute resolution and timely collection of outstanding accounts.
• Prepares and analyzes trend and variance reports, project accruals, and provision information in line with IFRS.
• Ensures revenue recognition for lump-sum projects complies with IFRS, with full support of calculations and assumptions.
• Owns the accuracy of financial data reported in monthly reports through collaboration with the project team.
• Works closely with project controls, finance analysts, and billing coordinators to produce monthly reports, estimates, and improve project administration processes.
• Identifies areas of potential gross margin improvement and ensures accurate recovery of all costs as defined in the contract.
• Participates in monthly project reviews to challenge the financial and commercial health of projects.
• Ensures contractual and joint venture operating agreement compliance and participates in audits and resolution activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related commercial discipline, with a professional accounting designation.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in project accounting or cost accounting.
• Engineering and construction project knowledge required; consulting project experience is a plus.
• Strong technical and analytical accounting skills, specifically in financial modeling, analysis, and reporting.
• Thorough understanding of GAAP and IFRS, including percent-complete and revenue recognition standards.
• Experience with ERP and business intelligence environments; Oracle and Hyperion experience is a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Maintains the highest professional ethics and standards.
• Joint venture operating agreement knowledge is an asset.

Embedded within the finance and accounting function, the Accounting Project Manager manages cross-functional projects spanning balance sheet reviews, technical accounting assessments, and finance systems infrastructure implementation to support scalable business growth. Working closely with financial operations and financial technology teams, the Accounting Project Manager ensures global controls are properly applied and that complex accounting issues are communicated clearly to leadership.

Core Functions

• Supports all aspects of the accounting and reporting process, including monthly balance sheet reviews and quarterly business updates with senior leadership.
• Coordinates consultation with the technical accounting team to review, conclude, and memorialize technical accounting position papers.
• Navigates organizational ambiguity, drives cross-functional consensus, and manages stakeholder expectations.
• Identifies, evaluates, and implements finance systems, infrastructure, and reporting solutions to support business growth and scalable tools.
• Communicates project status clearly to a broad audience and follows appropriate escalation channels to ensure on-time delivery.
• Partners with financial operations and financial technology teams to ensure proper application of global controls, procedures, and integration with global financials.
• Understands internal control design concepts to assess control effectiveness and design new processes and controls for emerging business activities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, or equivalent work experience.
• Certified Public Accountant or equivalent designation.
• 8+ years of experience in finance, accounting, or a related analytical field, including experience in a mid-size or large company.
• 8+ years of experience working cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience managing accounting and finance process improvement or technology projects with aggressive schedules.
• Public accounting experience with large clients, and operational accounting experience with a large company for 3+ years.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, GAAP research tools, and the COSO internal control framework.
• Sound understanding of financial information systems, transactional flows, and interdependencies with accounting and reporting requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and concisely.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in a complex, cross-functional, high-growth environment.
• Remains adaptable and flexible in response to change and ambiguity.

Reporting to the global project management office, the Accounting Project Manager shapes business process design and system configuration decisions within assigned functional areas of a global ERP implementation. Partnering with the global FICO business team and end-user community, this role delivers training, tests system configurations, and drives change management activities to support accurate accounting flows across the organization.

Primary Duties

• Represents business requirements for the assigned functional area and engages stakeholders, including subject matter experts.
• Defines business processes and provides input to system configuration decisions within areas of functional expertise.
• Provides input to the global project management office and global FICO business team to support a global perspective for business process decisions.
• Identifies, documents, and resolves issues, and develops business process documentation, including process flows and business process procedures.
• Develops presentations and assists in the development of training materials.
• Identifies test scenarios, develops test scripts, and tests system configuration, development objects, and user authorizations.
• Provides first-line support during implementation stabilization and supports data conversion activities, including strategy, data cleansing, and validation.
• Delivers training to the end-user community and assists with formal and informal change management activities.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Systems.
• 7+ years of professional work experience with an accounting background, particularly in US GAAP; 2+ years of leadership experience is a plus.
• Background in inventory accounting, revenue accounting, and general accounting preferred.
• SAP system user experience required; SAP S/4 HANA experience preferred.
• Experience with system implementation projects, internal audit, consulting, or process improvement projects is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to move forward with incomplete information and make decisions under time constraints.
• Strong influencing skills, with the ability to present project details to senior management.
• Excellent team player skills, with strong oral and written communication skills.
• Application software skills, including presentation, spreadsheet, and word processing applications.
• Strong time management skills, with the ability to multi-task, work independently, and adapt to a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to collaborate with team members across different time zones and meet critical project deadlines.

Sitting at the intersection of accounting operations and team leadership, the Accounting Project Manager leads a team of accountants through the full close cycle while owning the roaming settlement process, including uploading bills, generating invoices, and performing account analysis. Operating across intercompany accounting, quarterly audits, and risk management, this role ensures accurate financial reporting and timely resolution of reconciliation issues in a multi-subsidiary environment.

Duties

• Oversees a team of accountants, including day-to-day task management, onboarding, training, and performance evaluations.
• Owns the roaming settlement process, including uploading bills, generating invoices, creating monthly journal entries, and performing account analysis.
• Develops relationships and facilitates communications with subsidiary controllers and accounting managers to ensure proper intercompany accounting.
• Analyzes revenue accounts for refund coding errors and creates correcting journals.
• Prepares and posts accurate journal entries in accordance with an established schedule.
• Conducts monthly and quarterly account reconciliations to ensure accurate financials and assists with quarterly flux analysis.
• Reviews and approves journals and account reconciliations of direct reports.
• Identifies and resolves issues found throughout the account reconciliation process.
• Provides support for annual year-end tax reporting and quarterly audit requirements.
• Proactively identifies issues and risks, and develops plans for managing and mitigating risks.
• Maintains open communication to ensure management's reporting goals are achieved on a timely basis.
• Prepares and updates process documentation and controls, and assists with other projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.A 
• CPA or a master's degree is a plus.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in finance and accounting, including full-range close management, preferably in a multi-division organization.
• Direct or indirect leadership experience managing a team of 3 or more.
• Experience with financial reporting and project prioritization.
• Experience with multi-subsidiary and intercompany accounting is a plus; prior public company experience is a plus.
• Experience with internal and external audits preferred.
• Highly proficient in advanced Excel, including pivot tables and lookups, as well as Microsoft Office products.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• NetSuite experience is a plus.

