Project Accountant

Project Accountant

A growing, acquisition-focused services organization is seeking a Project Accountant to join its finance team supporting complex client projects across multiple business units.

This is a unique hybrid role combining project accounting, finance operations, budgeting, and client financial management. Approximately 70% of the position focuses on project accounting and finance operations, while the remaining 30% supports traditional accounting responsibilities. You'll work closely with account directors, project managers, accounting, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure projects remain financially accurate and profitable from kickoff through completion.

The ideal candidate enjoys working directly with project teams, thrives in a fast-paced environment managing multiple projects simultaneously, and is passionate about solving financial challenges beyond traditional debits and credits.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project budgets in partnership with account directors and project managers
• Track project costs, invoices, purchase orders, payroll, and vendor expenses throughout the project lifecycle
• Perform budget-to-actual analysis, identify variances, and provide recommendations to improve project profitability
• Allocate costs across multiple projects and ensure accurate project financial reporting
• Support percent-completion accounting and month-end revenue recognition activities
• Reconcile completed projects and maintain accurate financial documentation
• Build and customize project budget workbooks using advanced Excel skills
• Partner closely with accounting, operations, vendors, and client-facing teams to resolve financial issues and support project success

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
• 3+ years of project accounting, project finance, finance operations, or related accounting experience
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and budget-to-actual reconciliation experience
• Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to build and customize financial models and budget workbooks
• Experience tracking project costs, invoices, purchase orders, payroll allocations, and project profitability
• Strong understanding of revenue recognition and percent-completion accounting principles
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
• Ability to work onsite in Duluth two days per week

Preferred Backgrounds

• Experiential marketing, event production, advertising, creative agency, or project-based professional services
• Project accounting, job costing, or client budget management experience
• Experience supporting multiple concurrent client projects
• Familiarity with project financial systems or budgeting platforms
• International project or multi-entity accounting exposure
• Project Accountant, Project Financial Analyst, Finance Manager, Project Finance Analyst, Job Cost Accountant, or Client Finance Analyst backgrounds

Why This Opportunity

• Hybrid schedule with three remote workdays each week
• Join a growing finance team supporting exciting, high-profile client projects
• Highly interactive role partnering with project managers, account teams, and business leaders
• Opportunity to expand your expertise in project finance, budgeting, revenue recognition, and profitability analysis
• Broad exposure to project operations rather than traditional transactional accounting
• Collaborative team environment with strong leadership and long-term career growth opportunities
• Opportunity to make a direct impact by helping improve financial performance across a diverse project portfolio