Manager, Project Accounting

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Bellaire, Texas

Full Time

Posted August 6, 2026

$123k - $175k· Est.

Climate Technology

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Job Description

Please note that the “Day in the Life” section is not intended to be an exhaustive list of job duties, but rather a representative snapshot of typical responsibilities and work experiences at RES.

Key Responsibilities

You will lead project accounting across RES’s portfolio of environmental restoration, mitigation, construction, and professional services projects. Your work will include ensuring projects are set up correctly in the system, with accurate contract values, budgets, billing terms, project structures, revenue recognition methods, and reporting requirements.
You will partner closely with project managers and operational leaders to review project performance, including revenue, gross profit, margins, estimates to complete, billing, cash, forecasts, and budget changes. You will help identify risks early, challenge assumptions, and support teams in developing accurate forecasts and corrective actions.
A key part of your role will be overseeing billing, collections, work-in-progress, unbilled and deferred revenue, reserves, and project closeout. You will also review financial adjustments, cost reclassifications, journal entries, change orders, and contract requirements to ensure project information is accurate and aligned with RES policies and US GAAP.
You will own key project accounting activities during month-end close, including revenue and cost accruals, percentage-of-completion updates, reconciliations, reporting, and audit support. You will work with Accounting and Finance partners to resolve system, timing, classification, and reporting issues.
As a people leader and business partner, you will coach and develop project accountants, improve team consistency, and help strengthen project accounting processes, tools, systems, and controls. You will build trusted relationships across Accounting, Finance, Operations, Commercial, Contracts, Legal, and project leadership while translating financial information into clear operational insights.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field,
Seven+ years of progressive accounting, finance, or project accounting experience in a project-based or similarly complex environment.
2+ years of experience leading, supervising, or developing accounting professionals.
Strong knowledge of project accounting, GAAP, revenue recognition, work-in-progress, forecasting, billing, and accounts receivable.
Ability to analyze project performance, identify risks and corrective actions, and partner effectively with project managers, operational leaders, and senior stakeholders.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with ERP, project accounting, or financial reporting systems.
Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with direct reports, cross-functional teams, and senior leadership.