A key member of the corporate accounting team, the Accounting Project Manager leads the month-end, quarterly, and year-end close processes while supervising and mentoring accounting staff to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met. Collaborating across internal departments and with external auditors, this role builds accounting controls and budget forecasting processes that support accurate and compliant financial performance reporting.

Functions

• Runs monthly, quarterly, and yearly close processes in close cooperation with management and auditors.
• Identifies accounting controls within the organization across detective, preventive, and corrective control categories.
• Collaborates and communicates with internal departments regarding areas of improvement, discrepancies, and business objective alignment.
• Monitors and maintains team workflows to ensure consensus among business units.
• Manages and ensures accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end closings to support the reporting of all monthly financial information.
• Collaborates with external auditors to ensure successful audit results and compliance.
• Supports budget and forecasting activities on an ad-hoc basis in support of financial planning.
• Manages and assigns workflow to all team associates to ensure quality, accuracy, and completeness.
• Supervises and supports the accounting team on a day-to-day basis to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.
• Provides coaching and mentoring of all accounting team members in support of performance development.
• Responds to inquiries from senior leadership and internal clients regarding financial results, related business activity, and special reporting requests.
• Assists in the preparation of the annual budget, cost analysis, and workflow process improvements to manage headcount efficiently and effectively.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA (including CPA track) or MBA preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of corporate accounting experience, with 3+ years of accounting management experience.
• Strong decision-making, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
• Ability to lead, develop, direct, and hold others accountable to high standards, including training and coaching for compliance.

Accurate general ledger integrity across plants and quarries depends on the Accounting Project Manager, who reviews and reconciles business unit account activity on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis while supervising general accountants and generating reports using Excel, Showcase, and Power BI. Based within a private industry accounting management structure, this role supports senior leadership through journal entries, financial statements, audit schedules, and continual process improvement across a CPA-required environment.

Accountabilities

• Reviews and analyzes business unit general ledger account activity on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis for plants and quarries.
• Coordinates with regional controllers, plant managers, and general managers for variance analysis.
• Calculates and posts journal entries to the general ledger.
• Researches, reviews, and implements new accounting standards as they arise.
• Reconciles assigned general ledger accounts monthly across the P&L and balance sheet.
• Reviews staff reconciliations, the general ledger, and financial statements.
• Reviews select accounts for internal and external reporting purposes, including external financial and bank audits.
• Supervises, coaches, and reviews assigned schedules and reports for general accountants, ensuring accuracy and reliability.
• Creates and generates reports and queries using Excel, Showcase, and Power BI.
• Maintains audit trail regarding journal entries, analytical reviews, and assigned general ledger accounts.
• Contributes to continual process improvement, identification, and procedures.
• Assists senior leadership with monthly journal entries, financial reports, annual audit schedules, monthly reporting requirements, and other projects as needed throughout the year, including acquisitions.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Certified Public Accountant required.
• Minimum 4 years in a CPA firm, with at least 2 years in a supervising senior role with experience issuing financial statements.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a private industry accounting management role, supervising staff-level accountants.
• Thorough understanding of current accounting principles, including GAAP, ASC 606, and ASC 842.
• Advanced knowledge and use of Microsoft Office productivity tools, including Excel and Power BI.
• Ability to work independently, supervise and coach direct-report accountants, and meet deadlines.

As the Accounting Project Manager, this role leads day-to-day accounting operations, including journal entry review, balance sheet reconciliation oversight, and month-end financial reporting while maintaining Sarbanes-Oxley internal control compliance and GAAP adherence. The accounting department relies on this work to sustain an effective control structure, drive a strong results orientation, and deliver trusted financial analysis that enables sound business decisions across the division.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Manages day-to-day accounting operations, including journal entry review, balance sheet reconciliation review, and oversight of the month-end accounting and financial reporting processes.
• Oversees review and evaluation of client contracts, ensuring proper revenue recognition treatment based on contract terms and accounting guidance.
• Maintains an effective control structure that results in accurate and timely reporting of financial results, ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley internal controls, GAAP, and corporate policies.
• Fosters a positive and proactive work environment, emphasizing respect, quality, customer service, innovation, and teamwork.
• Drives strong results orientation within the department by motivating staff and holding them accountable to organizational goals.
• Serves as a trusted advisor on business issues by becoming knowledgeable of key drivers that impact business performance across the division.
• Oversees audits with external and internal auditors, including supervising the audit process, preparing necessary schedules and analyses, and ensuring no significant audit deficiencies.
• Identifies, communicates, and executes opportunities to improve internal controls, policies, and procedures to streamline operations.
• Participates in a company's SAP implementation.

Technical Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA license and/or master's degree in Accounting.
• Minimum 6 years of experience working with general accounting and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Deep understanding of general ledger, internal controls, and US GAAP requirements.
• SAP and BPC experience required.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to research and reconcile difficult accounts.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task, prioritize deliverables, and meet tight deadlines.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with varying levels of employees and departments.

Accounting Project Manager builds the technical accounting memos, quarterly audit committee presentations, and Sarbanes-Oxley internal control documentation that underpin compliant regulatory filings and executive-level reporting for a public company. The work directly supports the development of both strategic and tactical safety-conscious plans while ensuring an efficient audit process through close coordination with internal and external auditors.

Strategic Responsibilities

• Consults with relevant internal business partners to assess the technical accounting and financial reporting implications of potential new transactions.
• Assists with the interpretation and implementation of new accounting standards.
• Prepares technical accounting memos and communicates the impact of significant technical accounting matters to executive management and external auditors.
• Prepares and compiles quarterly audit committee presentations in coordination with executive management.
• Supports the preparation of annual and quarterly regulatory filings and subsidiary financial statements.
• Supports the development of specific skills, behaviors, and knowledge among team members to ensure sustained performance and readiness for future responsibilities.
• Ensures appropriate documentation and performance of internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Teams with internal and external auditors to ensure an efficient and effective audit process.
• Develops both strategic and tactical plans that create a safety-conscious environment, resulting in employee safety and well-being.

