Bureau Veritas Group · 9 hours ago
Project Cost Accountant
Houston, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$55K/yr - $65K/yr
2+ years expBureau Veritas is a leading company in technical services, and they are seeking a Project Accountant to partner with Project Managers for effective financial management of projects. This role involves ensuring compliance with billing requirements, preparing financial reports, and maintaining accurate project setups.
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Responsibilities
Review executed proposals and contracts to confirm alignment with agreed-upon terms, conditions, and billing requirements
Establish and maintain accurate project setups within the ERP system using approved pricing, budgets, and cost structures
Prepare, review, and reconcile weekly unbilled and draft invoice reports; identify and resolve discrepancies proactively
Generate accurate time-and-material invoices, ensuring compliance with client-specific billing formats, documentation standards, and contractual requirements
Compile, organize, and present all required invoice backup, including labor, expenses, subcontractor documentation, and prevailing wage support
Collaborate directly with Project Managers to resolve billing delays, cost variances, and documentation gaps
Support invoice collections by providing billing status, backup documentation, and resolution of client inquiries
Maintain complete and audit-ready billing files, including executed contracts, invoices, technical reports, and supporting schedules
Review subcontractor invoices for accuracy and compliance; confirm executed subcontractor agreements and valid Certificates of Insurance are on file
Manage manual subcontractor documentation workflows where automated systems are not available
Assist with internal and external audits by providing requested project, billing, and compliance documentation
Qualification
Required
Associate's Degree in Accounting or a related field required (Bachelor's preferred)
Minimum of 2 years of project accounting experience or 5 years of equivalent hands-on accounting experience
Demonstrated experience with prevailing wage projects (California prevailing wage knowledge strongly preferred)
Strong background in time-and-material billing environments
Proven experience in cost accounting, ideally within construction, infrastructure, engineering, or technical services industries
Working knowledge of ERP systems; JD Edwards experience highly preferred
Exceptional proficiency in Excel (advanced formulas, reconciliations, reporting) and comfort working extensively with spreadsheets and PDF editing tools
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across project and finance teams
Preferred
Architecture, Engineering or Construction technical services billing experience
JD Edwards ERP expertise
Construction or Engineering project support exposure
Experience supporting audit processes in project-based organizations
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits
Company
Bureau Veritas Group
Bureau Veritas is a world leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Hinda Gharbi
Chief Executive Officer
Jacques Pommeraud
Executive Vice-President, CIF France & Africa, GSIT
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