Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

TRC Talent Solutions is hiring a Senior Project Accountant for a respected structural engineering firm in Atlanta, GA .

In this role, youll partner closely with the Accounting Manager, Project Managers, and Operations teams to keep projects financially strong from setup through closeout. Youll support billing, revenue recognition, financial reporting, and project performance analysis, making this an ideal opportunity for a detail-oriented, adaptable accounting professional who enjoys collaboration and wants to make a visible impact.

What Youll Be Doing
Partner with Project Managers and Operations to manage project financial performance from setup through closeout, including revenue recognition, billing, invoicing, contract modifications, profitability analysis, and ongoing financial reporting.
Serve as a subject matter expert for project accounting, providing guidance and support to Project Managers, and other team members.
Review project contracts and proposals to ensure proper financial setup, billing terms, revenue methods, retainage requirements, and compliance with contractual obligations.
Support Project Managers with new project setup, ensuring accurate project structures, task creation, labor allocations, billing schedules, revenue methods, and reporting attributes within Acumatica.
Configure complex project records in Acumatica, including multi-phase, multi-disciplinary, and multi-entity projects.
Maintain project master data, ensuring all project information remains accurate throughout the project lifecycle.
Monitor project budgets, labor utilization, contract values, change orders, committed costs, and project profitability.
Analyze project financial performance and proactively identify budget overruns, margin erosion, unbilled costs, revenue variances, or billing issues.
Prepare and review project billing, progress invoices, time and material invoices, fixed-fee billings, pay applications, and other client billing documentation.
Support monthly revenue recognition processes, including reviewing percent complete calculations, earned revenue, deferred revenue, and work-in-process balances.
Review unbilled work-in-process (WIP) as well as other dashboard KPIs and collaborate with Project Managers to resolve billing delays and maximize cash flow.
Monitor accounts receivable related to projects and partner with Project Managers to support timely collections and resolve client billing disputes.

What We Are Looking For

Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
Minimum 5 years of project accounting experience in AEC industry.
Advanced skills in Excel preferred. Ability to create pivot tables, use lookup functions, understand and edit excel formulas etc.
Proficiency in specialized project accounting software (e.g. Oracle, Deltek, Acumatica) and other financial management tools (Textura). Acumatica experience is a plus.
Ability to multitask and have strong attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to convey financial information to different audiences.
Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
Ability to adapt to regulatory changes, new technologies and a growing/evolving business environment.

TRC Talent Solutions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. At TRC, we take pride in fulfilling our opportunity to add value to our clients' businesses as their staffing partner while connecting talented professionals with opportunities to grow their careers.