Your Role

The Senior Project Accountant is a highly capable professional that possesses extensive project accounting experience and will provide our Southwest Region project accountant team with solid accounting support. As a Senior Project Accountant, you will report to the Co-Regional Finance Directors. In addition to performing project accounting on selected projects of scale and high complexity, the Senior Project Accountant provides general supervision of project accountants in the performance of core project accounting responsibilities.

What You Will Do

Review contracts and provide guidance on billing terms at project initiation;

Attend project review meeting with DMs and project accountants, as needed, to address project financial performance;

With DM leadership, conduct DM onboarding sessions in the Region and provide on-going project accounting training;

Work with Design Managers to resolve challenging project performance questions related to profitability and best practices, etc.;

Review and advise on A/R comments and assist with developing plans to address delinquent collections;

In collaboration with the Regional Accounting Manager, review and assign project workload to project accountants;

Perform periodic financial QA/QC on projects with JTD held cost and/or those identified as at-risk of financial loss;

In collaboration with the Regional Accounting Manager, review and approve project accountants’ request for PTO and coordinates workload coverage when PTO is taken;

In collaboration with the Co-Regional Finance Directors and Regional Accounting Manager, interview candidates for project accountant roles;

In collaboration with the Regional Accounting Manager, conduct annual PDP discussions with project accountants;

Work with the Co-Regional Finance Directors and Regional Accounting Manager to ensure compliance with FW policies related to the project accounting function;

Perform other ad hoc financial analysis and presentations, as requested by Leadership.

Your Qualifications

15+ years of experience in accounting/finance (A/E or PSF industry experience required)

General knowledge of software systems, including Deltek Vision/Advantage/CostPoint and Excel (strongly preferred)

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage different personality types

Works well in a fast-paced environment with multiple tasks, priorities and deadlines

Good written and verbal communication skills

Must demonstrate a high level of accuracy and consistent work performance

Life at Gensler

At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions to “Well-being Week,” our offices reflect our people’s diverse interests. 

We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities. Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.

As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.