What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Accountant II position at Dewberry?
Job Description
Dewberry, a growing A&E service company, is looking for a Project Accountant II to join its Corporate Accounting team in Fairfax, VA.
Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.
Responsibilities
- Review contracts and set up projects: Analyze project contracts and establish project accounts based on project type (CPFF, T&M, Lump Sum, etc.).
- Set up billing rate tables: Create and maintain tables for various billing rates used in project invoices.
- Generate invoices and support billing submittal: Prepare invoices, gather supporting documentation, and submit them through online client portals.
- Process transfers: Manage transfers of labor and other direct costs between projects.
- Review and process credit memos: Analyze and process credit memos issued by vendors.
- Perform project closeout: Finalize project accounts and ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Assist Accounts Receivable team: Resolve cash receipt issues and identify any unidentified cash receipts.
Required Skills & Required Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
- 3 years of experience in dealing with Federal and Commercial contracts, including billing experience with Lumpsum, Time & Material, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, and Units billing basis.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, as well as JD Edwards and DELTEK VantagePoint.
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to travel to local offices.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employee’s. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.
*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.
*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.
*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.
