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**Job Title:** Project Accountant

**Location:** Long Beach, CA

**Job Type:** Full-Time | Salary: $80,000 – $95,000 DOE

Overview:

A leading provider of geotechnical and environmental remediation services is seeking a **Project Accountant** to support dynamic project teams. This role serves as a key financial liaison between operations and accounting, ensuring that project financials are accurate, timely, and support effective decision-making.

We’re looking for someone who is detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who can communicate clearly across both financial and non-financial stakeholders, offering creative solutions that challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Ensure timely submission and approval of timesheets.

+ Review and validate payables against vendor contracts before processing.

+ Accurately code expenditures by job, equipment, or G&A classification.

+ Prepare billing reports and support project managers with client invoicing.

+ Monitor project budgets, staffing, billing structures, and work plans.

+ Provide project managers with financial reports, budget updates, and forecasts.

+ Assist in collection efforts and proposal financial analysis as needed.

+ Participate in month- and year-end close and audit documentation.

+ Maintain up-to-date weekly project financials.

+ Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s degree or recognized qualification in Accounting or Finance.

+ 3–5 years of project accounting experience, ideally in construction or engineering.

+ Strong analytical and communication skills.

+ Proven ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines.

+ Familiarity with US GAAP and multi-currency/international accounting.

+ Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

+ ERP experience (Vista, Sage, Deltek, or similar) preferred.

+ Experience with certified payroll and supporting offshore/international operations is a plus.

Working Conditions:

+ Office-based with occasional exposure to field site environments.

+ Must be able to sit, stand, stoop, and lift light items as needed.

+ Vision and hearing abilities required for typical office tasks.

**Pay Details:** $80,000.00 to $95,000.00 per year

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

+ The California Fair Chance Act

+ Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

+ Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

+ San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance