North Carolina Area Accounting Manager

HDR is looking for an Accounting Manager for our North Carolina Area. This position may be based out of our Charlotte, Raleigh, or Winston-Salem, NC office.

In the role of Accounting Manager, we'll count on you to:

• Be responsible for accounting functions for multiple offices in a specified region
• Perform specialized accounting functions and establish internal controls for procedures and practices in accordance with company policies, accounting procedures and contractual obligations
• Work directly with Area Operations Manager, Office Principals and Area Regional Accounting Director to manage and coordinate Area and project accounting systems to monitor general ledger accounts, project budgets, invoicing, payables, receivables and other related financial information
• Audit compliance with contractual requirements, which may include invoicing and reporting format, net fee projections and financial quality control
• Review and analyze financial statements
• Coordinate and review annual Area budgets
• Advise management on financial performance of the Area and projects
• Supervise the activity of all Area accountants and project controllers specific to project accounting and contractual obligations
• Make staffing recommendations to management
• Select and/or deal directly with vendors related to Area operations as needed
• Communicate and correspond directly with clients with respect to invoicing, receivables and project reporting as needed
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• Minimum 7 years of experience
• Proficiency with Adobe and Oracle
• Ability to travel to offices within the Area
• Supervisory experience managing a team of accountants
• Previous experience working at an Engineering or Architectural consulting firm
• Knowledge of Oracle, MS Office, Outlook, Adobe
• Experience in the development and review of annual department budgets
• Ability to effectively communicate with clients and service providers outside the company

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• Bachelor's degree in a closely related field or combination of education and relevant experience
• A minimum of 5 years of experience; an advanced degree may offset years of experience
• Proficiency with MS Office including Word and Outlook
• Excellent verbal and written communication including grammar, punctuation, proofreading, spelling and telephone skills
• Flexibility and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and collaborate with various managers in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated, well-organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to handle confidential information
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must