Position Requirements

• Licensed CPA required.
• 5+ years of combined experience in public accounting with a Big 4 or other top-tier firm, and/or corporate financial reporting in a public company.
• Advanced knowledge of GAAP and SEC financial reporting and disclosure matters.
• Proven ability to work in a team environment; detail-oriented, deadline-focused, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The Accounting Project Manager produces technical accounting documents, policy and procedure updates, and quarterly consolidation reporting that support controllership functions across Asia Pacific entities in a sizeable multinational company. By leading balance sheet reviews and working with FP&A and the global center of excellence teams, this role advances accurate financial reporting and ensures strong internal controls across the region.

Areas of Ownership

• Proactively works with sub-region controllers to conduct annual reviews of non-standard and judgmental accounting areas for necessary updates and enhancements.
• Leads Asia Pacific accounting policy and procedure development and maintenance, ensuring ongoing improvement of accounting processes.
• Prepares technical documents and memos to support new business models or transactions that may arise.
• Assists with special charge tracking and monitoring, and provides quarterly consolidation reporting.
• Supports periodic balance sheet reviews for Asia Pacific entities through close collaboration with the global center of excellence teams.
• Conducts legal entity result analysis periodically and works with FP&A to enhance and improve legal entity forecast processes and procedures.
• Supports Asia Pacific projects from an accounting and controllership perspective, including business consolidation, legal entity or site closures, accounting-related system automation, service recharge model reviews, and accounting infrastructure enhancements.
• Performs any other assignments designated by the Asia Pacific Finance Controller.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience in controllership or finance in a sizeable multinational company.
• Big 4 audit firm experience preferred; Asia Pacific experience is ideal.
• Good knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP, with an understanding of how these translate practically to ensure strong internal controls across the region.
• SAP and ERP experience required.
• Outstanding Excel and PowerPoint skills, with strong financial modeling capabilities.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task and work with minimal supervision across all levels of the organization.
• Proficient in English.

Embedded within the leadership team, the Accounting Project Manager develops full-cycle accounting functions in partnership with accounting managers while holding direct responsibility for calculating, filing, and remitting all transactional tax obligations. Working closely with tax experts, payroll leads, and cross-functional teams, this role ensures regulatory compliance and accurate GAAP-aligned financial reporting that gives leadership confidence in the company's financial position.

Role Responsibilities

• Leads the day-to-day full-cycle accounting functions in partnership with accounting managers.
• Engages with business leaders to influence decisions and provide guidance on the financial and accounting implications of business activities.
• Provides leadership on complex issues with direct impact on financial performance, including project capitalization, complex tax and audit issues, and operational processes and procedures.
• Leads and participates in cross-functional teams related to non-standard product sales, contracting, non-standard partnership sales, or vendor relationships and agreements.
• Holds direct responsibility for the calculation, filing, and remittance of all transactional tax obligations, and partners with tax experts in managing federal planning and all tax compliance issues.
• Ensures the accounting regulatory compliance of the company to assure internal control, and accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with GAAP.
• Leads the payroll function and provides accounting support to the payroll lead.

Professional Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, or a related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience, with 5+ years of experience managing people.
• Advanced-level skills in Microsoft Excel and Word, with experience preparing and delivering presentations to various levels of management and stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate and interact with various levels and departments.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work autonomously.

Reporting to departmental leadership, the Accounting Project Manager refines month-end and quarterly close processes by preparing journal entries, reconciliations, and standard operating procedures in accordance with US GAAP for a large multinational public company. Partnering with cross-functional teams and leveraging global ERP systems, including Oracle, SAP, and Hyperion Financial Management, this role delivers timely and accurate financial consolidation reporting that supports enterprise-wide transparency.

Job Functions

• Collaborates with team members in preparing standard operating procedures for the corporate accounting and consolidations teams.
• Supports month-end and quarterly close processes, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of financial reports in accordance with US GAAP.
• Prepares and records assigned weekly and month-end close journal entries and reconciliations.
• Quickly transitions to new roles and areas of responsibility within the accounting department as needed.
• Coordinates with the team and leads various audit efforts.
• Takes on miscellaneous duties or projects as assigned by departmental leadership.

Background & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• 8+ years of related accounting experience, including significant exposure to consolidation accounting, predominantly at large, multinational public companies.
• 2+ years of experience with large, global ERP systems, including Oracle or SAP; Hyperion Financial Management and Hyperion Planning experience required.
• 2+ years of experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and SharePoint.
• 2-3 years of public accounting experience; Big Four experience is a plus.
• Highly detail-oriented, organized, and able to meet deadlines.
• Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively with different levels of the organization.

Sitting at the intersection of accounting and project operations, the Accounting Project Manager oversees the full project lifecycle by running effective meetings, tracking actions, removing blockers, and reporting concisely on status to key partners in a cross-functional environment. Operating across teams and priorities in an agile setting, this role ensures on-time delivery of agreed-upon tasks and builds the trust and credibility that enable teams to turn challenges into concrete outcomes.

What You'll Do

• Assists in driving projects through the entire project lifecycle in partnership with relevant teams.
• Navigates the organizational structure of various functions and product areas.
• Builds trust and credibility by demonstrating facilitation skills and the ability to turn challenges into actions and takeaways.
• Runs effective meetings and holds team members accountable.
• Removes blockers when possible and works autonomously within a given priority using appropriate tools.
• Tracks actions and next steps after meetings and ensures on-time delivery of agreed-upon tasks in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Reports clearly and concisely on status and acts as a confident voice for the team to key partners.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1+ years of relevant project management experience, with prior experience in operations or project management, preferably in an agile environment.
• Strong time-management skills, with the ability to initiate activities, set priorities, and deliver on-time results independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate with partners at different levels.
• Flexible to changing priorities, with comfort navigating ambiguity and tight deadlines.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.

