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Project Accountant

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Boston, MA
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Boston, MA
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The Project Accountant manages payroll tracking, billing, financial reconciliation and compliance, ensuring financial accuracy for service lines.
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Job TitleProject Accountant

Job Description SummaryThe Project Accountant is responsible for supporting the financial management of various service lines by ensuring accurate payroll tracking, billing, and expense reconciliation. This role plays a key part in maintaining financial accuracy and compliance through daily, weekly, and monthly accounting activities, including payroll management, journal entries, and month-end close supportJob Description
  • Payroll Management:
    • Monitor and manage daily payroll hours within Kronos to ensure accuracy and compliance.
  • Billing & Invoicing:
    • Complete and submit MDFs (Master Data Forms) for approval.
    • Reconcile monthly CPM bill rates to ensure billing accuracy.
    • Update and maintain fixed price invoices as needed.
  • Financial Reconciliation & Reporting:
    • Reconcile labor hours on a weekly basis.
    • Reconcile expense details to ensure accuracy and proper allocation.
    • Create and submit journal entries as part of the month-end close process.
    • Support month-end close activities, including reporting and variance analysis.
  • Compliance & Documentation:
    • Ensure all financial documentation is accurate, complete, and in compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
    • Maintain organized records for audits and internal reviews.
  • Other Duties:
    • Perform additional accounting and administrative tasks assigned by management.

Requirements and Qualifications:

  • 1-3 years of project accounting experience; professional services experience preferred.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills that enable complex problems and solutions to be effectively articulated to all levels of the organization.
  • Ability to work with minimal direction in a highly collaborative manner to meet required deadlines and perform all necessary tasks.
  • “Hands-on” professional with a strong attention to detail and organizational skills





C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.  Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. 

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