The Role
Provides advanced budget and financial analysis for proposals and projects: prepares budgets, budget-to-actual reports, analyzes variances, supports RFP and proposal development, maintains monthly project reports and contract tracking, communicates budget information, and drives process improvements using Costpoint, Excel, and Microsoft Copilot.
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Summary
The Project Accountant III provides advanced budget and financial analysis support for contract proposals, project budgets, and organizational financial planning activities. Working in partnership with the Budget Manager and Controller, this position develops and maintains proposal budgets, budget to actual documents, and financial documentation. The Project Accountant III supports budget and proposal development, financial analysis, and process improvement initiatives using tools such as Costpoint, Excel, and Microsoft Copilot.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and maintain budgets, travel estimates, and supporting cost documentation for state and federal contract opportunities.
- Review solicitations, contracts, amendments, and related documents to ensure budgets and financial records align with all contractual requirements.
- Support Budget Manager in the development of proposal narratives, budgets, financial analysis, and related documentation.
- Prepare and update budget-to-actual documents to support project and organizational financial management.
- Monitor financial performance and analyze budget variances to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and support informed decision-making.
- Proper tracking of contracts as well as creating contract briefs.
- Responsible for the preparation, distribution, and maintenance of the monthly standard company project reports.
- Communicate budget information and finalize budget packages to project teams and organizational stakeholders and respond to budget-related inquiries.
- Maintain budget procedures, templates, and supporting documentation to promote consistency, accuracy, and compliance.
- Utilize Costpoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Copilot, and other financial tools to support budgeting, reporting, analysis, and process improvement initiatives
- Provide ad hoc financial analysis, reporting, and proposal support as assigned.
Key Responsibilities
Budget Development & Solicitation Support
Financial Planning & Analysis
Support & Process Improvement
Education and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting. (Master’s degree in accounting or MBA a plus).
- 5+ years of experience in budgeting, accounting, or financial analysis (governmental or healthcare experience a plus).
- Proven ability to present complex budget, financial, or accounting information, in a clear and actionable manner.
- Request for Proposal (RFP)/Procurement experience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, v-lookups, advanced formulas, and data visualization.
- Experience working with computerized accounting systems.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
Education and Qualifications
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Disclaimer
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, management reserves the right to revise the position or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, work load, rush jobs requiring non-regular work hours, or technological developments).
HSAG is an EEO Employer of Veterans protected under Section 4212.
If you have special needs and require assistance completing our employment application process, please feel free to contact us.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in accounting
- Master's degree in accounting or MBA
- 5+ years of experience in budgeting, accounting, or financial analysis
- Governmental or healthcare experience
- Proven ability to present complex budget, financial, or accounting information clearly
- RFP / procurement experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, advanced formulas, data visualization)
- Experience working with computerized accounting systems (e.g., Costpoint)
- Experience using Microsoft Copilot for financial tasks
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills
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The Company
What We Do
Health Services Advisory Group, Inc. (HSAG) is both a diversified Arizona-based quality innovation network-quality improvement organization (QIN-QIO) and an external quality review organization (EQRO).