A key member of the accounting leadership team, the Accounting Project Manager oversees accounting functions covering accounts payable, inventory, and consolidation for domestic and global manufacturing sites while leading transformation projects within the accounting function. Collaborating across cross-functional teams and with C-Suite leadership, this role enforces financial controls, drives continuous improvement, and supports internal and external audits in a manufacturing environment.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Leads and manages accounting functions for a team, covering accounts payable, inventory, and related areas.
• Oversees monthly and yearly accounting close activities.
• Conducts financial reporting and consolidation work for domestic and global sites.
• Coordinates internal control and compliance processes and enforces financial controls.
• Supports internal and external audits.
• Implements continuous improvement initiatives across cross-functional teams within the business.
• Leads transformation projects within the accounting function.
• Collaborates with the C-Suite to conduct ad-hoc analysis as needed.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA or MBA preferred.
• 5+ years of experience, with managerial experience required.
• Manufacturing experience required.
• Experience interacting with internal and external business partners.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Strong project financial performance across government-contracted business areas depends on the Accounting Project Manager, who advances revenue recognition, complex invoicing, and compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations and Cost Accounting Standards while supervising a group of project accounting professionals. Serving as a trusted business advisor to management, this role consolidates reporting, prepares and analyzes project budgets and financial models, and develops accounting tools and procedures that drive improved results.

Scope of Work

• Oversees the day-to-day activities and supervision of a group of project accounting professionals.
• Performs advanced-level accounting duties for assigned projects, including revenue recognition, transactional accounting, and complex invoicing.
• Conducts analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting, and serves as a trusted business advisor to management on financial performance.
• Reviews and guides complex invoice matters, and may approve credit memos.
• Monitors and coordinates compliance with tax regulations and cash collections for assigned projects, communicating aging risk to project management.
• Communicates with clients regarding past-due invoices and directs research to respond to project-related questions.
• Consolidates reporting for assigned business areas and provides ad-hoc financial research and analysis, including identifying areas of concern and recommendations.
• Updates business systems with project budgets and forecasted costs, and prepares and analyzes project budgets, forecasts, and financial models.
• Prepares and reviews project structures, opens projects in the accounting system, and consults with subject matter experts to minimize exposure.
• Evaluates, develops, and implements project accounting tools and procedures that enhance and improve overall results.
• Ensures project structures, budgets, transactions, and billings are in compliance with contract terms and conditions, and monitors costs for compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations and Cost Accounting Standards.
• Tracks costs for annual schedules required for Incurred Cost Expenditure submissions, and monitors and analyzes impacts of changes in indirect rates.
• Provides direction to an assigned group, overseeing performance management, career planning, recognition, and learning and development.

Required Qualifications

• Knowledge of FAR and CAS required.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Access.
• Intermediate knowledge of percent-complete accounting, technical accounting, financial statement analysis, and foreign currency terminology and concepts.
• Advanced knowledge of applicable internal business systems.

As the Accounting Project Manager, this role oversees all project accounting activities for hotel development projects and acquired assets, including recording project additions in accordance with GAAP construction accounting guidelines and managing fixed asset records through completion. The real estate and construction team relies on this work to ensure accurate capitalization of project costs, timely preparation of personal property tax returns, and compliant financial reporting aligned to a complete project lifecycle.

Work Activities

• Uploads and maintains approved capital project budgets in the accounting system.
• Records or oversees the input of all project additions to the accounting system in accordance with GAAP construction accounting guidelines for capitalization of project costs, including property taxes, insurance, interest, and pre-opening costs.
• Processes all project invoices in a timely manner, ensuring proper approvals before payment.
• Tracks the aggregation of project costs into construction-in-progress accounts and closes out each project to fixed assets upon completion.
• Prepares and reconciles reports for all development projects compared to budget, analyzing variances and working closely with senior management.
• Prepares forecasts of project costs and assists in the preparation of project budgets.
• Records all fixed asset acquisitions and dispositions in the accounting systems, ensuring proper GL coding, correct project categories, and correct book and tax useful lives and depreciation methods.
• Processes and records book and tax depreciation, prepares forecasts of depreciation upon request, and reviews calculations for accuracy.
• Prepares fixed asset roll-forward schedules with all supporting schedules of additions, disposals, and depreciation expense, and reconciles balances in the fixed asset subsidiary ledger to the general ledger.
• Reviews fixed asset records for obsolescence and recommends assets for disposal.
• Prepares personal property tax returns annually for corporate and managed locations, and ensures annual 1099 compliance for applicable vendors.
• Develops staff accountants by managing performance, setting goals, providing ongoing training, and maintaining strong employee relationships.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration; master's degree preferred.
• Experience with project and fixed asset accounting, including an understanding of construction accounting concepts such as the percentage-of-completion method, construction draw requests, project retainage, and capitalization vs. expense concepts.
• Experience with accounts payable, general ledger, fixed asset, and project reporting systems preferred.
• Acumatica ERP experience preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications and other technology tools, including importing and exporting data to and from systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly, accurately, and persuasively.
• Strong attention to detail and a thorough understanding of the real estate project lifecycle.
• Supervisory experience preferred.

Accounting Project Manager oversees accounting and project management services for captive insurance clients, covering general ledger accounting, regulatory filing, and premium rating functions while also spearheading internal projects around accounting systems and processes. Success in the position means maintaining accountability for client deadlines, ensuring corporate governance compliance, and delivering responsive financial and administrative support that meets client guidelines and confidentiality requirements.

Performance Expectations

• Maintains accountability for client projects and deadlines.
• Assists with accounting and general business functions for insurance clients, including general ledger accounting and analysis, regulatory and management reporting, premium taxes, and business meetings.
• Coordinates with the insurance services leader regarding client service project management.
• Prepares and files insurance financial statements, provides general ledger accounting support, and manages annual registration and renewal of required regulatory filing forms.
• Assists with insurance underwriting and premium rating functions in compliance with client guidelines, including accumulating and analyzing financial information.
• Maintains corporate governance files and organizes and schedules updates and renewals.
• Manages calendar scheduling for clients and organizes, plans, and assists in the execution of client events, including board meetings and conferences.
• Administers scheduling and acts as project manager for one or more client committees.
• Performs monthly general ledger accounting and analysis, and manages bookkeeping functions as needed.
• Prepares and indexes working papers, and assists with financial compilations, insurance-related regulatory filings, and reporting.
• Completes special projects as requested by clients or the insurance services team.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university required; minimum 3-5 years of related experience.
• Active CPA license preferred but not required.
• Prior insurance accounting experience is helpful but not required.
• Proven, strong organizational capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and timelines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Adobe.
• Working experience with executive leadership and an understanding of general corporate governance processes.
• Self-starter with strict adherence to confidentiality requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail.

