Project Accounting Manager

Description :

• Be a team leader, providing oversight to a team of accountants.
• Provide detailed analysis and reporting on project or program status within an established system of project controls.
• Be responsible for analysis, developing and reporting associated with various project controls job duties, such as project baseline, work package agreements, cost control, cost estimation, earned value management (EVM), projections, variance analysis, schedules, project / program / portfolio integration or technical project reviews.
• Serve as the centralized point of contact to internal and external business.
• Team with technical staff, project leads and managers to make recommendations to influence key decision-makers within the scope of project controls (work breakdown structure, schedule, and budget / cost).
• Utilize information management, access controls management, configuration management, program integration and communications and risk management processes to support project teams.
• Assist with client interactions, including arranging, documenting periodic reviews, tracking project management deliverables, and presenting project management status to external or internal clients.
• Analyze, prepare, validate, and maintain cost estimates, detailed baseline budgets, work package agreements, and monthly cost variance reports, in collaboration with project managers.
• Utilize earned value management techniques or other management techniques to understand relationships between planned work, executed work, and actual costs.

Qualifications :

• 5+ years of direct Project Accounting experience within the AEC field (Architecture, Engineering, or Construction).
• 2+ years of people-management / supervision / leadership preferred.
• Experience with project baselines, project controls, cost estimation, EVN earned value management, and variance analysis.
• Experience with Tier 1 / Tier 2 ERP Accounting Software Pronto and Oracle preferred.
• Experience with process improvement / rolling out new policies to a team preferred.

About Aston Carter :

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies.

We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence.

With offices across the ., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through :

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.