What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Revenue Accountant position at Corgan?
Overview
At Corgan we are passionate about great design but the best thing we build is each other. Here, you’ll find camaraderie and collaboration as abundantly as curiosity and creativity. Corgan is a welcoming and supportive environment that provides significant career advantages. You’ll find room to grow, freedom to explore — and the safety to fail. Thank you for your interest in joining our curious, passionate, hardworking team.
We are seeking a Senior Revenue Accountant with a strong accounting and ASC 606 revenue recognition focus to support project financial performance, strategic planning, and GAAP-compliant financial reporting in a project-based AEC environment. This role serves as a key accounting partner to project managers, operations, and finance leadership to deliver insights that improve project profitability and support informed decision‑making.
Responsibilities
- Lead ASC 606 revenue recognition for project‑based contracts, including percentage‑of‑completion calculations, revenue true-ups, and WIP analysis.
- Analyze project financial results, including revenue, margins, labor utilization, cost drivers, and variance trends, with a strong emphasis on accounting accuracy and risk identification.
- Lead month‑end close activities related to project accounting, including revenue recognition (percentage‑of‑completion) and accruals.
- Partner with project managers to ensure accurate revenue recognition throughout the project lifecycle.
- Prepare and review monthly project performance reports, revenue schedules, forecasts, and dashboards for project managers and operational leadership.
- Support annual budgeting, multi‑year planning, backlog analysis, and scenario modeling by validating revenue recognition assumptions and accounting treatment
- Apply established revenue accounting policies to project updates and change activity.
- Build financial models for proposals, fee structures, change orders, and project ROI analysis.
- Ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and AEC‑specific accounting standards, supporting external audit requests.
- Help support ad hoc requests from Accounting and Company leadership
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance (CPA or CMA preferred).
- 3–5 years of public accounting experience or relevant accounting experience in a project-based environment (architecture, engineering, construction, or project‑based consulting) preferred.
- Strong understanding of percentage‑of‑completion revenue recognition, project accounting, and WIP schedules.
- Experience supporting audits and applying accounting standards in a close-oriented, execution-focused role.
- High attention to detail with strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to partner effectively with project teams and explain accounting outcomes to non-financial stakeholders.
- Deltek Vantagepoint experience a plus.
This position is designated as full-time on-site and requires the employee to be physically present at the assigned office location Monday through Friday during standard business hours. Regular, reliable on-site attendance is an essential function of this role.
Corgan creates opportunities for personal and professional growth that bring out the best in ourselves and those around us by sharpening skills, leveraging technology, and encouraging communication. Our commitment to the highest standards of professional ethics is unwavering. Our passion, drive for excellence, and abiding curiosity guide us each day in our interaction with our clients, partners, associates, and with each other. Corgan promotes a healthy work-life balance by removing obstacles and allowing you to focus on what you love doing, both inside and outside the office.
Join Corgan and help make amazing places at a place that makes you amazing!
*Only applications received through our website will be considered. For design positions, please also be sure to upload your portfolio or review of your application will be delayed. *
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