The Accounting Project Manager creates the revenue forecasts, pipeline tracking, and fortnightly operations reports that give Asia Pacific leadership a clear view of project financial health across a global design firm. By overseeing all project commercial aspects for the region, including weekly project reviews, cash flow, and labor utilization reporting, this role ensures that project managers make better-informed financial decisions and that projects maintain a positive cash flow position.

Core Responsibilities

• Reviews project costs and performance, identifies financial issues and risks, and highlights findings to senior management.
• Provides commercial support and project governance to project managers and senior management across the business.
• Works with project managers to help them understand project financials for better-informed decision-making.
• Manages monthly invoicing, WIP management, and debt collection to ensure projects maintain a positive cash flow position.
• Assists with project budgeting, pricing, and post-completion reviews as required.
• Prepares revenue forecasts, pipeline tracking, and analysis.
• Provides guidance to local finance teams on various reports using Power BI.
• Liaises with local finance teams to support project managers on system and process matters.
• Oversees all project commercial aspects for the Asia Pacific region, including weekly project reviews, debt collection, project cash flow, pipeline, costs-to-completion tracking, and labor utilization reporting.
• Prepares fortnightly operations reports for the Asia Pacific region and weekly reports to management highlighting gross profit gain and fade, and projects with risk.
• Serves as the point of contact for project-related queries, linking the finance team and project teams.
• Leads monthly project control group meetings for high-risk or high-fee projects, and manages one direct report.

Required Qualifications

• University degree with a major in Accounting, or a fully qualified accountant designation.
• Proven project accounting experience.
• Experience with a variety of financial systems, including spreadsheet server, Power BI, and Viewpoint Vista.
• Leadership experience required.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Sound accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong commitment to excellent customer service, continuous improvement, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment with comfort managing change and ambiguity.

Embedded within the portfolio's financial and reporting function, the Accounting Project Manager coordinates planning, cost control, and client reporting for a property and facilities management portfolio while supporting internal and external audit requirements. Working closely with the portfolio financial and reporting manager and cross-functional team members, this role ensures data integrity, accurate revenue records, and timely preparation of financial reports across the assigned portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Supports the preparation and coordination of planning, reporting, cost control, and client interface.
• Ensures diligence for work initiation and authorization, work implementation and control, inspection and documentation of completed work, and payment.
• Ensures data integrity through the management of data quality reviews and the implementation of data management processes.
• Supports internal and external audit requirements.
• Supports the collection of revenues, maintains records of revenues for each portfolio, and complies with the requirements of applicable financial administration regulations.
• Provides additional support to the portfolio financial and reporting manager as required.
• Supports the preparation and analysis of various financial reports.

Requirements

• Post-secondary training in accounting and computer systems, with 3-5 years of experience in a financial accounting position.
• At least 3-5 years of project accounting experience.
• Experience in construction, commercial real estate, or property management preferred.
• Strong customer relations skills and ability to lead and work as a team player.
• Ability to meet deadlines with strong attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Reporting to regional management, the Accounting Project Manager executes project cost monitoring and financial reporting across the duration of construction projects, including preparing cost and expenditure statements, assessing cost effectiveness, and setting up cost monitoring and reporting systems. Partnering with estimators, project executives, and regional accounting staff, this role delivers variance analysis, budget projections, and special cost-reduction studies that help management plan, organize, and schedule work effectively.

Core Functions

• Prepares and monitors project work-in-progress schedules and reports.
• Confers with estimators, project executives, team members, and regional accounting staff on changes and adjustments to cost estimates and budgets.
• Prepares projections used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
• Prepares cost and expenditure statements and other necessary documentation at regular intervals for the duration of the project.
• Assesses the cost effectiveness of products, projects, or services, and tracks actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.
• Sets up cost monitoring and reporting systems and procedures.
• Conducts special studies to develop and establish standard hours and related cost data, or to effect cost reduction.
• Analyzes and recaps monthly financial data.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 5 years of job costing or process costing experience in a construction environment or related field, with 1-3 years of supervisory experience.
• Thorough and current knowledge of financial and accounting practices and procedures.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to collaborate with a multi-department, multi-location team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to lead and motivate others.
• Experience managing change across an organization.
• Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft applications.
• Ability and willingness to travel.

Sitting at the intersection of accounting, internal audit, and technology, the Accounting Project Manager coordinates remediation of material weaknesses, SOX program maturity, and new system implementation controls for a recently public company reporting to the Director of SEC Reporting in Boston Heights, OH. Operating across Accounting, Finance, IT, Legal, and HR functions, this role delivers training, policy evaluations, and internal control documentation that establish a culture of compliance and support accurate general ledger flow.

Primary Duties

• Ensures new projects and system implementations have proper business process controls and accurate accounting flow in the general ledger.
• Works with the controller, internal audit, and departmental leaders to remediate material weaknesses.
• Analyzes and assesses the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes.
• Facilitates the creation and maintenance of internal control documentation.
• Evaluates policies and procedures across the organization and makes recommendations for improvements from both a process improvement and internal control perspective.
• Provides subject matter expertise and support on internal controls and processes.
• Assists in the development and delivery of training to foster deeper understanding and ownership of internal controls and establish a culture of compliance.
• Ensures internal control procedures are in place to support SOX compliance.
• Supports the annual external audit and quarterly review processes.
• Develops and maintains key relationships with Accounting, Finance, IT, Legal, HR, and other functions throughout the organization.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
• 7+ years of experience in public accounting or a related field; Big 4 or regional public accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of audit, accounting, IT, and control principles, including US GAAP, SEC rules and regulations, COSO, COBIT, and Sarbanes-Oxley.
• Experience in SOX control execution and process documentation.
• Strong research and problem-solving skills, with the ability to form opinions on and interpretations of accounting standards.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications; experience with Workiva/Wdesk, Oracle FCCS, Oracle Cloud EPM, and/or Storis is a plus.
• Outstanding presentation, reporting, and communication skills.
• High level of ethics, integrity, judgment, and confidentiality.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and priorities in a dynamic environment.

