Project Accountant

Job Description

• Reviews and assesses customer contractual documents for new consulting services which often require non-routine contract management.
• Creates consulting services projects, performs ongoing project accounting, and maintains project integrity in the invoicing system.
• Reviews and assesses subcontractor contract documents, submits related purchase order requests, and processes subcontractor invoices.
• Establishes framework for administering non-standard contracts to ensure compliance with contractual terms and conditions, company policies and customer expectations.
• Understands and assesses implications of proper revenue recognition, global intra- company allocations and other issues related to the management of assigned contracts.
• Prepares customer invoices within tight monthly deadlines, and maintains associated back-up documentation, in accordance with contractual terms and conditions.
• Works closely with consulting services, finance, legal, and other contracts staff to provide optimum consulting contract administration and project accounting.
• Proactively identifies and resolves internal coordination issues to meet customer requirements within operational and legal parameters.
• Independently analyses unusual contractual requirements and applies knowledge of company policies and procedures to formulate feasible strategies for efficient consulting contract management.
• Provides guidance to other Contracts staff and assists with departmental systems testing, special projects, and/or development of departmental procedures to increase and/or efficiency.