We are Herrera

Envision yourself at a growing, employee-owned company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best performance while making a difference in the world.

We are Herrera, a science, planning, and design consulting firm dedicated to working with clients to develop holistic solutions that provide social and environmental benefit. We protect the environment every day by providing a diverse range of consulting services to cities, counties, state and federal agencies, Tribes, non-profits,

and private clients throughout Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, and western Canada.

For over 40 years, Herrera has cultivated a collaborative, caring, and values-driven culture that empowers our employee-owners to achieve excellence while ensuring we have fun along the way. By providing our employee-owners with the autonomy to pursue their professional interests and through encouraging them to grow, we benefit from high employee-owner retention that contributes to our longstanding partnerships with clients.

Our Values

• Treat everyone with respect and dignity, always.
• Insist on integrity, objectivity, and social and environmental ethics in our work.
• Act as stewards of the environment upon which we depend.
• Research and outreach, learn and teach.

Your Opportunity

Herrera seeks a Project Accountant to join our team. The geographic base location of this position can be Seattle, Bellingham, Portland or Missoula. The key responsibilities of this role include:

• Contract/project setup, monitor project progress and compliance, project closeout, and maintain organization of project information/files
• Assist with contract review, process contract amendments and consultant agreements and amendments
• Prepare monthly invoices in accordance with contract requirements, review sub-consultant invoices for accuracy and compliance, enter sub-consultant invoices
• Update project budgets, track project billing status and monitor receivables
• Assist project managers with project planning, monitoring project budgets, and tracking consultant progress
• Work on special projects as needed

Minimum Qualifications

• 2-5 years project accounting experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (high proficiency in Excel) and Adobe
• Excellent writing and organization skills
• Accuracy and acute attention to detail
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Strong communication with emphasis on customer service and professionalism
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team
• Able to assess and reprioritize workload to meet deadlines

Desirable Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Deltek Vantagepoint experience preferred
• Familiarity with the A&E industry preferred
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, or project management (or equivalent education and experience)

We are proud to support our employee-owners by offering the following compensation and benefits.

• This position is hourly/ non-exempt and eligible for overtime; the hourly pay ranges by level and work experience are:
  • Level II (2-3 years) $26.63 - $36.82
  • Level III (4-5 years) $38.48 - $48.67
• Flexible hybrid work culture
• Medical/prescription drug/dental/vision insurance for employees and dependents; employees covered at no cost on base plan with buy-up options available; company contribution for dependents
• Section 125 flexible benefits plans – healthcare and dependent care
• Company-paid life insurance for employees; option to purchase additional life insurance for employees and dependents at employees’ expense
• Company-paid long term disability insurance for employees; option to purchase short-term disability insurance at employees’ expense
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid vacation accrued at 3.077 hours every two weeks (for a 40 hour/week employee, equivalent to 10 days per year)
• Paid sick time accrued at 3.077 hours every two weeks (for a 40 hour/week employee, equivalent to 10 days per year)
• Flexible paid holidays (10)
• Paid volunteer time (8 hours annually)
• Company-paid annual membership dues for one professional organization
• Professional development / continuing education allowance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Transit benefit

To learn more, please visit our website at: www.herrerainc.com

We Are Committed to Equal Opportunity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Herrera, we celebrate our differences as much as our similarities. We know the best outcomes come from interdisciplinary, diverse, and inclusive teams. Our values are ever-present in the people, culture, and work we do, they are not just a few sentences on our website. We treat people with respect and act with integrity and objectivity. Our employment decisions are based on knowledge, skills, and abilities, and have nothing to do with your race, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, medical history, reproductive health decisions, political ideology, veteran status, or physical appearance. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, we encourage women, minorities, veterans, disabled veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply for our open positions. We are also a member of E-Verify.

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