Job Description:

Project Accountant

Job Locations

US-VA-Alexandria

Overview

MPR Associates, Inc. (MPR), a thriving multi-discipline, specialty engineering services and consulting firm, is seeking a capable and motivated Project Accountant to join our Finance and Accounting team. If you are seeking a unique, challenging, and rewarding career opportunity, MPR may be the right company for you.

Founded in 1964, MPR has a wide and growing client base in the fields of power and energy, federal services, and health and life sciences. We work throughout the United States as well as internationally. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, we also have offices in East Lyme, Connecticut and Chelmsford, Massachusetts. MPR makes challenging projects successful, delivering safe and reliable technical solutions across the entire project or product life-cycle to benefit our clients and society as a whole. We hire the best and brightest, which results in a high-performance culture built on trust and respect, making MPR an exceptional place to work.

General Job Description

The Project Accountant will proactively work with Project Managers (PMs) and be accountable for project setup, project file maintenance, monitoring progress of assigned projects, and ensuring that projects are invoiced timely to customers and payments are collected in adherence to contract terms (Deltek Vision). The Project Accountant will be an integral part of the accounting team, working with accounting professionals, engineers and other administrative professionals. This role has the opportunity to grow as there are key responsibilities we expect to transfer to this position in the near future. High performing applicants will be able to work remotely a portion of each work week. This is a full-time, exempt position in MPR's Old Town Alexandria, VA office.

Duties/Responsibilities

Utilize accounting system (Deltek Vision) to drive the billing and invoicing process for contracts.
• Support contract routing process in accordance with internal quality control program policies and procedures.


• Effectively communicate with Project Managers (PMs) regarding contract documents, project set-up, change orders, modifications, approvals, and any requests related to billing.


• Review and process employee expense reports. Ensure completeness and accuracy.


• Prepare monthly and off-cycle invoices (draft and final) for billable projects, supported by detail charge reports and applicable copies of expense receipts (for T&M projects).


• Prepare milestone invoices as directed by PMs (for Fixed Fee projects).


• Resolve questions on invoices and interface with PMs and client counterparts.


• Assess and pursue opportunities to maximize client billing. Discuss unbilled amounts with PMs to optimize billing opportunities for the period.


• Follow up with PMs and client on outstanding accounts receivable balances.


• Prepare special project analyses for the PMs and others.


• Perform additional assignments, as directed by the Director of Finance and Accounting.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in accounting or a related field.


• 1 to 2+ years' experience client billing for a professional services firm is a plus.


• Working knowledge of basic accounting principles.


• Experience with Deltek (Vision/Vantage point) is a plus.


• Experience with Elevia's Electronic Invoicing (Deltek add-on).

Skills

• Ability to work collaboratively across functional teams.


• Exceptional time and project management skills.


• Must have sound interpersonal, communication, organization and analytic skills.


• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.


• High degree of accuracy, attention to detail and confidentiality.


• Logical problem solving and demonstrated ability to organize and move project tasks forward in an orderly and structured fashion.


• Demonstrated aptitude in designing and maintaining electronic spreadsheets.


• Effectively communicate issues/problems and results that impact timelines, accuracy and reliability of financial/billing data.


• Proficiency in MS Office suite; specifically MS Excel.


• Ability to work independently, take initiative, set priorities and see tasks through to completion.


• Knowledge of standard contract terms, including time and material and fixed fee, and how they are applied in the billing process.


• Strong service orientation.


• Seek to take ownership of work and implement ideas to increase efficiency.


• Persistent, questioning attitude and ability to accept that in others.


• Strong desire to grow as a professional.

MPR offers a great work environment, and generous compensation with annual profit sharing bonus and retirement contribution.

MPR Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, who participates in E-Verify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other classification as required by applicable law. MPR is a certified Virginia Values Veterans (V3) employer.

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