[Hiring] Project Accountant @CHA Consulting, Inc.

Role Description

Join a collaborative finance team where you'll gain valuable project accounting experience while helping drive the financial success of complex power and manufacturing projects.

In this role, you'll partner closely with project managers, engineers, and finance professionals to support project financial performance, contract compliance, billing, and reporting across a diverse portfolio of power delivery, industrial, and manufacturing projects.

What You'll Do:

• Manage the financial administration of an assigned project portfolio, including project setup, revenue methods, rates, budgets, organizational assignments, and intercompany billing in Deltek Vision.
• Review budget-to-actual variances, coordinate with project teams on necessary updates, and help maintain accurate estimates and project plans.
• Evaluate subconsultant invoices for accuracy and partner with Accounts Payable to support timely cost recording and payment.
• Generate and review project financial reports, identifying items that require follow-up or escalation.
• Support financial projections and forecasts by helping identify potential risks, opportunities, write-offs, and margin impacts.
• Review contracts, change orders, purchase orders, and subcontractor terms while monitoring compliance with contractual requirements, company policies, MWBE requirements, Certificates of Insurance, and applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements.
• Maintain key project documentation and assist with company financial, regulatory, and client audit activities.
• Prepare accurate draft invoices, obtain project manager approval, and submit completed invoice packages within established timelines.
• Monitor unpaid receivables and unbilled costs while coordinating with client Accounts Payable contacts and navigating external billing portals to support timely payment.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in project accounting, cost accounting, financial analysis, or a similar area required.
• Understanding of revenue accounting, invoicing practices, financial tracking, business systems, and project management systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Experience with Deltek Vantagepoint or a comparable enterprise accounting system highly preferred.
• Previous experience in a professional service, project-oriented, fast-paced, or high-volume environment.

Benefits

• Support impactful projects that help modernize energy infrastructure, enhance manufacturing operations, and strengthen critical facilities.
• Build expertise in project financial management systems, forecasting, compliance, and revenue recognition practices.
• Salary Range: $31.25 - $33.65 based on qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards.

Culture/EEO Statement

At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways – always searching, never settling – to achieve extraordinary results.

We celebrate the values of belonging and collaboration, and advocate for the full participation of all people in an environment free of discrimination. To support these values, we invite all qualified applicants to be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.