Project Accountant Jobs

Description

Verista’s 700 experts team up with the world’s most recognizable brands in the life science industry to solve their business needs. Whether it’s compliance, quality management, verification, validation, automation, IT infrastructure, data analysis, manufacturing, or packaging, we deliver solutions that are right the first time.

Our ability to grow is driven by world-class people who thrive in a team environment and share our mission to enable life sciences clients to improve lives. Our talented and dedicated professionals are committed to making an impact every day.

Company Culture Guidelines & Values:

• We constantly acquire new skills and learn from our experiences to enhance our collective expertise.
• We have the courage to do the right thing.
• We encourage an inclusive environment where our colleagues feel respected, engaged, and challenged.
• We commit to client success at every turn.
• We empower and support our colleagues.

The Project Accountant executes customer billings & collections, expense report processing, vendor payable functions, and certain report preparation for projects pertaining to a specified group of customer accounts. The position is responsible for working with clients, vendors, subcontractors, and with internal employees. This position is responsible for adherence to A/P and A/R policies and procedures and reports to the Accounting Manager.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Preparing revenue and project profitability reporting for a specified group of customer accounts.
• Billing for all billable resources performing services for a specified group of customer accounts.
• Reviewing and processing vendor invoices charged to assigned projects.
• Maintaining accounting ledgers by posting monthly account transactions.
• Completing setup of Projects in Financial Force by reviewing information transferred from Salesforce and attaching POs and SOWs that support the company’s contractual right to bill.
• Maintaining financial security by adhering to internal accounting controls.
• Collecting accounts by tracking invoices in customer portals, contacting customers’ A/P resources; investigating circumstances of non-payment; negotiating and escalating issues; expediting payments.
• Reviewing and processing expense reports charged to assigned projects.

Requirements

• 3+ years as a staff accountant
• Experience using Excel to develop complex models.
• B. S. Degree in Business (Accounting or Finance preferred)

Required Skills

• Exceptional proficiency with MS Office products, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS PowerPoint
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously with accuracy and within timeline assigned
• Word (work with large documents containing tables, TOC, styles, track changes)
• Proven organizational skills
• Excel (create, modify charts, filter data, use of functions within multiple worksheets)
• Detailed -oriented
• Successful candidates for this position will meet the following criteria:

Required Abilities

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Will need to communicate via phone and email. Must be professional and demonstrate a positive attitude.
• Willingness and desire to be challenged
• Ability to work in a group
• Self-motivated
• Demonstrated capability to deliver on the Manager Responsibilities previously defined
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Positive attitude

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• Significant desk work on a computer
• Lifting requirements – 35 lbs. per OSHA requirements.
• FLSA executive and professional positions paid on salary basis, where project requirements and tight client deadlines may require workweeks in excess of 40 hours (including weekends or holidays)
• Ability to travel as required in support of client projects.

Benefits

Why Verista?

• Paid Maternity, Parental Leave and Bereavement
• High growth potential and fast paced organization with a people-focused culture
• Company paid Life, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability insurances
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (Employer Matching benefit)
• Leadership development training, career planning, and tuition reimbursement
• Company paid medical premiums for Employee option.
• Competitive pay plus performance-based incentive programs
• Paid Time Off (Rollover Option) and Holidays
• Team Social Activities (We have fun!)
• Dental & Vision insurances
• Employee Recognition
• Health Savings Account
• Employee Referral Program

Verista is a leading business, technology and compliance company that enables clients to improve health and improve lives. We help clients solve their most critical and complex challenges across the GxP lifecycle, from preclinical and clinical to commercialization, manufacturing, and distribution. This experience brings together decades of knowledge, the most advanced engagement platforms, as well as transformative technologies. This allows clients to benefit from the ease, efficiency, and trust that results from working with one partner who excels across specialties.

For more information about our company, please visit us at Verista.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

• Verista is an equal-opportunity employer.