Project Accountant

Robert Half

Lancaster, PA

Job Description
Job Description
An established and growing organization is seeking a Project Accountant to join its Accounting & Finance team. This role will serve as a key liaison between Accounting, Operations, Project Management, and other business partners to ensure accurate financial management of projects from setup through completion.
Key Responsibilities
Manage project accounting activities including project setup, maintenance, billing, revenue recognition, and financial analysis.
Track project budgets, costs, labor utilization, funding, and overall financial performance.
Partner with Project Managers and operational teams to ensure expenses, labor, and subcontractor costs are properly recorded and allocated.
Support customer invoicing, project reconciliations, month-end close activities, and project-related journal entries.
Prepare budget-to-actual reporting, profitability analysis, funding utilization, and project forecasting.
Identify financial risks, process improvement opportunities, and operational issues before they impact reporting.
Assist with system enhancements, process documentation, audit requests, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Qualifications
5+ years of project accounting, project finance, or related accounting experience.
Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, including complex or long-term engagements.
Strong knowledge of revenue recognition, work-in-progress (WIP), accrued and deferred revenue, project profitability, billing, and reconciliations.
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
Experience in project-based industries such as professional services, technology, engineering, construction, or government contracting.
Familiarity with project forecasting, margin analysis, financial system implementations, and process improvement initiatives.

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