Project Accountant

Dewberry, a growing A&E service company, is looking for a Project Accountant to join its Corporate Accounting and Financial Services Team. The position will be located in our Fairfax, VA office.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you're an experienced professional or a new graduate, you'll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call "Dewberry at Work," that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Review and support project setup.

• Review contracts.

• Provide contract billing support to multiple Project Managers.

• Interpret contracts from a billing and cost perspective.

• Approve and process credit write-off of any project-related billings.

• Close out projects in the accounting system upon completion.

• Assist the Financial group with compiling information for internal and external audits.

• Assist Accounts Receivable with unknown payment received.

• Authorize and process labor and expense transfers into and out of projects.

• Assist with the new ERP transition. Help educate and coach Project Managers and Project Manager Designates in the new system.

• Assist with updating the Project Accountant procedures and processes manual.

• Participate in the weekly Project team meetings to help improve the work processes.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in dealing with Federal and Commercial contracts, including billing experience with Lumpsum, Time & Material, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, and Units billing basis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, as well as JD Edwards and DELTEK VantagePoint.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel to local offices.

Don't meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employee's. So if you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry's background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

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