Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Are you a seasoned accounting professional with a passion for cost controls and project management? Our client, a leader in their industry, is seeking a  Growth Projects Accountant for a  long-term contract position at their downtown Houston office. If you have a background in finance, accounting, construction management, or business, this role offers the opportunity to work closely with engineering project teams and make an impact on high-profile initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

As a Growth Projects Accountant, you will:

1. Leverage advanced cost analyst skills to deliver comprehensive cost control support for engineering projects.
2. Analyze and communicate the financial impacts of scope changes, contract values, cost trends, project contingencies, and more to departmental leadership.
3. Assist with project approvals, invoice coding, payments, and reconciliation, ensuring alignment with contracts.
4. Track project actuals and commitments in detail, prepare detailed monthly forecasts, and deliver essential project metrics.
5. Provide quarterly accruals, input for contracts and work offers, re-classes, and maintain documentation for project files.
6. Address ad-hoc requests as needed, adapting to the dynamic project environment.

Education and Experience:

• 5–10 years of relevant experience in a similar role.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, construction management, or business (or equivalent related experience).

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal communication and judgment skills to professionally challenge and evaluate critical assumptions and activities.
• Proficiency in financial software packages and ability to collaborate with Project Managers to resolve project-related financial issues.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel (e.g., pivot tables, managing large data sets).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience within the pipeline industry.
• Familiarity with SAP systems.

Work Environment and Conditions

• Primarily office-based with normal working conditions.
• Ability to sit or remain stationary for 50% of the time.
• Occasional overnight travel may be required.

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