Project Accountant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Kansas.

📋 Description

• Assist with Deployment billing, contract management, revenue recognition, deferred revenue assessments, and project initialization activities for intricate client contracts.

• Evaluate SOWs, amendments, pricing schedules, rate cards, and associated contract documents.

• Convert contract stipulations into billing requirements, project initiation instructions, invoicing support needs, revenue treatment, deferred revenue obligations, and audit documentation.

• Implement ASC 606 principles concerning performance obligations, revenue timing, variable considerations, and contract adjustments.

• Aid in deferred revenue analysis, reconciliations, release schedules, and end-of-period reviews.

• Develop, manage, and verify project setup data in D365 or equivalent ERP systems.

• Collaborate with business leaders to gather rosters, vacancies, new hires, terminations, recruitment activities, salary and bonus details, cost model assumptions, amendments, and CRM updates.

• Maintain registers of contract terms, billing trackers, responsibility assignments, approval records, issue logs, and supporting documentation.

• Prepare or assist with monthly and quarterly billing, revenue, deferred revenue, accrual, reconciliation, and closing activities.

• Investigate and resolve issues related to contract interpretation, billing setup, invoicing support, revenue recognition, and data ownership.

• Contribute to process documentation, template creation, testing, training materials, and ongoing improvement initiatives.

• Uphold a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Undertake other responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.

• A minimum of 3-6 years of experience in a finance or accounting department.

• Professional accounting experience in project accounting, revenue accounting, contract billing, client invoicing, deferred revenue, or associated financial closing activities.

• Proficient understanding of ASC 606 revenue recognition principles.

• Experience in reviewing contracts, SOWs, amendments, pricing exhibits, or fee schedules.

• Strong knowledge of deferred revenue, accruals, revenue schedules, reconciliations, journal entries, invoicing, and month-end or quarter-end closing controls.

• Familiarity with setting up or maintaining projects, project contracts, billing rules, or contract-related master data in an ERP system.

• Advanced Excel capabilities, including structured workbooks, reconciliations, lookup formulas, pivot tables, data validation, and handling large transactional datasets.

• Excellent analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to collaborate across functions including accounting, operations, legal, commercial, HR, payroll, FP&A, systems, and technology teams.

• Strong attention to detail and capacity to manage deadlines during billing cycles, close periods, audits, and contract updates.

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations is preferred.

• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 tools such as SharePoint, Microsoft Lists, Power Automate, Power BI, and Teams is preferred.

• Experience in supporting process improvements, system implementations, controls documentation, workflow design, or audit readiness initiatives is preferred.

• CPA, CPA candidate, or other relevant accounting certification is preferred but not mandatory.

• Experience in professional services, deployment services, life sciences services, managed services, subscription billing, or complex customer contract settings is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits.

• Reasonable accommodations for qualified employees and applicants with disabilities.

• Equal Opportunity Employer.