Project Accountant Manassas, VA

Project Accountant

Are you a detail-oriented accounting professional who enjoys partnering directly with project teams and driving financial accuracy from start to finish? We are seeking a Project Accountant to support the financial success of projects through budgeting, cost analysis, billing, reporting, and reconciliation.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with project accounting, project finance, or cost accounting experience who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working closely with operations and project management. The ideal candidate brings strong communication and analytical skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy in addition to WIP reporting.

What You'll Do

• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of project budgets and reconciliations
• Perform project-level financial planning and analysis
• Manage project purchase orders and related reconciliations
• Prepare and distribute monthly billings and support collection efforts
• Handle project month-end and year-end close activities
• Prepare work-in-progress (WIP) reporting, including cost-at-completion analysis
• Review and analyze actual project costs to identify discrepancies and improvement opportunities
• Prepare project budgeting and financial participation reports as required by contract
• Communicate project financial activity and updates with the accounting team
• Review and reconcile project-level profit and loss statements
• Reconcile inventory counts and project returns
• Support additional accounting and project finance activities as needed