Sr. Project Accountant

Aurora, CO

$115,000 - $135,000 - Includes Annual Incentive Bonus Eligibility

As a second-generation, family-owned enterprise, RK Industries, LLC (RK) offers a diverse range of construction, manufacturing, advanced fabrication and building services. Led by Rick and Jon Kinning, RK represents seven distinct lines of business that work together to provide seamless project collaboration. Our exclusive building methodologies, accredited safety standards and professional execution allow us to turn our customers’ greatest concepts into reality.

RK Mission Critical is seeking an experienced Senior Project Accountant to provide hands-on project accounting and financial support to its manufacturing and project management teams.

This position is responsible for ensuring accurate project accounting, job costing, financial reporting, and cost-to-complete information throughout the project lifecycle. The Senior Project Accountant will work closely with Project Managers, Operations, Supply Chain, the Cost Accountant, and Corporate Accounting to ensure project costs are accurately captured, financial information is reliable, and accounting issues are resolved timely.

Following the recent implementation of IFS, this role will also help improve project accounting processes, resolve system-related discrepancies, and ensure accurate project cost information within the ERP system.

The ideal candidate has strong project accounting experience in a manufacturing, fabrication, or construction-related environment and is comfortable working independently in a rapidly growing business. This individual must be proactive, detail-oriented, and take ownership of issues through resolution.

Project Accounting & Cost Management

• Partner with Project Managers to ensure accurate project setup, budgets, cost structures, and phase codes within IFS.
• Review Cost Status Reports (CSRs), monitor labor, material, and subcontractor charges, and resolve job cost discrepancies.
• Ensure accurate project cost allocations, WIP balances, and reconciliation of project costs to the general ledger.
• Coordinate with the Cost Accountant to reconcile manufacturing and work order costs to projects.
• Support project closeout, including final cost reconciliations and resolution of outstanding transactions.
• Partner with Project Managers to maintain Operations Management (OM) projections for revenue, costs, margins, and cost to complete.
• Analyze project financial performance, including actual-to-budget and actual-to-projection variances, and identify risks to project profitability.
• Prepare project financial reporting and WIP schedules, providing revenue recognition support to Corporate Accounting for month-end close.
• Coordinate project billing, accounts receivable follow-up, and resolution of outstanding customer balances with Project Management and Corporate Accounting.
• Review unapproved project invoices with Project Management and Supply Chain to ensure timely approval and accurate job cost coding.
• Coordinate subcontractor payment documentation, compliance requirements, and lien releases.
• Support project-related sales and use tax compliance, including exemptions and required documentation.

IFS ERP & Process Improvement

• Serve as a key project accounting resource for IFS, ensuring accurate project transactions, cost allocations, and financial reporting.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve project accounting and system discrepancies resulting from the ERP implementation.
• Partner with the Corporate Assistant Controller, Cost Accountant, IT, and Operations to resolve system issues and improve accounting processes.
• Develop and maintain consistent project accounting procedures, reconciliations, and controls.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Work closely with Project Managers, Operations, Supply Chain, and the Cost Accountant to ensure accurate and timely project financial information.
• Maintain a dotted-line reporting relationship with the Corporate Assistant Controller to ensure alignment with corporate accounting policies, controls, and reporting requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• 5+ years of progressive project accounting experience in a manufacturing, fabrication, construction, or project-based industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of project accounting, job costing, WIP, revenue recognition, and project cost structures.
• Experience preparing and analyzing project budgets, cost-to-complete…