Senior Project Accountant

**** Senior Project Accountant
****** Job Disclosures:
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* Location:

**** On-site (Santa Fe, NM) or remote-eligible, provided the candidate lives in one of the following markets:
Santa Fe NM, Denver CO, Las Vegas NV, Dallas TX, Houston TX or Los Angeles CA.
**** Compensation:
**** The base annual salary range for this position is $88,870 - $122,640. “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated position grade, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.
**** Deadline:
**** The deadline for submitting applications for this position is September 30, 2026.  Meow Wolf reserves the right to extend this deadline if necessary.
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* Job Summary:

** The Senior Project Accountant is responsible for developing, monitoring, and analyzing budget and actual costs for new construction projects, including estimate refinements prepared internally and/or with outside estimating firms. This role will take the lead on providing financial support to pre‐operations efforts (including Marketing and Merchandising). As Senior Project Accountant, you will work with the Blue‐Sky team, developing budgets and means for tracking costs on efforts that have potential to become construction projects.

You will assist with the implementation of the financial and cost management system (WORKDAY) for all projects, work closely with program management and purchasing, and review scope and payment terms for all contracts relating to the projects. This role reports to the Director, Project Finance, and together you will develop a comprehensive database from past projects to assist in improving the accuracy of project budgeting across all projects.

Your efforts will bring value and quality to construction projects, ultimately elevating the Meow Wolf experience.
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* Key Responsibilities:

*** Accurate tracking of project commitments, cost‐to‐date, and EFC trending.
* Create project cash flows and update monthly with assistance from the Project Team.
* Provide up‐to‐date cost‐to‐complete (forecasting EFCs) and identify/communicate spending risks.
* Work closely with project/program managers, estimators, and purchasing to ensure budgeting, scheduling, and coordination processes run smoothly; monitor progress against deadlines and budget limits and generate progress reports to managers.
* Make suggestions for improvements to project operations as needed.
* Continually monitor and evaluate each step of a project to ensure budgetary and deadline goals are met; develop recurring status reports to stakeholders covering progress, staffing needs, schedule changes, and scope adjustments.
* Create and maintain reports addressing all aspects of project development and completion.
* Develop and manage project budget estimates for TI, Retail, Bar/Café, front and back of house (including ticketing) and Exhibitions (show design, fabrication, and installation).
* Review continually evolving design documents and update estimates at each stage of design to ensure projects are tracking on budget.
* Maintain all supporting project financial documentation (e.g., cost reports, contract signature pages, change order signature pages; contracts reside with Contracts and on Project Box file structure).
* Develop conceptual Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates for projects prior to and in Blue Sky Phase to develop initial costs for business‐unit financial analysis.
* Create value‐engineering components with the project team to mitigate cost overruns.
* Compile overall project summaries on cost at project conclusion.
* Develop and maintain a database of cost comparisons for various exhibition and non‐exhibition facilities (BOH).
* Provide weekly and monthly project…