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Project Accountant
<p>An established and growing organization is seeking a <strong>Project Accountant</strong> to join its Accounting &amp; 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.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Manage project accounting activities including project setup, maintenance, billing, revenue recognition, and financial analysis.</li><li>Track project budgets, costs, labor utilization, funding, and overall financial performance.</li><li>Partner with Project Managers and operational teams to ensure expenses, labor, and subcontractor costs are properly recorded and allocated.</li><li>Support customer invoicing, project reconciliations, month-end close activities, and project-related journal entries.</li><li>Prepare budget-to-actual reporting, profitability analysis, funding utilization, and project forecasting.</li><li>Identify financial risks, process improvement opportunities, and operational issues before they impact reporting.</li><li>Assist with system enhancements, process documentation, audit requests, and continuous improvement initiatives.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>
<p>Qualifications</p><ul><li>5+ years of project accounting, project finance, or related accounting experience.</li><li>Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, including complex or long-term engagements.</li><li>Strong knowledge of revenue recognition, work-in-progress (WIP), accrued and deferred revenue, project profitability, billing, and reconciliations.</li><li>Bachelor&#39;s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.</li><li>Experience in project-based industries such as professional services, technology, engineering, construction, or government contracting.</li><li>Familiarity with project forecasting, margin analysis, financial system implementations, and process improvement initiatives.</li></ul><p><br></p>
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  • Lancaster, PA
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 75000 - 95000 USD / Yearly
  • <p>An established and growing organization is seeking a <strong>Project Accountant</strong> to join its Accounting &amp; 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.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Manage project accounting activities including project setup, maintenance, billing, revenue recognition, and financial analysis.</li><li>Track project budgets, costs, labor utilization, funding, and overall financial performance.</li><li>Partner with Project Managers and operational teams to ensure expenses, labor, and subcontractor costs are properly recorded and allocated.</li><li>Support customer invoicing, project reconciliations, month-end close activities, and project-related journal entries.</li><li>Prepare budget-to-actual reporting, profitability analysis, funding utilization, and project forecasting.</li><li>Identify financial risks, process improvement opportunities, and operational issues before they impact reporting.</li><li>Assist with system enhancements, process documentation, audit requests, and continuous improvement initiatives.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>
  • 2026-09-25T00:00:00Z

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