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Project Accountant with Deltek

Staff Financial Group
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 12/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/26/2027

Project Accountant - North Dallas

The Project Accountant will be monitoring the progress of projects, investigating variances, approving expenses, and ensuring that project billings are issued to customers and payments collected.

Responsibilities:
-Coordinate with project managers the set-up of projects in the Deltek Ajera system (budgets, plans, costs, invoicing, consultants)
-Maintain project-related records, including contracts and change orders
-Authorize the transfer of expenses into and out of project-related accounts
-Review and approve supplier invoices related to a project, code and enter into Ajera system.
-Review and approve time sheets for work related to a project
-Review account totals related to project assets and expenses
-Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management
-Confer with receivables staff regarding unpaid contract billings
-Report to management on project profitability, any opportunities for additional billings, and the remaining funding available for projects
-Create or approve all project-related billings to customers
-Investigate all project expenses not billed to customers
-Respond to requests for more detail from customers
-Each month update backlog of existing work and reported percentage of completion for each phase.
-Compile information for internal and external auditors as required
-Close out project accounts upon project completion
-Monthly summary to project manager, controller, and CFO on invoicing, % completes, and backlog. Interacts with central A/P for the input of vendor subconsultant invoices and payments based on terms


Requirements:
-3 years of experience in project accounting
-BS in Accounting with detailed knowledge of project contracts and change order documents.
-Hands on experience with Deltek Ajera is preferred and excellent Excel skills. (Vlookup and Pivot Tables)

Project Accountant - Chicago, IL

The Project Accountant will be monitoring the progress of projects, investigating variances, approving expenses, and ensuring that project billings are issued to customers and payments collected.

Responsibilities:
-Coordinate with project managers the set-up of projects in the Deltek Ajera system (budgets, plans, costs, invoicing, consultants)
-Maintain project-related records, including contracts and change orders
-Authorize the transfer of expenses into and out of project-related accounts
-Review and approve supplier invoices related to a project, code and enter into Ajera system.
-Review and approve time sheets for work related to a project
-Review account totals related to project assets and expenses
-Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management
-Confer with receivables staff regarding unpaid contract billings
-Report to management on project profitability, any opportunities for additional billings, and the remaining funding available for projects
-Create or approve all project-related billings to customers
-Investigate all project expenses not billed to customers
-Respond to requests for more detail from customers
-Each month update backlog of existing work and reported percentage of completion for each phase.
-Compile information for internal and external auditors as required
-Close out project accounts upon project completion
-Monthly summary to project manager, controller, and CFO on invoicing, % completes, and backlog. Interacts with central A/P for the input of vendor subconsultant invoices and payments based on terms


Requirements:
-3 years of experience in project accounting
-BS in Accounting with detailed knowledge of project contracts and change order documents.
-Hands on experience with Deltek Ajera is preferred and excellent Excel skills. (Vlookup and Pivot Tables)

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