Overland Park, Kansas
Project Accountant Job Opening in Overland Park, Kansas - The project accountant is responsible for overseeing the financial health of the Program by analyzing costs and revenue for a variety of projects.
Responsibilities
Effectively communicate with Project Managers (PM) regarding contract documents, change orders and other contract modifications, approvals, and any additional services related to billing.
Prepare final invoice package containing draft and final invoices for all billable projects, including all applicable backup for approval by the PM.
Submit client invoices via software systems as required by client and maintain proper internal invoice files for our records.
Assess and pursue opportunities for maximization of client billing; communicate with the Program Controller, as to your observations and actions taken.
Research any unbilled issues to optimize the billing possibilities for the billing period.
Maintain the billing folders for all projects, with all the appropriate documents, including expenses, consultant invoices, and monthly invoices, in accordance with standard procedures.
Provide the accounts payables team member with advice on client billing, relative to consultant invoicing and reimbursable expenses. It is expected that the Project Accountant maintain a continuous line of communication to clear any open issues.
Work with the cash receipts team member to reconcile variances that occur in the application of cash.
Generate and distribute weekly and monthly transaction reports.
Review weekly transactions posted to assigned projects and perform adjustments to ensure proper categorization of billing entries, as directed by the Program Controller/PM. Review weekly time sheets, along with the accounting group.
Write off any uncollectible receivables, labor or expenses, as directed by the Program Controller/PM, in accordance with standard procedures.
Monthly analysis of P&L account reconciliations, as assigned by the Finance Manager.
Recommend and implement agreed process improvements to the billing cycle, revenue management and accounts receivable.
Prepare special project analyses for the PMs and others.
Provide year-end support of auditor requirements, which may include research and reconcilement, as directed.
Compile data for quarterly metrics reporting to clients.
Perform additional assignments as needed.
Communicate and coordinate with the local offices.
Track status of collection work as needed for assigned set of clients.
Ensure proper project costing and perform profitability analysis by client monthly.
UnitedLex is committed to preserving the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all the physical and electronic information assets throughout the organization. Consistent with the UnitedLex ISMS policy and the ISO 27001 standard, every employee is responsible for complying with UnitedLex information security policies and reporting all security concerns, weaknesses and breaches.
Qualifications
Bachelor?s Degree or some college courses in accounting or business preferred.
Intermediate to advanced computer literacy, including experience in word processing, spreadsheets and accounting software. Advanced literacy in Microsoft Excel preferred.
More than 5 years of billing and receivables, with at least 2-3 years in professional services environment.
Project costing experience a plus.
Knowledge of Dynamics AX or other accounting platform, a plus.
A thorough knowledge of standard contract terms, including hourly, lumps sum, not-to-exceed and how they are applied in the billing process.
Ability to work well with others under deadline situations and respond to changes in priorities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong organizational skills.
Ability to work independently, take initiative, set priorities and see projects through to completion.
Employ problem-solving skills and analysis, and report problems as necessary.
Strong service orientation.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy is a must.
Collaborative team player.
Knowledge of the project structure in a client/consultant business environment.
Experience working with executives across multiple locations, a strong plus.
Proven ability to accomplish tasks and produce results with minimal direction.
Creative thinker with the ability to identify issues or inefficiencies, and then proactively respond and implement to streamline the process for the future.
Why UnitedLex
UnitedLex is an award-winning global leader in Legal Services Outsourcing with over 1800 attorneys, engineers, and consultants in thirteen global offices and three world class data centers. Headquartered in Overland Park, KS, on the Sprint Campus, the company was founded in 2006 with the singular mission to improve the performance of law departments, law firms, and academic institutions. We provide unparalleled state of the art solutions to our clients in North America, Europe and Asia. Our work utilizes insight, technology, and resources to reduce costs and solve complex legal and business challenges and is focused in the areas of: eDiscovery and Litigation Support, Intellectual Property, Contracts, Immigration, Data Forensics, Cyber Security, and law firm domain and support services functions.
Full-time UnitedLex employees enjoy competitive insurance benefits (health, dental, vision, short term disability, and life), plus paid holidays and paid time off. The company also provides a wide selection of other group benefits and a 401(k), with a 100% vested company match. As a fast growing company, we are committed to hiring talented individuals, providing a great workplace culture, continuously developing our employees, and providing interesting, challenging, and innovative work.
UnitedLex is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.
Job Type: Full-time
Job Location:
Overland Park, KS
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
Billing: 5 years
Project Accounting: 5 years
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