Revenue & Project Accounting Manager

Industry: Technology Infrastructure / Construction

Employment Type: Full-Time

A rapidly growing technology infrastructure and project-based construction organization is seeking a Revenue & Project Accounting Manager to join its Finance team.

This is a highly visible, hands‑on leadership role responsible for owning the accounting side of the revenue close across a portfolio of complex, long‑term projects. The Accounting Manager will oversee a growing team of 4-5 Project Accountants while partnering closely with Project Managers, Operations, and Finance leadership.

The ideal candidate comes from a construction, engineering, infrastructure, or similar project‑based environment and has strong experience with percentage‑of‑completion (POC) revenue recognition, WIP reporting, ASC 606, job‑cost forecasting, and project accounting.

• Own the month‑end and quarter‑end revenue recognition process for long‑term, project‑based contracts.
• Manage revenue recognition in accordance with ASC 606 and percentage‑of‑completion (POC) accounting.
• Prepare, review, and own Work‑in‑Progress (WIP) schedules, including earned revenue and over/under billings.
• Calculate and analyze revenue earned, costs incurred, estimated costs to complete, project margins, and profitability.
• Partner directly with Project Managers to review job‑cost budgets, billing schedules, project forecasts, and estimates‑to‑complete.
• Lead job‑cost and margin forecasting across active projects and identify trends that could impact revenue or profitability.
• Review contracts, change orders, and contract modifications for appropriate revenue recognition treatment.
• Own the accounting side of the monthly revenue close, including journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Monitor project profitability and proactively identify cost overruns, margin deterioration, billing issues, or project delays.
• Partner with billing and project accounting teams to ensure invoicing aligns with contract terms and recognized revenue.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a growing team of 4-5 Project Accountants.
• Review project‑level accounting to ensure consistent and accurate job‑cost tracking and revenue reporting.
• Support revenue‑related audit schedules and external audit requests.
• Develop and strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, and documentation surrounding revenue recognition.
• Identify opportunities to improve WIP reporting, revenue processes, forecasting, and communication between Finance and Operations.
• Provide ad hoc revenue and project profitability analysis to Finance leadership.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
• Significant experience in construction, engineering, infrastructure, or another project‑based accounting environment.
• 2-3+ years of leadership or people‑management experience.
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of percentage‑of‑completion revenue recognition.
• Strong understanding of ASC 606.
• Experience preparing, reviewing, and analyzing WIP schedules.
• Experience with job costing, earned revenue, over/under billings, and estimates‑to‑complete.
• Experience forecasting project costs, margins, and profitability.
• Strong month‑end close experience, including journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Ability to review contracts and change orders and understand their impact on project accounting.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with Project Managers and Operations teams.
• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, and financial modeling.
• Strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills.

• CPA or active CPA candidate.
• Experience with in construction, engineering, infrastructure, data…