Senior project accountant vs senior cost accountant

Differences between senior project accountant and senior cost accountant duties and responsibilities

Senior project accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage daily operations of the accounting department to include contract billing, accounts receivable, and monthly backlog/accrual reconciliations.
• Manage the review, enhancement, and creation of department policy and procedure documentation require for Sarbanes-Oxley auditing and compliance.
• Produce financial reports on a timely basis for building construction decision making using various job cost methods in conformity to GAAP.
• Provide recommendations and assist with development, documentation, and implementation of agree process improvement procedures according to GAAP and SOX.
• Audit and approve the supporting documents of all invoices of the company in accordance with the requirements regulations by SOX.
• Prepare schedules for recurring accruals and deferrals and amortize monthly.
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Senior cost accountant example responsibilities.

• Manage quarterly inventory reserves in accordance with company policy which follows GAAP guidance.
• Prepare internal financial reports for treasury manage accounts include in external compliance reports.
• Process month end close including journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analysis, financial statement preparation and corporate reporting.
• Provide user training and technical support for ERP and payroll systems.
• Implement process improvements for monthly close process and SOX documentation retention.
• Complete account reconciliations in accordance with maintaining the integrity of assets and liabilities for balance sheet inventory accounts.
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