Description
Project Accounting Manager
Waterford, Michigan | Full-Time | Leadership Opportunity
Our client is a leader and pioneer in the green and landscape industry, redefining how environmental assets are valued, preserved, and monetized. Through an innovative, regenerative business model, the organization blends operational excellence with disciplined financial performance and strong profit targets.
As the company scales, it is building a best-in-class accounting and finance function - and this role will lead it.
If you are a hands-on financial leader who thrives in entrepreneurial environments, enjoys building structure from the ground up, and wants your work to directly support measurable environmental and economic impact, this is that opportunity.
Position Overview
The Project Accounting Manager serves as the financial backbone of the organization and a strategic advisor to executive leadership. This builder-and-operator role develops accounting infrastructure, strengthens internal controls, oversees construction/project accounting, and guides financial strategy to support sustainable growth.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Leadership & Strategy
Partner with executive leadership on financial planning and performance optimization
Develop KPI dashboards aligned with revenue growth, margin performance, and overhead management
Provide forecasting, financial modeling, and ROI analysis
Support capital planning and investor reporting initiatives
Accounting Operations & Controls
Oversee GL, AR, AP, payroll, and administrative accounting functions
Lead month-end and year-end close
Manage multi-entity consolidations and intercompany transactions
Design and document scalable internal control processes
Construction & Project Accounting
Oversee percentage-of-completion revenue recognition
Maintain and review WIP schedules
Monitor job costing, billing cycles, cost allocations, and project profitability
Cash Flow & Compliance
Manage weekly cash position and rolling forecasts
Oversee banking relationships
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
Coordinate with external auditors and CPA advisors
For questions, or immediate consideration, please call Jeff Sokolowski directly at (248)365-6131.
Requirements
Qualifications
Why This Role Matters
This is not a traditional position.
The Project Accounting Manager builds and leads the financial engine that supports multi-entity operations, construction-based revenue streams, disciplined margin performance, and long-term enterprise value creation.
Compensation includes competitive base salary plus participation in a profit-sharing bonus pool aligned with company performance.
When the company wins, the team wins.
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