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Senior Project Accountant

RK Industries
United States, Colorado, Aurora
Aug 29, 2025
Description Take your accounting career to the next level in a role that combines financial precision with strategic impact. As a Senior Project Accountant, you'll drive financial control across major contracted projects, leveraging your expertise in percentage-of-completion (PoC) accounting and Work in Progress (WIP) reporting to influence key business decisions. You'll work closely with Project Management, Supply Chain, and Corporate Accounting teams, providing insights that shape project success and profitability. With 5-10 years of construction or project accounting experience, strong analytical skills, and knowledge of FAR/DFARS regulations (plus familiarity with IFS ERP), you'll be empowered to deliver meaningful results while growing in a hybrid Denver-based role. This is an opportunity to make a visible impact on projects, advance your career, and be part of a collaborative, high-performing team. RK Company Overview As a second-generation, family-owned enterprise, RK Industries, LLC (RK) offers a diverse range of construction, manufacturing, advanced fabrication and building services. Led by Rick and Jon Kinning, RK represents seven distinct lines of business that work together to provide seamless project collaboration. Our exclusive building methodologies, accredited safety standards and professional execution allow us to turn our customers' greatest concepts into reality. Position Summary As the Senior Project Accountant, you will ensure financial control and accuracy across contracted projects, with a core emphasis on percentage-of-completion (PoC) accounting and WorkinProgress (WIP) reporting. You'll manage job costing, AR/AP, and general ledger operations-including monthend close procedures-while collaborating closely with Project Management, Supply Chain, and Corporate Accounting teams to uphold disciplined financial execution, while delivering strategic insights through forecasting, variance analysis, and scenario modeling.Additionally, FAR and DFARS experience is a plus, and familiarity with the IFS ERP system is beneficial to streamline processes. Primary Responsibilities Manage project budgets and cost tracking within the ERP system, ensuring financial alignment and control. Manage PoC accounting and perform robust WIP review and analysis to support revenue recognition and project tracking. Oversee subcontractor payment processes and manage lien release documentation. Handle accounts receivable-billing, age analysis, and client collection actions. Produce project financial reports: cost-to-complete, margin variance, budget variances, and trend analysis. Monitor job cost allocation and ensure proper phase code usage across project stages. Support month-end close process: journal entries, account reconciliations (WIP, AR, AP), accruals, and balance sheet reviews. Provide general ledger and job cost support through accruals, reconciliations, and journal entries. Assist in project closeouts by validating costs, creating documentation, and verifying final accounting accuracy. Collaborate across departments-Project Management, Supply Chain, Corporate Accounting-to resolve financial variances and enhance project processes. Maintain confidentiality and secure handling of all financial and contractual data. Perform additional duties as needed to support financial operations and project integrity. Qualifications Required: Bachelor's degree in Accounting. Experience: 5-10 years in construction or project accounting, with proven capability in PoC accounting and WIP reporting. Demonstrated support of month-end close activities, including journal entries and reconciliation tasks. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; familiarity with the IFS ERP system is beneficial. Strong analytical, organizational, and communication abilities; able to navigate complexities in deadline-driven situations. Experience with government contracting frameworks such as FAR and DFARS is a plus. Physical Requirements & Work Environment Frequent sitting, standing, and walking; occasional stooping or kneeling. Clear verbal communication and dexterity for standard office equipment. Close visual acuity for detail-oriented computer tasks. Based in the Denver Metro Area; Hybrid Adherence to company safety, policy, and attendance protocols; empowered to halt operations if unsafe and notify supervisors. Consistent attendance during core business hours is essential. What Sets RK Industries Apart Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law