Key Responsibilities
- Monitor project financial performance by tracking costs, revenue, and profitability while analyzing variances and providing insights to project teams for cost optimization.
- Review project costs and expenses to ensure compliance with budgets, identify variances or errors, and recommend corrective actions as needed.
- Prepare and distribute regular financial reports to project managers and senior management highlighting key financial metrics.
- Generate accurate and timely client invoices, ensuring compliance with contract terms and billing schedules.
- Monitor accounts receivable and follow up on outstanding payments to ensure timely collection and issue resolution.
- Reconcile subcontractor expenses and ensure timely, accurate disbursements.
- Support project closeout by verifying financial documentation, updating project systems, and ensuring records are accurate and complete.
- Assist in preparing audit documentation and maintaining compliance with company accounting policies and internal controls.
- Communicate effectively with internal departments and external stakeholders to provide timely updates and resolve financial discrepancies.
- Identify and recommend improvements to accounting systems and processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
- 2–4 years of project accounting experience.
- Experience with Deltek VantagePoint strongly preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Intermediate knowledge of Adobe Acrobat.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive and resourceful approach.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
- Dependable, self-directed, and consistent in driving tasks forward without requiring close supervision.
Perks & Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Generous paid time off
- Flexible spending account (FSA)
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance
- Annual discretionary bonus program
Top Skills
What We Do
GHJ is an accounting and advisory firm that specializes in nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Previous recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Employee Champion For Life Work Harmony Award and named a “Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal eight times since 2008, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future.
GHJ works as a business advocate for its clients — providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for growth. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms across major cities throughout the U.S. and the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to better serve its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 158 countries across the globe and over 775 offices worldwide.
Also ranked as a top-20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, GHJ has 15 partners and more than 160 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).
