Your Role
- Set the strategic vision for the Project Accounting function, aligning financial operations with firmwide goals and growth initiatives.
- Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team of managers and project accountants, fostering a culture of independent thinking, creative problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
- Serve as a key business partner to executive leadership, operations, and project management teams, providing financial insights that drive decision-making and profitability.
- Oversee the full project accounting lifecycle, from project setup to closeout, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency.
- Lead the development and implementation of scalable systems, tools, and processes that support growth and operational excellence.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including automation, reporting enhancements, and policy development.
- Provide executive-level reporting and analysis on project performance, revenue forecasting, and key financial metrics.
- Champion training and development programs for project teams to elevate financial literacy and operational alignment.
- Represent the Project Accounting function in cross-functional initiatives, system upgrades, and strategic planning efforts.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive experience in project accounting within the architecture, engineering, or construction (AEC) industry
- Proven experience in a leadership role with responsibility for strategy, team development, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; able to influence and build trust at all levels of the organization.
- A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Expertise in Microsoft Office; experience with Deltek Vantagepoint/Vision strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field required
Top Skills
What We Do
Established in 1972, Ware Malcomb is a contemporary and expanding full service design firm providing professional architecture, planning, interior design, civil engineering, branding and building measurement services to corporate, commercial/residential developer and public/institutional clients throughout the world. With office locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, the firm specializes in the design of commercial office, corporate, industrial, science & technology, healthcare, retail, auto, public/institutional facilities and renovation projects. Ware Malcomb is recognized as an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company and a Hot Firm by Zweig Group. The firm is also ranked among the top 15 architecture/engineering firms in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms and the top 25 interior design firms in Interior Design magazine’s Top 100 Giants. For more information, visit http://www.waremalcomb.com/news and view Ware Malcomb’s Brand Video at youtube.com/waremalcomb.
