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Project Accountant

This Opportunity:

POWER Engineers, member of WSP, is seeking a Project Accountant for our Power Delivery Project Services Group in the Northwest region. The Project Accountant works closely with Project Managers in the financial management of projects. The ideal candidate has intermediate accounting knowledge, can interact with key project team members, and requires little supervision.

Your Impact:

Specifically, the Project Accountant works with their Project Managers and handles everything involving the financial side of the project, including project initiation, budgets, expenditure tracking, invoicing, status reports, management of unbilled costs, purchase requisitions, percent complete updates, accounts receivable, accruals, etc. The individual will also work with Project Managers on contracts, subcontracts, and change order documents.

Decision-making skills, the ability to work in a team environment, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize and exercise good judgment are required to handle these responsibilities successfully. The individual should be a self-starter with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines, have a client service attitude, and have strong organization, communication, and document coordination skills. The Project Accountant will work in Microsoft Dynamics.

Who You Are:

+ Six (6) or more years of related experience

+ Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Word, and Excel

+ Intermediate knowledge of an ERP system or accounting software

+ Strong communication and writing skills

+ Advanced analytical skills

+ Willing to work both independently and as part of a team

Preferred Qualifications:

+ A degree in business, accounting, or finance is preferred

+ ERP experience is preferred

+ Detailed knowledge of project contracts and change order documents is preferred

+ Certified Associate of Project Management (CAPM) is preferred

Disclaimer:

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.