Job Type
Full-time
Description
Support project managers, business groups, profit center leaders, and executives on various project functions including but not limited to:
- Preparation of Financial reports for management.
- Completion of project audits including quality and contract compliance audits.
- Assessment of the performance of a project against the project budget.
- Communicating project status and direction effectively and efficiently utilizing tools and metrics available.
- Establishment and coordination of monthly project reviews between Project Managers and supervisors.
- Communicating with the Project Managers and the Accounting department month end revenue accruals and progress reporting.
- Administration and development (with Legal department oversight) of contracts/agreements.
- Project set-up including generating setup documents, helping develop project schedules, filing procedures, and project work plans.
- Project close-out by ensuring proper filing, project write-ups, etc. are completed in accordance with company policy
This role serves as a critical liaison between our day-to-day project managers and accounting department, thus it is critical to bring an understanding of accounting principles and practices in a spirit of collaboration with technical, client facing staff as these reports and processes are critical to the financial management of the firm.
Requirements
- A Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Business Administration, Law, or 10+ years of related experience.
- 7+ years of relative experience in managing contracts, and/or project finances.
- An understanding of the engineering and architectural consulting practice preferred.
- Proficient with MS Office, including Word and Excel.
- Experience with Deltek VantagePoint is highly recommended.
This is one position that can sit within our Houston, Austin or San Antonio location.
