Project Accountant

**Job Overview**

The Project Accountant position is fully responsible for performing job duties in the functional areas of accounting, customer service, and administrative support with primary focus on Project Accounting. This position will play key role in peer training and mentoring.

**Job Functions**
- Budget entry: review received budgets, work with ID & resolve potential issues
- Taxability: ensure appropriate exemption certificates are on file with tax department, work with tax department to ensure correct tax status
- Forecast maintenance: provide guidance and timely enter adjustments according to approval guidelines
- Change order maintenance: effectively communicate with project team for timely entry and compliant documentation
- Customer billings: prepare timely billings to optimize cash flow and adhere to milestones set forth in contracts, utilize customer portals as required
- Collections: work with collections department to resolve outstanding invoices, update notes in ERP
- Project close: perform close activities including ensuring communications with support (warranty) hand-off
- Maintain electronic files in accordance with Financial & Legal Control Guidelines and standard procedures including job cost tool, customer purchase order, contracts, vendor invoice(s), customer invoice(s)
- Provide year-end support of auditor requirements, including research
- Review & implement best practices based on contract demands (ex. T&M, Fixed, Mixed Contract, Zero Cost, etc.)
- Conduct monthly project financial reporting (PFR) meetings with related personnel
- Research project committed costs and cost to complete to optimize earned revenue monthly
- Prepare & distribute monthly reports, facilitate coordination with corporate accounting
- Understanding of PFR (interpretation)
- Ability to identify and correct issues/problem solve with mínimal assistance
- Ability to enhance and further develop reporting
- Monitoring of profitability and forecasting impacts, revenue recognition
- Liaison and work with business partners to identify, improve, & communicate processes, perform testing for implementation
- Provide training for new team members working in sales and project management as to expectations / requirements from accounting perspective

**Travel Requirements**
- 5% overnight travel (Travel expenses paid by Bastian Solutions)

**Preferred Skills and Required Qualifications**
- Demonstrated practical experience with ERP software and general Microsoft products, expertise in Microsoft Dynamics ERP software a plus
- Strong work ethic and commitment
- Ability to work well with a diverse group of peers under deadlines and respond to changes in priorities
- Self-motivated, pro-active, forward thinker capable of working independently and balancing workload to complete assignments within time constraints
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong organizational skills.
- General understanding of JSOX compliance

**About Bastian Solutions**

Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Advanced Logistics company, is an independent material handling and robotics system integrator providing automated solutions for distribution, manufacturing, and order fulfillment centers around the world. Our team specializes in consulting, system design, project management, maintenance, and installation, while sourcing the best equipment and automation technology. We take great pride in providing exceptional service and flexibility to our customers.

In addition to exciting work at a growing company, we offer the following benefits:

- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with a company match
- Vacation/Holiday Pay
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Volunteer Work
- Professional Associations, Conferences and Subscriptions
- Company Meetings & Events

Bastian Solutions does not work outside recruiting agencies. No solicitation phone calls please.