Prevailing Wage Project Accountant

Overview

This role involves reviewing and validating prevailing wage calculations to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and contract requirements. The position requires analyzing labor classifications, wage determinations, and fringe benefit allocations to accurately calculate the fully burdened cost of labor, including accelerated or adjusted wage rates. Collaboration with payroll, HR, and project teams is essential to ensure wage rates are properly applied to employees, accurately reflected in project costing, and correctly captured in billing, directly influencing overall project financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate prevailing wage calculations for regulatory and contract compliance.
• Analyze labor classifications, wage determinations, and fringe benefit allocations to determine accurate wage and benefit structures.
• Calculate fully burdened labor costs, including burden rates and any accelerated or adjusted wage rates.
• Collaborate with payroll, HR, and project teams to ensure prevailing wage rates are correctly applied to employees.
• Ensure wage rates, burden calculations, and labor costs are accurately reflected in project costing and financial reports.
• Support billing activities by ensuring prevailing wage and labor costing details are properly incorporated into invoices.
• Utilize advanced Excel functions, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs, to analyze and reconcile wage, labor, and billing data.
• Work within a large-scale ERP system to input, track, and validate labor, cost, and billing information.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies in wage calculations, labor costing, and billing to maintain accurate project financials.
• Partner with project stakeholders to provide insights on the financial impact of prevailing wage requirements and burden rates.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience calculating prevailing wage.
• Minimum 5 years of experience calculating burden rates and labor costing.
• Minimum 5 years of billing experience.
• Experience working for an engineering or architecture company with revenue over $100 million.
• Strong knowledge of prevailing wage regulations and labor classifications.
• Ability to calculate fully burdened labor costs, including fringe benefits and adjusted wage rates.
• Proficiency in creating and using pivot tables and performing VLOOKUPs in Excel.
• Experience with large-scale ERP systems such as Deltek, SAGE, SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in financial calculations and documentation.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with payroll, HR, and project teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Deltek Vantagepoint.
• Background in project-based environments, particularly in engineering or architecture firms.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills related to labor costing and billing.
• Ability to interpret and apply complex contract and regulatory requirements to wage and cost calculations.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to explain wage, cost, and billing details to stakeholders.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay range: $34.00 - $38.50 per hour.
• Eligibility for benefits may depend on job classification and length of employment.
• Potential benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; critical illness, accident, and hospital insurance; 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions; voluntary life and AD&D insurance for employees and dependents; short and long-term disability; health spending account (HSA); transportation benefits; employee assistance program; and paid time off including vacation and sick leave.

Work Environment

• Fully remote position allowing work from any time zone.
• Collaboration with payroll, HR, and project teams through virtual platforms.
• Use of large-scale ERP systems and advanced Excel tools to manage prevailing wage, labor costing, and billing activities.
• Contract to hire position based out of Camp Hill, PA.

Application Deadline

• This position is anticipated to close on May 27, 2026.