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DRMP · 7 hours ago

Project Accounting Manager

Orlando, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

DRMP is seeking a Project Accounting Manager to join their Accounting team. This role is responsible for managing project accounting and revenue recognition, ensuring timely reporting, budgeting, and financial management across divisions.

Consulting

Culture & Values

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the day-to-day operations of the project accounting team, driving process improvements and implementing best practices to meet diverse contract requirements and ensure operational efficiency

Provide strategic support to all management levels by facilitating clear communication regarding contract documents, change orders, contract modifications, approvals, and billing and revenue generation, ensuring alignment with organizational goals

Review and validate the accrual process to ensure accuracy, reasonableness, and compliance with accounting standards, proactively identifying discrepancies and implementing corrective actions

Analyze variances in project performance by researching and identifying root causes, optimizing revenue generation, and maximizing billing opportunities to enhance profitability during each period

Coordinate year-end audit support by conducting research, reconciliations, and addressing auditor requirements, ensuring a seamless and accurate audit process

Serve as the primary liaison with Equal Opportunity Compliance agencies and oversee the adherence to governmental contract requirements, ensuring full compliance with all regulatory and agency standards

Resolve complex contract and billing issues, taking ownership of escalated inquiries and exercising sound judgment to ensure timely and effective account resolutions

Standardize and enforce billing procedures across the organization, ensuring consistency and compliance with established billing policies and practices, while also improving process efficiency

Provide education and training to the project accounting team as well as non-financial staff on accounting practices and the Vision software system, ensuring all team members have a clear understanding of financial procedures and protocols

Develop and enforce comprehensive policies for all project accounting activities, report on project profitability, approve charges from billable projects to overhead, and ensure timely invoicing through the development of metrics and an invoicing tracking system

Ad hoc projects as needed

Qualification

Project accountingFinancial reportingDeltek VantageVisionMicrosoft ExcelContract managementAnalytical skillsTeam leadershipProblem-solvingCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in accounting or business preferred or 10+ years of equivalent financial accounting experience is required in addition to management experience

Intermediate to advanced computer literacy, including experience in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

A thorough knowledge of standard contract terms, including hourly, lump sum, not-to-exceed and how they are applied in the billing process

Ability to lead a team well with others under deadline situations and respond to changes in priorities

Good written and verbal communication skills and strong organizational skills

Ability to work independently, take initiative and prioritize complex analytical tasks

Employ problem-solving skills and analysis, and report problems to the Director of Finance & Accounting, as necessary

Strong service orientation and self-starter

Able to work in fast paced environment with numerous deadlines

Well organized, with good analytical skills and a high level of attention to detail

Support all divisions providing timely and accurate financial reporting, analysis and assistance as needed

Preferred

Knowledge of Deltek Vantage or Vision Software or other accounting platform, a plus

Benefits

Excellent compensation package

Outstanding holiday and paid-time-off programs

401(k) Plan and Match

Career Path Development Program (Management & Technical Career Tracks)

Mentorship Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Parental Leave

Competitive health and dental insurance premiums

Variety of voluntary benefit options

Short-Term Disability/Long-Term Disability

Company-furnished life insurance

Employee Assistant Program (EAP)

Flexible Spending Account

And More

Company

DRMP

Founded in 1977, DRMP is a multi-discipline civil engineering and surveying firm that develops innovative and sustainable design solutions for infrastructure in the public, private and industrial sectors.

Founded in 1977

Orlando, Florida, USA

501-1000 employees