A key member of the client-facing accounting team, the Accounting Project Manager coordinates financial administration and analysis across client engagements, including raising invoices, preparing budgets, and running financial reports, while also facilitating internal meetings and managing documentation for large, complex multinational engagements. Collaborating across alternative delivery centers, joint auditors, and client stakeholders, this role elevates engagement performance by embedding quality and best-practice protocols that maximize time available for client-facing work.

Operational Focus

• Manages financial administration and analysis, including creating client codes, raising invoices, issuing credit notes, chasing debts, keeping financial trackers updated, running and analyzing financial reports, preparing budgets, and working with key stakeholders to meet financial targets.
• Attends internal meetings with senior leaders to provide insight into financial metrics and progress against targets, while making recommendations to improve metrics.
• Coordinates projects with client-facing teams, including alternative delivery centers, and coordinates engagement and deliverables with joint auditors and client stakeholders.
• Ensures client meetings are planned, agendas are drafted and shared in advance, and minutes and actions are shared promptly and managed to completion.
• Updates and maintains the risk, actions, issues, and decisions log.
• Facilitates internal team meetings, including weekly huddle meetings, planning meetings, phase review meetings, and debrief meetings.
• Drafts and drives the completion of key documentation for review by senior management.
• Coordinates component teams on large, complex multinational engagements to ensure all deadlines are strictly adhered to.
• Assists with establishing frameworks and protocols to ensure engagement performance and quality principles are embedded within engagements.
• Coordinates project debriefs and closure to certify best practices and ensure lessons learned are logged and implemented.

Position Requirements

• Grade 12 with English, Maths, and Accounting required.
• Project Management Certification, BCom in Accounting, or a Finance-related degree is advantageous.
• An Honours Degree in Finance is advantageous.
• Proven office work experience and project management experience.
• Experience using project management methodologies such as AGILE or PRINCE2, or equivalent, for medium to large-sized projects.
• Microsoft Office Suite experience is essential.

Sustaining balance sheet account reconciliation compliance across all global regions and supporting integration of acquired entities into established controllership processes depends on the Accounting Project Manager, who guides a small team of senior professionals through strategic accounting reviews, internal control remediation, and shared services transitions. Based within Aon's Strategic Worldwide Accounting team, this role coordinates with HR and subject matter experts to identify training needs, foster collaborative team development, and drive efficiency improvements across finance and accounting processes.

Key Deliverables

• Drives strategic projects in balance sheet account reconciliation reviews to ensure compliance with corporate policies across all regions.
• Leads integration of controllership-related processes and prepares internal control and reconciliation documentation where required.
• Conducts finance and accounting process reviews and makes recommendations to maximize efficiency and controls.
• Supports internal audit and control deficiency remediation efforts around the world, and assists with transitions of processes to a shared service environment.
• Adopt changes, establish practices, and create solutions to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Provides oversight to a team of colleagues by fostering a collaborative, team-oriented attitude, identifying training needs, and collaborating with HR and subject matter experts to provide training and developmental mentoring.

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.
• At least 5 years of proven operational experience in a multinational shared services accounting environment; general ledger experience preferred.
• US GAAP or IFRS experience required; controls or process design experience is desirable.
• Experience communicating and collaborating across functional, geographic, and cultural boundaries.
• Project management and organizational skills are applied in a constantly changing, fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

As the Accounting Project Manager, this role coordinates payment processes and reporting tools, including purchase orders, payment request forms, and DevOps dashboards, while improving reporting dashboards and developing data insights that support sound business decisions. The payments and vendor operations team relies on this work to standardize invoicing guides, troubleshoot payment tools, and ensure timely follow-through on delayed invoices from vendors and external payees.

Activities

• Supports current payment processes and tools, including purchase orders, mass payment requests, single payment requests, and payment request forms.
• Supports payment reporting, including monthly payment reconciliation reports, quarterly and monthly re-forecasting exercises across team budgets, and DevOps dashboards and tracking systems.
• Standardizes templates, reviews statements of work for accuracy, completes purchase order amendments and extensions, and streamlines vendor invoicing timelines.
• Creates accessible and high-quality payment tools and invoicing guides that are easy to consume for people with disabilities or small businesses and non-profits.
• Provides payment tracker and status management with clear requirements in DevOps.
• Improves reporting dashboards and develops meaningful data and insights to support business decisions and improvements.
• Troubleshoots payment tools with external payees and assists with the support team.
• Supports internal ad-hoc requests, including accruals and re-accruals, cross-charges between team budgets, non-profit eligibility validation for NGO payments, purchase order extensions and amendment requests, statement-of-work review and drafting per business policy and compliance rules, and follow-through on delayed invoices from vendors.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Minimum bachelor's degree, with a preference for Business Administration or Accounting.
• Five years of experience as a project manager, including financial reporting experience.
• Advanced skills and/or certification in Excel; familiarity with PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
• High level of financial acumen and attention to detail.
• Proactive business communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and promptly with clients and their customers.
• Demonstrated sense of ownership, collaborative growth mindset, and willingness to learn, improve, and problem-solve.
• Ability to produce high-quality deliverables with minimal supervision.

Accounting Project Manager coordinates all aspects of the invoice generation function, including invoice preparation, collections assistance, productivity tracking, and delinquent billing resolution, for a professional services project accounting department. The work directly supports a 3-5 day month-end close by ensuring accurate and timely revenue recognition, WIP reconciliation, and cash forecasting in close collaboration with finance leadership and project managers.

Engineering Responsibilities

• Coordinates and leads all aspects of the invoice generation function, including invoice preparation, collections assistance, productivity tracking, training, delinquent billing resolution, and related documentation and invoice reporting.
• Provides project accounting training, mentoring, and development of billing managers and project accountant team members.
• Mentors and directs the work of the project accounting staff.
• Ensures all internal project accounting financial data is completed accurately, timely, and efficiently in accordance with GAAP and company policy.
• Assists project managers in preparing project financial performance data for monthly project review meetings.
• Participates in preparing the annual strategic plan, providing financial analysis and support.
• Responsible for process completion to support a 3-5 day month-end close, including project revenue recognition, reconciliation of WIP, accounts receivable, accounts payable for sub-consultants, allowance for bad debt, intercompany receivables, unearned revenue, revenue in excess of cost, and notes receivable.
• Collaborates with finance leadership to support weekly cash forecasting, external financial audit, FAR audit, and government reporting as needed.

