Our Business
We are a global leader in environmental consulting - made stronger with the recent acquisition of Wood’s Environment & Infrastructure business and Golder - with world-class expertise in environmental, social and governance (ESG), climate resiliency & sustainability (CRS), and earth sciences. Combined we have over 20,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide collaborating daily to protect and conserve natural landscapes, create firm foundations for communities to stand on, and champion sustainable development to combat climate change.
As part of the team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from across the globe.
This Opportunity
WSP USA has a career opportunity for a Project Accountant to join New England our team. The ideal candidate will perform a financial function including interacting with Project Managers to ensure accurate and timely billing and revenue recognition. We offer a varied and interesting diversity of clients and projects. We would love you to join our team of friendly, hard-working, dedicated, and collaborative professionals. Our ideal candidate has 3-5 years of related work experience and has great communication and attention to detail skills. If you are seeking challenging work and are committed to quality, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity. Experience working with an Engineering/Consulting firm is preferred but not required.
Your Impact
- For assigned projects, apply learned accounting expertise relating to project resources, labor and expenses, investigating project variances and submitting variance reports to management.
- Verify contract and change order characteristics for projects that are medium-sized and/or of a moderate-level of complexity, including reading and interpreting contract language, method of compensation, modifications, purchase orders, and subcontract/consultant terms.
- Monitor key indicators for managing and analyzing problem projects, keeping project managers and/or project accounting manager informed on any noted concerns.
- Responsible for ensuring draft invoices from billing are accurate based on the contract requirements agreed upon with the client; identifying any needed corrections, obtains Project Manager documentation and signature. Finalizes the invoice approval with the Project Manager/billing team and submits the invoice to the client.
- Subcontract management and coordination with Contract Administrators. This includes evaluating subconsultant invoice submittals for accuracy, establish and maintain purchase orders for subconsultants, and requests and follows up on subcontractor payment requests with Accounts Payable.
- Identify and record unpaid contract billings, following up on any delinquent accounts receivable and/or unbilled costs.
- Respond to requests for more detail from clients, investigate all project expenses not billed to clients, and review and approve all project-related billings to clients.
- Attend project-related meetings to inform the team regarding the current status of project financials, articulating problem projects and following up on any identified actions as discussed.
- Create and submit government reports related to projects.
- Actively participate as member of New England US Team.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Associate or bachelor’s degree in accounting, Business, or closely-related discipline (or demonstrated proven equivalent experience).
- 1 to 3 years of relevant experience in project accounting and .
- Experience working with an Engineering / Consulting firm project teams preferred.
- Self-starter with friendly customer service skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with Oracle preferred (but not required).
- Proficiency with office automation and accounting software, technology, math principles, spreadsheets, MS Excel, pivot tables, formulas, data format/sort/filter, VLOOKUP, predictive models, and tools.
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