2026 Assistant Accountant - Buffalo

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Aid the accountant in ensuring that client contractual requirements are met regarding billing and accounts receivable.
• Support the accountant in auditing client billing and project ledger, adhering to contract requirements, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and company policies.
• Process accounts payable for vendor invoices and keep accounts updated for assigned projects.
• Handle accounts payable for subcontractor invoices, coordinating with the accountant to ensure lien waivers are submitted and necessary contracts and insurance requirements are in place.
• Contribute to the monthly closing process, ensuring all client bills and project costs are posted or accrued as appropriate.
• Provide monthly updates on projects' assets and rentals for insurance documentation with the project team.
• Assist with project financial closeout, verifying that final contract amounts and all closeout documentation requirements have been met according to agreements with subcontractors.
• Respond to all internal and external audit requests as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited and credentialed program, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Basic knowledge of accounting principles.
• Ability to research problems, resolve them promptly, learn quickly, and meet deadlines.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, accurate, and self-checking work habits.
• Capable of working independently, with some supervision, and in team settings.
• Follow established procedures and execute tasks without needing frequent follow-up from management.
• Good work ethic, integrity, dependability, adaptability, cooperation, and motivation to take on new responsibilities.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and general office proficiency.
• Data entry skills and proficiency with databases and computer applications, including Microsoft Office.

Physical Demands

• Regularly climbs stairs, uses construction personnel hoists, negotiates ladders, and works in construction areas.
• Requires close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Uses hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, sits, talks, hears, stands, climbs, balances, stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls.
• Occasionally lifts and moves heavy weights.

Work Environment

• Works on-site at construction work sites, exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock.
• Noisy environments with moderate to very loud noise levels.