Project Finance Specialist
Responsibilities
- Manage purchasing from start to finish: create purchase orders, enter vendor bills, record receipt of goods and services, and match them to invoices in QuickBooks.
- Create and send customer estimates and invoices based on project milestones, billing schedules, and approved change orders.
- Track labor hours against project budgets and invoice hours accurately and on time.
- Build and monitor project budgets, comparing budget to actual costs and flagging overruns or margin risk early.
- Prepare monthly reports on project costs, hours, margins, and purchasing for Operations, Finance, and Leadership.
- Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable, including vendor payments, collections follow-up, and aging reports.
- Support month-end close, including account reconciliations, accruals, and work-in-progress (WIP) reporting.
- Partner with project teams on job costing, change orders, and billing milestones so financial data matches project status.
- Maintain accurate financial records and documentation in QuickBooks, SharePoint, and other systems of record.
- Improve purchasing, invoicing, and budgeting processes and controls as the company grows.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5 to 10 years of experience in accounting, project accounting, or finance roles, with a track record of managing purchasing, invoicing, and budget tracking; automation, manufacturing, or engineering environments preferred.
- Advanced QuickBooks experience, including purchase orders, bills, estimates, invoicing, and reconciliations.
- Working knowledge of job costing, WIP reporting, and month-end close.
- Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, budget tracking) and proficiency with Microsoft Office, plus the ability to learn internal tools
- High attention to detail and accuracy, with sound judgment in handling confidential financial information.
- Comfortable managing multiple projects, deadlines, and billing cycles at once.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills for working with project teams, vendors, and customers.
- A dependable self-starter who takes ownership and follows through without close supervision.
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