Syska Hennessy Group provides specialized consulting, engineering, and commissioning services for clients worldwide. Our staff provides consulting services throughout the project lifecycle, helping to plan, design, build and operate technically superior facilities.
Our dynamic work environment provides the optimal setting to take your engineering career to the next level. From our supportive culture, diverse workforce, and competitive compensation to our flexible work schedule Monday to Thursday in the office for 9 hours and Friday for 4 hours remotely at home and fun social events, it is everything you will need for an exciting, challenging, and rewarding career.
We currently have an exceptional opportunity for a self-motivated Project Accountant II to join our office in Chicago, IL. The ideal candidate will have good organizational skills, strong verbal and written communication skills and able to solve problems.
Job Responsibilities
As a Project Accountant II, you will have a full range of accounting responsibilities for projects assigned including adherence to accounting standards and processes, and contract compliance. You will establish and maintain excellent working relationships with our internal and external clients while utilizing the resources and best practices of our Accounting divisions. This role will also identify process improvements to maintain cost/profit center results and monitor progress against budgets/forecasts.
Project Accountant additional responsibilities:
- Monitor the Production Group’s actual vs. budget and report the reasons for variances. Prepare variance reports related to group performance
- Responsible for management of projects: opening, costing, tracking and financial closure
- Perform informal project reviews to assess proper revenue recognition on projects
- Monitor project revenue and assist the group managers in resolving variances
- Oversee the period close and ensure all required entries have been properly posted
- Conduct period end meetings to review performance and initiate corrective actions as required
- Coordinate all financial activities between the project/contract and the Accounting Department
- Responsible for handling and overseeing all aspects of the projects assigned such as financial objectives including budgeting, collections, and P&L detail review
- Actively partner with group managers to resolve T&Cs detrimental to the company as well as assisting with collection efforts
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to handle multiple projects of varying sizes
- Understanding of architectural engineering and construction industry, a plus
- Demonstrated ability to understand and follow specific contract terms and conditions
- Self-directed, able to multi-task and work with minimum supervision in deadline-sensitive environment
- Ideal candidate thrives in areas of initiative, quality of work, customer focus and troubleshooting
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent work experience
- 3+ years’ of experience in project accounting
- Microsoft Office Suite and Financial Force or similar industry software experience desired
- Must be flexible to work overtime
- This role will require you to be physically in the office
Benefits
As an employee with Syska Hennessy Group, you will be part of a global firm with an amazing history! We are committed to being the best, to advancing engineering design practice, and to supporting our clients with integrity. To make all of that happen, we rely on the talent, drive, enthusiasm, and the total job satisfaction of the great people who work here.
As a member of our highly collaborative team, we provide you with a flexible benefits package that reflects our respect for your workplace contributions, professional goals, and personal priorities. The personal benefits program at Syska Hennessy Group includes:
- Robust, comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance and supplemental benefit plans
- 401(k) plan with a generous employer matching program
- Training and professional development courses
- Professional development incentive bonuses
- Dynamic Employee Resource Groups
- Competitive Paid Time Off (PTO) policy
- Transit/parking employer stipend
- ½ day work from home Fridays all year long
At Syska, we promote an environment that is committed to embedding diversity and equality into the core of our business and culture. We empower our employees so they can take ownership for their work and development and strive to continually improve themselves and our firm. Syska is a place where you can build an exceptional career and have a lasting impact on the world.
Syska Hennessy Group
Integrating the best minds and technology to help clients create exceptional environments
The salary range listed below is for this particular job posting. Actual pay range for candidates will be commensurate with candidate’s experience, skillsets and competencies and may differ based on the cost of labor in their particular location.
Skills Required
- Associate degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent work experience
- 5 to 10 years of project accounting experience
- Ability to handle multiple projects of varying sizes
- Ability to understand and follow specific contract terms and conditions
- Ability to work independently, multitask, and meet deadlines
- Microsoft Office Suite experience
- FinancialForce or similar industry software experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- Understanding of the architectural engineering and construction industry
- Flexibility to work overtime
- Ability to work physically in the Chicago office
Syska Hennessy Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Syska Hennessy Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Syska Hennessy Group.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Half‑day Fridays, paid holidays, and a generous PTO program are emphasized across materials. Flexible work schedules further support time away.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Exam-fee reimbursement, paid study time, and incentive bonuses for select credentials are explicitly offered. These benefits connect compensation to licensure and professional growth, reducing early‑career costs.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with pre‑tax and Roth options and an employer match is advertised. Descriptions characterize the match as competitive for mid‑sized engineering firms, strengthening long‑term savings.
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What We Do
Consult ■ Engineer ■ Commission At Syska Hennessy Group, we create exceptional environments. By combining our expertise with all of the next generation tools that technology has to offer, we provide high performance engineering, consulting and commissioning solutions for the built environment. We are committed to being the best, to advancing engineering design practice, and to supporting our clients with integrity and commitment. Through our highly collaborative approach, we engage with our clients to help them meet their challenges head on. We embrace social responsibility, both in our workplace and in our design practice. Syska Hennessy Group has been ranked in ENR's Top 500 Design Firms Sourcebook as the #1 data center designer. We are proud of our portfolio of international projects which include some of the world’s most technically sophisticated buildings. To find out how we can help drive your business' success in a challenging economy, contact us