Professional Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of related accounting experience.
• Proven ability to manage an accounting team.
• Previous demonstrated experience working in a professional services environment.
• Cash and collection management experience.
• Previous experience with Deltek Vision or Vantagepoint; Deltek administration experience preferred.

The Accounting Project Manager crafts management reports, business models, and closing and reporting processes for a diverse portfolio of multinational and SME clients as a deployed all-round accountant within PwC Business Services. By coaching a small team, facilitating firm training sessions, and presenting complex financial analysis clearly to clients and external parties, this role enables clients to identify financial risks and opportunities while continuously developing their own expertise across varied industries.

Ownership Areas

• Supports management with analysis and reports of company financial drivers, including creating management reports, defining reporting processes, preparing budgets, and producing monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports.
• Coordinates and leads closing and reporting, both legal and management.
• Presents complex financial situations, analysis, and results clearly to clients and external parties.
• Sets up business models and maintains an advisory role, identifying possible risks and opportunities relevant to the client.
• Manages difficult and complex situations with the client and prepares and facilitates firm training sessions on a variety of topics and methodologies.
• Manages people by coaching a small team, planning and monitoring activities, and sharing knowledge.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Accountancy or Finance.
• At least 8 years of relevant accounting experience, including knowledge of Belgian GAAP.
• Familiar with MS Office and accounting software.
• Client-minded and business development-oriented.
• Able to work independently with a strong sense of responsibility.
• Dynamic, flexible, and professional.
• Fluent in Dutch or French as a mother tongue, with fluent English communication skills.

Embedded within the Financial Reporting and Projects team, the Accounting Project Manager manages large-scale, cross-functional projects and finance system implementations that support M&A integration efforts and ensure proper reporting across all entities in consolidated GAAP books. Working closely with Supply Chain and Fleet leaders through regular touch-base meetings, this role builds robust business cases using NPV, ROI, and cash flow analysis while maintaining accurate day-to-day accounting operations aligned to established principles.

Executive Functions

• Manages P&L for supported business functions, including forecast, budget, and variance reporting on a monthly and annual basis.
• Develops robust business cases for investments and other business actions, ensuring sound financial rigor through NPV, ROI, cash flow, and payback analysis.
• Performs advanced financial analyses and develops standard and non-standard reports and financial statements of a complex nature.
• Builds relationships with the leaders of Supply Chain and Fleet, gaining trust through regular touch-base and check-in meetings.
• Assists in ensuring day-to-day accounting and financial operations are carried out in accordance with established accounting principles, policies, and objectives.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• 5-7 years of corporate finance or accounting experience required.
• Ability to build financial templates for variance analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Microsoft Office experience required, with strong Excel skills.

Reporting to corporate leadership within the largest privately held rigid plastics manufacturer in North America, the Accounting Project Manager strengthens financial reporting processes by reviewing customer contracts, identifying margin leakage, and managing integration plans alongside the monthly close process. Partnering with departmental teams, this role prepares journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and general ledger analysis that support acquisition due diligence and ensure GAAP and IFRS-compliant financial outcomes.

Strategic Initiatives

• Manages accounting programs, including reviewing customer contracts, pricing, and costs to identify areas of margin leakage and cost recovery for errors.
• Reviews SG&A budgets and performs due diligence on potential acquisitions.
• Assists in developing, documenting, and implementing efficient, controlled, and sustainable financial reporting processes.
• Maintains and tracks integration plans.
• Assists with other departmental needs, including the monthly close process.
• Prepares standard and more complex, non-standard journal entries.
• Prepares balance sheet account reconciliations and general ledger account analysis.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• CPA strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of audit and accounting experience; public accounting experience required.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and IFRS, with the ability to research accounting treatments.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• General ledger balance sheet reconciliation, preparation, and analysis experience required.
• Audit and regulatory experience required.
• Excel and MS Office proficient.
• Flexible and productive in a multi-tasking environment.

Sitting at the intersection of project operations and accounting, the Accounting Project Manager designs job setups, phase codes, and billing contracts while managing the monthly forecasting process and providing direct support to project managers across multiple construction jobs. Operating across accounts payable, job cost review, and general ledger accounting, this role ensures accurate contract billing and budget management for a team that may include supervisory or mentoring responsibility over other project accounting positions.

Delivery Expectations

• Reviews customer contracts for information necessary for job setup and billing contract setup.
• Completes monthly owner billings.
• Sets up phase codes, job budgets, and billing contracts for jobs.
• Processes or assists with journal entries and budget adjustments as needed.
• Reviews job cost and makes corrections when necessary.
• Sets up projects in accounting software.
• Provides direct support to project managers.
• Assists in managing the monthly forecasting process and provides overall project support as required.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration.
• 5 years of accounting experience, including accounts payable, job costing, and general ledger accounting experience.
• General knowledge of principles of accounting and business administration.
• Ability to read and comprehend contract documents, including owner, subcontractor, and purchase order documents.
• Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload, multi-task, and exercise outstanding organizational skills.
• Ability to lead others, work under pressure, and project a positive professional image.
• Ability to work with multiple managers.
• CMiC experience is a bonus.

A key member of the project finance team, the Accounting Project Manager manages the accounting and reporting of multiple construction projects simultaneously, tracking financials, reporting on variances and trends, and liaising with vendors and sub-vendors for billing purposes across multiple sites around the country. Collaborating with project managers, clients, and leadership in a hybrid work setting, this role runs financial analysis and process improvement efforts that support a growing company's operational performance and deliver equity-backed career growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages the accounting and reporting of multiple projects simultaneously.
• Tracks financials and reports on variances and trends.
• Works closely with project managers and clients on financial status.
• Liaises with vendors and sub-vendors for billing purposes.
• Evaluates and improves procedures for efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Five or more years of construction accounting experience.
• Project budget planning, tracking, and reporting experience preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, specifically Excel, required.
• Self-motivated with a driven personality.

The Accounting Project Manager runs project setup, accounts payable routing, and compliance record maintenance across construction operations, including processing payments for project-related costs and managing diversity compliance records and certificates of insurance. The work directly supports monthly financial reviews and preconstruction handoff coordination, ensuring that all subcontractor documentation, owner draws, and lien waiver processes are completed accurately and on schedule.

