Project Accountant Manager

About SureSite

SureSite is a telecom-focused infrastructure services firm established in 1999. For over 25 years, we have supported the wireless industry with quality-driven execution and disciplined operational performance. Our work spans telecom infrastructure and expanding EV charging development initiatives.

We operate in a project-based, execution-driven environment where financial precision, margin discipline, and liquidity management directly impact company performance.

This is a pivotal, hands-on role during a phase of financial strengthening and operational alignment.

Position Overview

The Project Accountant is responsible for protecting job margin integrity, maintaining cost accuracy, and strengthening project-level financial visibility. This role supports the Controller and partners directly with Project Managers and Operations to ensure disciplined cost tracking, reporting accuracy, and workflow efficiency.

The position requires strong project-based accounting expertise and a forward-thinking, technology-driven mindset focused on continuous process improvement.

Core Responsibilities

Project Cost Accounting & Margin Control

• Set up and maintain project job cost structures, cost codes, and budgets
• Monitor budget vs. actual performance and identify cost variances
• Track committed costs, subcontractor agreements, and vendor obligations
• Maintain accurate WIP schedules and support percent-complete revenue recognition
• Analyze margin fade/gain and proactively escalate risk indicators
• Ensure proper documentation and financial impact tracking of change orders
• Reconcile project costs to POs, contracts, and billing milestones
• Complete and drive accurate milestone billing and revenue timing

System Optimization & Accounting Infrastructure

• Optimize accounting workflows
• Strengthen job cost reporting reliability and data integrity
• Identify process inefficiencies and implement scalable workflow improvements
• Drive ERP system enhancements (Foundation preferred but not required)

AI-Driven Automation & Technology Leadership

• Maintain a tech-forward mindset focused on leveraging AI and automation tools
• Proactively identify opportunities to apply AI including
  • Cost coding accuracy and anomaly detection
  • Margin variance analysis and reporting insight
• Use AI tools to enhance financial insight, forecasting support, and KPI visibility

The expectation is not theoretical AI interest — but practical application to improve speed, accuracy, and operational finance intelligence.

KPI Reporting & Operational Partnership

• Strengthen project-level KPI dashboards (gross margin, labor utilization, billing cycle time, cash impact by project)
• Provide real-time cost visibility to Project Managers
• Complete and drive budget discipline through consistent reporting and reconciliation
• Identify billing delays, cost overruns, and margin risk early
• Serve as the financial accountability partner to Operations

Required Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of project-based accounting experience in telecom, construction, engineering, or infrastructure environments
• Strong working knowledge of job costing, committed cost tracking, and WIP reporting
• Experience with percent-complete revenue recognition
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, variance modeling)
• ERP experience required (Foundation strongly preferred)
• Demonstrated experience improving accounting workflows or implementing automation tools preferred

Professional Profile

• Systems-oriented and process disciplined
• Detail-focused with strong documentation habits
• Analytical and comfortable challenging inconsistencies
• Operationally practical — understands field realities
• Improvement-driven rather than maintenance-focused
• Comfortable working with remote teams in California and the Pacific Northwest

Strategic Purpose of the Role

This role exists to:

• Protect and improve project margins
• Increase real-time cost transparency
• Reduce manual accounting friction
• Strengthen cash flow discipline
• Support scalable growth without increasing administrative overhead

The Project Accountant will serve as the operational execution arm of the Controller, ensuring accounting precision, systems evolution, and financial visibility at the project level.