Project Accountant Manager

About SureSite

SureSite is a telecom-focused infrastructure services firm established in 1999. For over 25 years, we have supported the wireless industry with quality-driven execution and disciplined operational performance. Our work spans telecom infrastructure and expanding EV charging development initiatives.

We operate in a project-based, execution-driven environment where financial precision, margin discipline, and liquidity management directly impact company performance.

This is a pivotal, hands-on role during a phase of financial strengthening and operational alignment.

Position Overview

The Project Accountant is responsible for protecting job margin integrity, maintaining cost accuracy, and strengthening project-level financial visibility. This role supports the Controller and partners directly with Project Managers and Operations to ensure disciplined cost tracking, reporting accuracy, and workflow efficiency.

The position requires strong project-based accounting expertise and a forward-thinking, technology-driven mindset focused on continuous process improvement.

Core Responsibilities

Project Cost Accounting & Margin Control

Set up and maintain project job cost structures, cost codes, and budgets

Monitor budget vs. actual performance and identify cost variances

Track committed costs, subcontractor agreements, and vendor obligations

Maintain accurate WIP schedules and support percent-complete revenue recognition

Analyze margin fade/gain and proactively escalate risk indicators

Ensure proper documentation and financial impact tracking of change orders

Reconcile project costs to POs, contracts, and billing milestones

Complete and drive accurate milestone billing and revenue timing

System Optimization & Accounting Infrastructure

Optimize accounting workflows

Strengthen job cost reporting reliability and data integrity

Identify process inefficiencies and implement scalable workflow improvements

Drive ERP system enhancements (Foundation preferred but not required)

AI-Driven Automation & Technology Leadership

Maintain a tech-forward mindset focused on leveraging AI and automation tools

Proactively identify opportunities to apply AI including

Cost coding accuracy and anomaly detection

Margin variance analysis and reporting insight

Use AI tools to enhance financial insight, forecasting support, and KPI visibility

The expectation is not theoretical AI interest — but practical application to improve speed, accuracy, and operational finance intelligence.

KPI Reporting & Operational Partnership

Strengthen project-level KPI dashboards (gross margin, labor utilization, billing cycle time, cash impact by project)

Provide real-time cost visibility to Project Managers

Complete and drive budget discipline through consistent reporting and reconciliation

Identify billing delays, cost overruns, and margin risk early

Serve as the financial accountability partner to Operations

Required Qualifications

3–5+ years of project-based accounting experience in telecom, construction, engineering, or infrastructure environments

Strong working knowledge of job costing, committed cost tracking, and WIP reporting

Experience with percent-complete revenue recognition

Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, variance modeling)

ERP experience required (Foundation strongly preferred)

Demonstrated experience improving accounting workflows or implementing automation tools preferred

Professional Profile

Systems-oriented and process disciplined

Detail-focused with strong documentation habits

Analytical and comfortable challenging inconsistencies

Operationally practical — understands field realities

Improvement-driven rather than maintenance-focused

Comfortable working with remote teams in California and the Pacific Northwest

Strategic Purpose of the Role

This role exists to:

Protect and improve project margins

Increase real-time cost transparency

Reduce manual accounting friction

Strengthen cash flow discipline

Support scalable growth without increasing administrative overhead

The Project Accountant will serve as the operational execution arm of the Controller, ensuring accounting precision, systems evolution, and financial visibility at the project level.