Project Accounting Associate

The Opportunity

As the Project Accounting Associate , you will have the opportunity to be responsible for 

• Performing basic level accounting duties of assigned projects, such as: revenue recognition, transactional accounting and invoicing.
• Ensuring the project is in compliance with contractual obligations, as appropriate. 
• Working under close supervision. 

Key Responsibilities

• Generates, audits and distributes draft invoices and/or credit memos to Project Management for review based on understanding of contract  
• Obtains appropriate approval and distributes accordingly 
• May generate tax calculations to ensure accuracy 
• May research past due invoices 
• May support project related financial analysis, as assigned by providing requested information   
• May review revenue recognition on project income statement for accuracy and identifies deviations from budget compared to forecast  
• May update business systems with project budget and current project forecasted costs 
• May assist in preparation and analysis of budget and forecast  
• May assist to structure and open projects in accounting system 
• May administer project cash disbursements for assigned projects 
• Communicates project financial information to management for assigned projects  
• Identifies and communicates material variances 
• Complexity and volume is limited to transactional level details and basic projects of standard contract terms   
• May assist with audit requests by providing supporting documentation 
• Supports continuous improvement efforts and the change management effects associated with the implementation of improvement 
• Primary internal clients are project managers, project controls, finance managers and/or finance supervisors  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Preferred   
• Microsoft Office Suite, Basic 
• Knowledge of Black and Veatch Systems, Basic 
• Knowledge of percent complete accounting, Basic 
• Technical accounting knowledge, Basic  
• Organizing 
• Planning 
• Written Communications 
• Informing 
• Peer Relationships  

Minimum Qualifications

• Typically 2+ years related experience
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.