Cost Accountant – Project Manager

We are looking for an experienced project cost accountant to join our team in support of CW - PacStar’s Engineering group. As our Cost Accountant – Project manager, you will use your finance expertise to manage and forecast hardware, network, and software engineering projects. Prior experience supporting government contracts is highly desired.

Location: Portland, OR (onsite)

We Take Care of Our People:

Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Your Challenge:

Manage the financial aspects of projects, ensuring budget adherence and optimal resource allocation

Collaborate with Engineering managers to develop cost forecasts for projects, both IRAD and CRAD; forecast details include employees assigned, hours expected, cost rates per hour, ODC costs, etc. and would include allocation of all OH charges

Support financial decision-making to enhance project profitability and sustainability

Provide insights on expenses and present cost-saving insights to reduce project waste and increase project profitability

Review time charged on a per pay period basis to ensure all staff are charging time as incurred and that time is charged to the correct project or OH account

Ensure all income charges are correctly charged to projects

Create Excel reports to pull data including project numbers, utilization rates, forecasts, and autoload that data into reporting sheets

Review accumulated costs and EACs with Engineering managers monthly

Provide accurate and timely reports to Division and Corporate as required

Regularly brief Business Unit Controller and/or General Manager on project and budget status

Other duties as assigned

What You Bring:

5+ years of experience in government contract cost accounting, project cost accounting, or similar

Experience working with Financial ERP systems including SAGE, Deltek Costpoint, SAP, Oracle or similar

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field, or equivalent experience

Strong data analysis skills to identify project trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities to improve performance

Strong financial modeling skills and the ability to make informed project expense and revenue projections

Exceptional Excel skills, particularly with lookup functions, pivot tables, sumifs, and other automated functions

A high level of comfort tracking budgets, historical costs, and Estimate at Complete costs on a per project basis, including highlights of below spend targets, anticipated cost overruns, and other pertinent details

Strong verbal and written communication skills; the ability to collaborate with Engineering managers, project managers, and senior leadership

Strong organizational and attention to detail skills combined with excellent time management skills

Demonstrated ability to present findings in a clear and ordered manner

Prior government contracting experience highly preferred

Who We Are:

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Pacific Star Communications, a Curtiss-Wright company, designs, manufactures and integrates hardware and software systems that enable rapid deployment of enterprise-class communications anywhere in the world. Intuitive and wizard-based, IQ-Core Software simplifies setup and enables management of these complex deployed networks by users with limited training. Our systems are used in mission-critical environments including military and disaster recovery - that demand the highest possible levels of quality. Innovation, creativity, and quality are built into our DNA here at PacStar and we look for the same in our employees. In return, we offer a rewarding environment in which our employees can thrive.

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Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening.  In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn. 

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