Prevailing Wage Project Accountant

Overview

This role involves reviewing and validating prevailing wage calculations to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and contract requirements. The position requires analyzing labor classifications, wage determinations, and fringe benefit allocations to accurately calculate fully burdened labor costs, including any accelerated or adjusted wage rates. Collaboration with payroll, HR, and project teams is essential to ensure wage rates are correctly applied, reflected in project costing, and incorporated into billing, directly impacting 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 establish accurate wage and benefit structures.
• Calculate fully burdened labor costs, including burden rates and adjusted wage rates.
• Collaborate with payroll, HR, and project teams to ensure correct application of prevailing wage rates.
• Ensure wage rates, burden calculations, and labor costs are accurately reflected in project costing and financial reports.
• Support billing activities by incorporating prevailing wage and labor costing details into invoices.
• Utilize advanced Excel functions such as pivot tables and VLOOKUPs to analyze and reconcile wage, labor, and billing data.
• Operate 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.
• Provide insights to project stakeholders 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 with burden rates and labor costing.
• Minimum 5 years of billing experience.
• Experience working in an engineering or architecture company with revenue exceeding $100 million.
• Strong knowledge of prevailing wage regulations and labor classifications.
• Proficiency in calculating fully burdened labor costs, including fringe benefits and adjusted wage rates.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP functions.
• 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 within 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 with the 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.
• Potential eligibility for benefits including medical, dental, vision, critical illness, accident, hospital coverage, 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 (PTO, vacation, or sick leave).
• Benefits eligibility and availability may depend on job classification and length of employment.

Work Environment

• Fully remote position allowing work from any time zone.
• Collaboration with payroll, HR, and project teams conducted virtually.
• Use of large-scale ERP systems and advanced Excel tools to manage prevailing wage, labor costing, and billing activities.
• Contract to hire position with potential for annual salary increases upon conversion to permanent status.

Location

• Contract to hire position based out of Camp Hill, PA.

Application Deadline

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