Senior Project Accountant

Overview

This role supports financial planning and cost control for new construction projects, including estimate refinements prepared internally and/or with outside estimating firms. The position also leads financial support for pre-operations efforts (including Marketing and Merchandising).

Responsibilities

• Track project commitments, cost-to-date, and EFC trending.
• Create project cash flows and update monthly with assistance from the Project Team.
• Provide up-to-date cost-to-complete (forecasting EFCs) and identify/communicate spending risks.
• Partner with project/program managers, estimators, and purchasing to ensure budgeting, scheduling, and coordination processes run smoothly; monitor progress against deadlines and budget limits and generate progress reports for managers.
• Suggest improvements to project operations as needed.
• Monitor and evaluate each step of a project to ensure budgetary and deadline goals are met; develop recurring status reports to stakeholders covering progress, staffing needs, schedule changes, and scope adjustments.
• Create and maintain reports covering project development and completion.
• Develop and manage project budget estimates for TI, Retail, Bar/Café, front and back of house (including ticketing) and Exhibitions (show design, fabrication, and installation).
• Review evolving design documents and update estimates at each stage of design to ensure projects are tracking on budget.
• Maintain supporting project financial documentation (e.g., cost reports, contract signature pages, change order signature pages; contracts reside with Contracts and on Project Box file structure).
• Develop conceptual Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates prior to and in Blue Sky Phase to develop initial costs for business-unit financial analysis.
• Create value-engineering components with the project team to mitigate cost overruns.
• Compile overall project summaries on cost at project conclusion.
• Develop and maintain a database of cost comparisons for various exhibition and non-exhibition facilities (BOH).
• Provide weekly and monthly project cost reports for the Director, Project Finance, PM, and Executive Management.
• Support Director, Project Finance with project labor tracking through ERP Time Entry system.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of construction/theme-park estimating experience in retail, hotel, theme parks and themed attractions required; knowledge of Tenant Improvements (TI), attraction/exhibition (themed environments) estimating, and facility impact costing required.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft applications to create reports and present information in Excel and PowerPoint; knowledge of cost-management software preferred.
• Ability to present cost estimates to upper-management level positions.
• Ability to navigate and analyze large datasets.
• Ability to maintain positive, informative relationships with vendors and contractors.
• Able to maintain and track separate project accounts.
• Review and process project invoices and contract payment applications for approval hierarchy, cost coding, contract compliance, payment milestones; confirm capital versus expense; validate integrity of the schedule of values; manage field approvals and necessary submittals in accordance with contract requirements, including but not limited to statutory lien waivers.
• Review General Contractor payment applications (ensuring/validating schedule of values adjustments, field approvals, and necessary paperwork delivered in accordance with contract requirements, including but not limited to waivers).
• Influence decisions on major matters requiring tact and diplomacy.
• Analytical, data-based decision-making skills.
• Executive presence, collaboration, relationship-building internally and externally; outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer, interpersonal, and customer-service skills.
• Ability to multitask and work with diverse vendors, executive managers, subcontractors, and consultants.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of cost-management software.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base annual salary range: $88,870 - $122,640.
• “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay may be offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Benefits (full-time):

• Medical Insurance options: PPO & HDHP*
• Dental and Vision Insurance*
• HSA, HRA, and FSA options*
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Company paid Life Insurance Policy and Disability Coverage(s)*
• Voluntary Critical Illness and Life Insurance Policies*
• Company Paid Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave for 12 weeks
• Discount off gift shop merch and cafes
• Admission to attractions for employees and guests
• Regular or Project Based Full-time positions

Location

• On-site (Santa Fe, NM) or remote-eligible, provided the candidate lives in one of the following markets: Santa Fe NM, Denver CO, Las Vegas NV, Dallas TX, Houston TX or Los Angeles CA.

Work Schedule, Travel, and Work Environment

• Full-time position averaging 40 hours/week, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm MT or 10am to 6pm MST.
• Occasionally requires flexibility to work evenings or weekends based on business needs, as well as travel to off-site locations depending on role and need.
• Travel required: 10%-25%.

Work environment and physical demands:

• Professional office environment using standard office equipment (computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, scanners).
• May occasionally work in indoor settings with exposure to noisy environments, dim lighting, strong visual effects (including strobing lights, special effects, fog machines), and small and/or enclosed spaces.
• Primarily sedentary; extended periods of sitting, computer work, and viewing screens.
• Frequent use of computers, phones, and printers; may require repetitive hand and wrist movements for typing and data entry.
• Occasional standing, walking, and light lifting (e.g., files, binders, office supplies).

Additional Information

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Sponsorship or taking over sponsorship of an employment Visa is not available at this time.
• Deadline to submit applications: September 30, 2026 (the deadline may be extended if necessary).
• Criminal history consideration is consistent with applicable law, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance.
• The role does not require supervisory responsibility.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions, in accordance with workplace safety protocols.

Equal Opportunity

Equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on business need, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.