Director of Project Accounting

• Location: Dallas, Texas
• Type: Dallas:Fin/Acct/HR:Direct Hire
• Job #9809

Director of Project Accounting 9809
Responsible for strategic leadership over financial strategies to optimize project profitability and accuracy, as well as mitigate risks and enhance efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Review subcontractor agreements
• Review all general condition and subcontractor monthly invoices for owner billing
• Oversight of the billing folders for all projects with the appropriate documents, including monthly invoices and waivers
• Review job cost reports as requested from the project management team
• Ensure consistent billing and financial reporting at project levels by following best practices.
• Review project budgets, staffing and work plans to guarantee appropriate fees.
• Offer exact invoices to clients and coordinate consultant payments.
• Monitor accounts receivable and support project managers with collection efforts, as well as track outstanding receivables and make the required calls to collect
• Review pre-bills for project manager’s review and instruction.
• Support analysis and report assigned projects’ financial information.
• Translate project working capital financial information and support project team.
• Offer actual costs information to team and conduct transfers.
• Oversight to generate, audit and mail client invoices to assist in cash flow and make subcontractor invoice payments.
• Support effective client relationship and submit project invoices.
• Ensure up-to-date maintenance of client contracts that reflect project needs.
• Guarantee timely reporting, budgeting, financial management and project forecasting to clients.

Requirements

• Bachelors in Accounting preferred
• Needs previous construction accounting experience or accounting in similar field.
• Must have project based (% of completion) accounting experience
• 7-10+ years accounting experience
• Experience in Spectrum or ERP systems preferred