Accounting Specialist Lead

- Serve as primary technical lead and subject matter expert for Project Accounting Team

- Coordinate and facilitate training for Project Accounting Team and Project Managers, ensuring consistent application of billing and project accounting practices.

- Partner with the Project Accounting Team to research and resolve invoice inquiries and special requests from clients and Project Managers

- Coordinate and facilitate revenue generation and provide reports for period end project adjustments.

- Manage monthly invoices and related reports for assigned billing group.

- Advise Project Managers on client invoicing matters and collection-related issues.

- Research and analyze cash receipts, coding, and posting of receipts.

- Coordinate project accounting activities with project Managers, including project set up , project maintenance, and documentation governance.

- Review and validate monthly project financial reports to ensure accuracy of revenue recognition, billing, and client invoicing.

- Assist with audit support activities, including preparation of audit support documentation, for responding to auditor's requests.

- Develop and recommend process improvements that enhance billing accuracy, revenue recognition, and financial controls.

- Monitor project financial performance and identify risks, trends, and corrective actions affecting revenue and billing outcomes.

- Perform other related duties and special projects assigned.

- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline required

- 5-7 years of progressively responsible accounting experience required, including at least 5 years of project accounting experience preferred.

- Experience in an architecture/engineering/construction environment, preferred.

- Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

- Exercise independent judgment in resolving complex billing, revenue, and project accounting matters.

- Ability to self-motivate, act, and operate independently with minimal supervision.

- Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external parties to maximize performance, problem solving, and achieve successful outcomes.

Physical Demands. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk and use hands.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to ten pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.