Manager, Project Accounting

CDM Smith is a company committed to providing meaningful projects and a supportive work environment that fosters career growth and development. They are seeking a Manager, Project Accounting to lead and oversee the project accounting function for an assigned region or business unit, responsible for financial administration, compliance, and operational support. The role includes leading a team, partnering with various stakeholders, and driving continuous improvement through automation and technology-enabled solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Project Accounting professionals, including workload management, performance feedback, employee development, and resource planning
• Manage project accounting activities for projects of varying size and complexity, ensuring the accurate review and verification of project revenues, unbilled balances, revenue adjustments, and related financial transactions
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities while ensuring compliance with GAAP, company accounting policies, internal controls, and financial reporting requirements
• Partner with project managers, operations leaders, Trinnex leadership, Finance Systems, IT, and other stakeholders to improve project financial performance, reporting accuracy, billing support, and revenue recognition processes
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on process standardization, automation, workflow optimization, performance metrics, and AI-enabled solutions to improve efficiency, scalability, and service delivery
• Develop and maintain project accounting procedures and documentation, support audits and compliance initiatives, and identify opportunities to mitigate financial and operational risks
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• 8 years of related experience
• Advanced knowledge of project accounting principles, practices, and revenue recognition concepts
• Advanced proficiency with enterprise financial systems (such as Oracle) and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel
• Demonstrated experience leading, supervising, coaching, and developing accounting or financial operations teams
• Experience managing workloads, allocating resources, and driving team performance in a deadline-driven environment
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively partner with stakeholders across the organization
• Experience leading project accounting teams within an engineering, consulting, professional services, or project-based organization
• People leadership experience, including performance management, employee development, and succession planning
• Experience driving process improvement, automation, and operational excellence initiatives
• Experience supporting complex project portfolios and partnering with business leaders to improve financial performance