Project Accounting Manager (Remote)

Regional Project Accounting Manager

(Remote)

What We’re Looking For:

Michael Baker International is seeking a Regional Project Accounting Manager to help lead regional project accounting efforts.

You will be the finance business partner to our regional executive team including the local Office Executives and the Regional Director. 

What You’ll Do:

You will be responsible for ensuring standardized, best-in-class policies and procedures are followed to ensure appropriate revenue recognition and maximize project profitability.


* Responsible for accurate project accounting reporting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).


* Conduct regional-level data analysis to monitor weekly and monthly project performance for the portfolio and provide detailed comments regarding the financial status of projects.

Utilizing these analytics, identify and escalate projects to the Director of Project Accounting and Operations that may pose financial risk so that mitigation measures can be enacted to minimize negative impact.  Assist the Project Manager in the development of a corrective action plan, if necessary.


* Directly supervise and provide training, management and mentorship of regional Project Accountants in order to foster ongoing process improvement.


* Perform quality review of Project Accountants monthly reporting on project status to ensure accurate and meaningful commentary on exception reporting and projects marked as significant for unbilled and unearned revenue in order to highlight projects with material deviations from budget and explain the drivers of those exceptions and future implications.

Investigate unresolved exceptions and document findings accordingly. 


* Coordinate completion of project setups with the Project Manager to ensure that the project is in accordance with the terms of the contract and MBI Approval Authority Policy.

Responsible for reviewing the contract and understanding the contract terms regarding project type, scope of work and invoicing terms. Review project setups of large projects completed by the Project Accountant to ensure accurate backlog reporting and appropriate setup according to the scope of the work.

Evaluate and question project risk assessments, including contingencies and setup factors, when justification is unclear. 


* Responsible for proactively monitoring and addressing project maintenance for the region within Oracle and budget/funding updates as needed.


* Responsible for monthly regional reporting to the Director of Project Accounting including detailed comments on project status that meet exception reporting and projects marked as significant for unbilled and unearned revenue. 


* Facilitate in the scheduling of and actively participate in project performance reviews including providing relevant financial commentary on significant projects.


* Provide support and assist with requests from the Project Managers, Departmen...