Project Accountant 1

Project Accountant 1

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Our diverse service lines, including Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forward-thinking communities around the world. Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better.

The Project Accountant 1 position supports the local operations Area Management, Accounting Manager and Project Accountants. The primary responsibilities of this position will be providing support for all facets of project and contract financial management. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring accurate contract documentation, contract monitoring and maintenance and contract administration during various stages of a contract life cycle. This position may also include assisting with the accurate and timely review and processing of employee timesheets, employee expense reports, accounts payable, billing and accounts receivable, internal cost recovery (postage, mileage and equipment) and various other accounting and financial management functions. This position assists the local operations accountants and follows practices and procedures in accordance with HDR policies, HDR best practice processes, HDR accounting principles and federal government compliance standards.

Primary Responsibilities include:

• Cross-Functional Project Financial Support: Responsible for creation of accurate client invoices in compliance with contract terms and accounting schedule. Enter project budget and funding based on information included in the contract documents and provided by Project Managers. Assist with research for local operations accountant manager and project accountants regarding project financial status
• Responsible for client invoicing, supporting collections management and project budgeting
• Ensure project accounting files have appropriate documentation and project reconciliation
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Project accountants, and Project Coordinators to resolve outstanding A-R issues & confirm documentation of collection activities
• Assist multiple project accountants and other staff on a daily basis
• May also fill in as a backup for General Accounting Functions
• Perform Accounts Payable functions relative to HDR accounts payable procedures, including: Processing vendor invoices to the corporate finance and accounting group
• Review and assist in processing Accounts Payable transactions for sub consultants
• Manage corporate credit card transactions & on-demand check requests
• Research and communicate release of subconsultant payments to corporate finance & accounting group
• Account for Seminars & Conferences for both in-house and external events
• Perform internal cost recovery functions for billable project charges of vehicles & equipment
• Monitor timesheet labor adjustments & Accounts Payable/Expense report adjustments
• Assist, as needed, with approval of employee timesheets relative to HDR timekeeping policies & procedures
• Review and answer questions as needed for employee expense reports relative to HDR travel & business expense policy & procedures

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting preferred
• Minimum 2+ years accounting experience preferred
• Oracle EBS experience a plus; highly proficient with MS Office applications
• Accounting experience in A/E/C industry desirable
• Able to work well independently and as part of a team
• Requires personable and professional face-to-face, telephone and email communications

Required Qualifications:

• Associate degree in a closely related field or combination of education and relevant experience
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management
• Excellent verbal and written communication including grammar, punctuation, proofreading, spelling and telephone skills
• Flexibility and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and collaborate with various managers in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated, well-organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Proficiency with MS Office including Word and Outlook
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must