Project Accountant

Alpha Corporation established in 1979, is a full-service woman-owned firm, providing civil, and structural engineering, program and construction management, project controls, and technology services for various building types, transportation, and heavy infrastructure projects. We provide services to a broad spectrum of clients, including all levels of government agencies, public and private enterprises/partnerships.

Alpha has been performing civil engineering design services since the firm’s inception. Our vision is to be recognized by our clients for responsive, innovative, and quality services in the building, transportation, and infrastructure sectors, and to be the employer of choice. Alpha was awarded the ENR Mid-Atlantic 2022 Design Firm of the Year and Top 100 PM/CM firm.

If you’re up for the challenge to stretch, grow and excel in your career as a Project Accountant, consider joining our award-winning team at Alpha Corporation to support our growing team in our Dulles, VA office. Hybrid position requiring three (3) days a week in the office.

Position Summary

The Project Accountant will be responsible for assigned clients and projects to ensure accurate invoicing. The Project Accountant will work in collaboration with Project Management team to understand and translate project budgets for accurate and timely billing.

• Monitoring labor and expenses charged to projects, confirming appropriate accounting coding and correct project allocation.
• Effectively communicating with Project Managers regarding contract documents, change orders, and other contract modifications, approvals, attending kick-off meetings and any additional services-related to billing.
• Preparing final invoice package containing draft and final invoices for all billable projects, including all applicable backup for approval by the Senior Project Accountant.
• Maintaining billing folders with invoices and client and Project Manager correspondence.
• Researching any unbilled issues to ensure all billable transactions are captured for the billing period.
• Performing routine analyses of accounting project variances, including necessary modifications, to ensure ongoing project funding.
• Monitoring contractual deliverables for on-going projects and assuring final closeouts for completed projects.
• In conjunction with project managers, implementing billing process for new projects as contractually agreed with clients.
• Providing Accounts Payable with advice on client billing, relative to consultant invoicing and reimbursable expenses.
• Providing labor cost and job status reports to project managers and clients as requested. Validating project revenue calculations.
• Working with clients and project managers to collect past due amounts.

Required experience and education:

• Working knowledge of and experience with invoicing Time and Materials, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, and Fixed Price contracts required.
• At least one-year experience of billing.
• Working knowledge of Costpoint 7.0.1 preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Required Education: High School diploma or GED. Basic computer skills required.
• Desired Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is preferred.
• Work Environment & Physical Demand: Normal office environment; may be required to lift to 20 pounds.

Required Skills

• Financial Accuracy – Attention to Detail
• Understanding of Job Costing
• Deadline Driven and Organized
• Critical Thinker
• Problem-Solving Mindset
• System Savvy
• Ability to Work Well with Others

The incumbent in this position can typically expect to sit and use his/her hands to handle and feel for more than 1/3 of the day. He/she can expect to stand or walk for more than 2/3 of the day. Talking and listening are also expected for more than 2/3 of the day. The ability to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, or reach with arms will be needed for less than 2/3 of the day.

This position requires that the incumbent be able to lift items up to 70 pounds on an infrequent basis.

The incumbent in this position should have clear vision at 20 inches or less. He/she should be able to view various reports and forms as well as information displayed on a computer monitor and have the ability to distinguish between different colors. Depth perception, peripheral vision, the ability to focus, and the ability to see from a distance are also necessary.

EEO Statement

Alpha Corporation is an equal-opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or military status, or any other protected class. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotions, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay, or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.