Core Functions

• Sets up projects in accounting software, including estimates and schedules of values.
• Enters and routes all accounts payable to project managers for approval.
• Follows up with subcontractors for missing documentation.
• Coordinates with the compliance manager to confirm subcontractors and suppliers are current.
• Processes payments for project-related costs.
• Maintains diversity compliance records and requirements.
• Collaborates with team members to prepare and complete monthly financial reviews.
• Attends preconstruction handoff meetings.
• Maintains certificates of insurance, BWC certificates, and W-9s in the accounting software.
• Processes notices of commencement and notices of furnishings accordingly.
• Reviews owner draws completed by project managers.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in construction accounting.
• Experience with accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Familiarity with forms G702/G703, affidavits, and lien waivers.
• Advanced Excel skill level; proficient in Word and Outlook.
• Organized and detail-oriented, with a focus on accuracy and efficiency.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to communicate and coordinate across disciplines and departments.

Reporting to the Americas PA Manager, the Accounting Project Manager develops and monitors project accounting activities for a group of project support professionals in Manila, coordinating staffing assignments and communicating utilization and performance metrics to stakeholders across project and business unit teams. Partnering with project managers and business line leaders, this role delivers technical training, quality assessments, and performance management processes that ensure project accounting standards and corporate policies are consistently reflected across all project complexities.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Develops, plans, and monitors the project accounting activities of a group of project support professionals.
• Distributes work assignments and monitors workload to most effectively utilize staff and meet the objectives of projects, regions, and business lines.
• Proactively tracks and communicates staffing activities to various stakeholders, and reports on staff utilization, appropriateness of staff for assignments, and other quality and performance metrics.
• Exercises sound judgment in assessing complex project needs and associated staffing situations relative to project and business unit goals.
• Coordinates the efforts of assigned resources with other project and business unit staff.
• Participates in business development, proposal efforts, and project startups as needed.
• Assesses and evaluates the quality of work effort of staff, and advises on approach or elevates corrective actions, communicating appropriately with project and business stakeholders.
• Develops, trains, and mentors staff in both technical aspects of project accounting and controls methods, as well as interpersonal communications with assigned project managers and other staff.
• Disseminates corporate expectations regarding company policy as it relates to reflecting project status across all project complexities and types.
• Coordinates staffing requirements, assigns and supervises project work activities, and trains personnel.
• Supervises staff through developing, establishing, and maintaining goals and documenting performance reviews.

Professional Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Management, or a related discipline; relevant work experience instead of a degree is considered.
• 15+ years of experience required.
• Engineering and construction industry experience preferred, or similar service industry experience with a strong understanding of projects, contracts, and service delivery.
• Ability to manage multiple staff and jobs, and prioritize deadlines.
• Ability to communicate initiatives, results, and analysis to various stakeholders.
• Supervision of multiple staff is required.

Sitting at the intersection of finance, accounting, and process automation, the Accounting Project Manager designs and leads small to medium-sized transaction-oriented projects using Lean Six Sigma methodology to drive incremental and breakthrough improvements in core end-to-end finance and accounting processes across a North America Shared Services organization. Operating across receivables, payables, and general ledger accounting, this role runs metrics-driven dashboards, facilitates process improvement teams, and identifies automation solutions using MS Access, VBA, and other digital technologies to deliver quantifiable cost benefits.

Project Responsibilities

• Leads small to medium-sized transaction-oriented projects aimed at incremental and breakthrough improvements in core end-to-end finance and accounting processes, including receivables, payables, and accounting.
• Uses Lean Six Sigma methodology to perform root cause analysis and gather data to drive process improvements.
• Tracks measurements on all key processes and key performance indicators.
• Tracks and reports process improvement results, showing quantifiable cost benefits to the organization.
• Develops a metrics-driven culture to measure processes and people through dashboards to review operating performance and project impact.
• Optimizes and standardizes processes through business process management systems and effective use of tools and digitization.
• Identifies and develops automation solutions using MS Access, VBA, or other digital technologies to drive efficiency and deliver business impact.
• Facilitates process improvement teams, including adherence to the project plan and charter, assuming the most rapid cycle time and maximum impact of tools.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related business field required; coursework in math or statistics preferred.
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt required.
• 5+ years of quality and process improvement or Lean Six Sigma project experience, with proven experience developing and implementing automation tools using MS Access, VBA, or other digital technologies.
• Shared services experience is highly desirable, including AR, AP, GL accounting, credit, or HR.
• Expert knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio, and SharePoint.
• Knowledge of ERP systems and interfaces is a plus; building materials industry experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and work with large, complex cross-functional teams to achieve stretch goals.
• Ability to work with tools and digitize to optimize and streamline processes.

A key member of the project and finance team, the Accounting Project Manager manages job cost accounting system setup, monthly financial closing reports, and capital expenditure cash flow schedules while overseeing the budget authorization process for major construction and tenant improvement projects. Collaborating with project teams, legal counsel, and senior leadership, this role ensures accurate contract administration, fixed asset audit support, and cost recovery reporting that maintain financial integrity across a portfolio of high-visibility projects.

Key Deliverables

• Monitors project budgets to ensure proper budget authorization has been approved before commitments or costs are incurred.
• Maintains accountability for the contract management procedure and policy.
• Manages projects in the job cost accounting system, including establishing, monitoring, and closing out projects.
• Manages job cost system controls, prepares monthly job cost reports, and determines cost distributions.
• Works with project teams to identify updated project forecasts.
• Reviews legal contract documents for adherence to company policies and procedures.
• Maintains a weekly cash management report and revises company budget forecasts for major projects.
• Determines and reports on cost recovery potential from tenants, government agencies, and other parties.
• Maintains a perpetual capital expenditure cash flow schedule.
• Prepares monthly financial closing reports and journal entries related to job cost accounting.
• Prepares financial statement audit support schedules about fixed assets and work-in-progress, including construction receivables and project liabilities.
• Facilitates and manages the budget authorization process before project or vendor expenditures are incurred.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
• 6-8 years of experience in project accounting.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, with demonstrated experience applying them to contract administration.
• Strong experience working with enterprise systems, contract administration systems, and ERPs.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrated success in participating in contract negotiations as needed.
• Demonstrated success working in a highly visible role in a collaborative environment.