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About The Role
Solar Landscape is seeking a Project Accountant to be responsible for financial oversight at the project level, with primary ownership of forecasted cost at completion (CAC/EAC) and budget integrity across assigned projects. This role partners directly with Project Managers (PMs) to develop, validate, and monitor cost forecasts on a monthly basis, while also acting as a financial control checkpoint to ensure disciplined budget adherence.
The position sits at the intersection of project execution and finance, providing structured cost visibility, enforcing budget controls, and improving project-level financial predictability.
Responsibilities
1. Cost at Completion (EAC/CAC) Ownership
- Own and maintain monthly Estimated/Anticipated Cost at Completion at the project level.
- Partner with Project Managers to:
- Review committed costs, actuals, and pending exposures.
- Identify forecast variances and risk areas.
- Update cost projections based on scope changes and field intelligence.
- Ensure forecast integrity through documented assumptions and variance explanations.
- Escalate material risks or budget overruns with recommended mitigation strategies.
2. Budget Management & Entry
- Support project budget setup and changes within financial systems.
- Validate that budgets are properly structured (cost codes, categories, contingencies).
- Monitor budget vs. actual vs. committed spend.
- Identify discrepancies and coordinate corrective action with PMs and Finance.
- Maintain clean budget hygiene and audit-ready documentation.
3. Budget Adherence & PM Support
- Serve as a financial partner to the PM team to maintain cost discipline.
- Provide structured reporting on budgets vs actuals, committed costs, forecast variances.
- Flag early warning indicators of budget overrun.
- Support PMs in corrective planning (reallocations, contingency usage, cost mitigation strategies).
4. Project Purchase Order Management
- Monitor PO issuance against approved budgets.
- Ensure POs align to approved cost codes and budget limits, and that proper documentation and approvals are in place.
- Identify and resolve open or stale commitments to maintain accurate committed cost reporting.
- Partner with Procurement and PMs to improve PO discipline.
- Monitor the aging of customer billings and follow up as required. Submit monthly reports on Accounts Receivable (A/R) Aging to management.
- Review project Accounts Payable (A/P) to ensure correct coding and entry.
- Process change orders, contracts, release of liens and subcontractor payment applications.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Construction Management, or related field.
- 3–7+ years of experience in project accounting, cost management, construction finance, or project controls.
- Strong understanding of:
- Budget development and tracking
- Cost forecasting (EAC/CAC methodologies)
- Commitment accounting
- PO lifecycle management
- Advanced Excel proficiency; ERP/project accounting system experience preferred.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with project teams and finance.
- Strong analytical, documentation, and process discipline skills.
Key Competencies
- Forecasting rigor
- Financial controls orientation
- Detail oriented
- Risk identification and mitigation
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Project costing & accounting best practices
Performance Outcomes
Success in this role will be measured by
- Accuracy and reliability of monthly cost-at-completion forecasts.
- Reduction in budget overruns due to improved early detection.
- Clean PO lifecycle management (minimal stale commitments).
- Improved adherence to budget approval controls.
- Increased financial visibility for PM leadership and Finance.
