Project Accountant - Brightworks Sustainability

Brightworks Sustainability is seeking a highly capable Project Accountant to join our Strategic Operations team. The Project Accountant will report to the Director of Financial Management and primarily focus on supporting the Consulting team’s project financials, billing, and contract management support. As part of the Finance group, this position will work closely with all levels of the firm to support the project management and external clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide a customer service-oriented approach to assisting multiple Directors and Consultants with the successful financial delivery of projects and use of the ERP system, Deltek Vantagepoint.

• Conduct accurate contract documentation, administration, and maintenance including fee and budget entry within Deltek Vantagepoint.

• Assist Directors and Consultants with drafting required change orders and work with client to obtain required approvals.

• Support Finance team with client invoice generation and submittals, collections management, project budgeting, and assistance on time sheets and expense reports.

• Monitor and help manage Accounts Receivable, work to resolve any client payment delays and keep stakeholders updated on status of payment.

• Research issues related to unbilled time and expense and seek to resolve or identify missing subconsultant invoices.

• Provide support processing weekly payments and deposits

• Perform other duties as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of professional services accounting experience within the AEC field.

• Deltek Vantagepoint software (or similar ERP) experience:

  • Advanced understanding of the Hubs, Transaction Center, Billing and Resource Management modules.

  • Experience with Cash Management, Accounting and General Ledger Hubs a plus.

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and proficiency with other Microsoft software and systems including Word, Teams, OneNote, PowerPoint, SharePoint.

• High level of problem-solving ability and ability to exercise critical thinking skills in a dynamic environment.

• Excellent verbal and written communication including grammar, punctuation, proofreading, spelling, and telephone skills.

• Detail-oriented and attention to accuracy. Must be well-organized and flexible with the ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.

• Good interpersonal skills to work closely with all levels of stakeholders

Education Requirement: Associate degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience in lieu of a degree

Experience Required: 2+ years’ accounting experience, preferably in the AEC industry

Software Experience Required: 2+ years' experience with Deltek Vantagepoint (or similar ERP)

Classification: Full-time, non-exempt

Direct Reports: None

Compensation

The hourly rate range for this position is $29.28 - $33.32. Starting pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, external market value, internal pay equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. Starting rate offers will typically be made in the bottom half of the listed range. In compliance with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Acts, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Location

This position is located in Brightworks’ headquarters office in the Pearl District.

Brightworks offers hybrid work schedules. This position is not eligible to be fully remote.

About Brightworks Sustainability

One of the first sustainability consulting firms in the United States, Brightworks Sustainability has enjoyed a position of leadership and innovation in sustainability since its founding in 2001. We help our clients establish and implement operational sustainability programs that reduce their environmental footprints, advance their sustainability journeys, and increase their operational performance.

Brightworks’ creative and multi-disciplinary staff offer expertise in the following areas:

• Sustainable and Healthy Buildings

• Sustainable and Healthy Materials

• Energy Analysis and Optimization

• Building Performance, Operations, and Maintenance

• Corporate Sustainability and ESG Programs

Leaders in their industries, our major clients include Bank of America, Brookfield, Facebook, The Green Cities Company (Formerly Gerding Edlen), GUCCI, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Uber, and UCLA, among others.

Your Experience As A Member of Brightworks’ Team

Our team members routinely cite the following aspects of their experience at Brightworks as most valuable to them:

• Making a difference

• High degree of flexibility

• Learning and growth

• Amazing colleagues

• Great clients and projects

• Recognition for performance

• Competitive compensation

You will be treated as an important strategic contributor, and you will be expected to make important contributions to the business while growing professionally, intellectually, personally, socially, and financially.

A certified B Corp since 2010, Brightworks Sustainability is committed to benefiting society while serving its customers. From 2012-2017, Brightworks received B Corp’s “Best for the Environment” honor. From 2018 to the present, Brightworks has received B Corp’s “Best for Workers” honor.

Compensation / Total Rewards

Our salaries are competitive and commensurate with experience. Additionally, we provide generous employee benefits that include:

• Flexible schedules

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Life and short-term & long-term disability insurance

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Paid time off

• Paid holidays

• A funded professional development budget

• 401(k) plan with many sustainable & socially equitable fund options

• Company 401(k) match

• Sustainable Commute & Connectivity Stipend

• Employee Fitness Benefit

Equal Employment

We are committed to an inclusive workforce that fully represents many different cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints. This is demonstrated by the representation of women in leadership roles, as well as a workforce that is strengthened by the significant contributions of our many employees from a variety of backgrounds, including our Latinx, LGBTQI+ and AAPI communities. We remain dedicated to enhancing our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Belonging (IDEB) strategy that fosters connections and creates a welcoming environment for all.

We invite and encourage ALL diverse candidates to apply to join our team.