Finance analyst/accountant vs project accountant

Differences between finance analyst/accountant and project accountant duties and responsibilities

Finance analyst/accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage the full cycle finance duties including A/P, A/R, G/L and fixed-asset accounting in accordance with GAAP standards.
• Manage all monthly accruals for outsides consultant/service providers.
• Develop transfer prices and manage manufacturing inventory in an ERP system.
• Utilize accounting principles to manage quarterly regulatory settlement accruals and reporting requirements.
• Develop, maintain financial models/applications (VBA Excel/Access) to automate and streamline business processes and perform financial analysis.
• Implement process improvement initiatives for the payroll cash account that facilitate early recognition of unrecord payroll expenses.
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Project accountant example responsibilities.

• Maintain general ledgers, manage cash flow, prepare financial statements and bank reconciliations for multiple development and construction projects.
• Assure timely accurate filing of all Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurance claims.
• Review the collection of Medicare, Medicaid and other receivables to ensure monthly goals are met.
• Used DelTek to find discrepancies in employee charge hours.
• Serve as major contributor in system conversion to new web-base ERP system.
• Identify and rectify accounting errors that have incurred in the past and ensure adherence to IFRS.
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