Accounting Manager - Operational Finance - Office

Location: Cleveland, OH 44101 USA. Job Type: Regular. Classification: Experienced. Job Family: Finance. Compensation Type: Salaried Exempt.

Responsibilities

• Create supportive environment to develop high performing finance team, provide training opportunities and engage in mentoring relationships.
• Lead accountants and other related team members, provide timely performance feedback and contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilizing talent management systems.
• Review quarterly account reconciliations and make recommendations for improvement to Financial Manager.
• Review monthly G&A monitor and assist Financial Manager in updating forecast.
• Analyze and update estimating recovery monitor and review with Financial Manager and Chief Estimator.
• Manage petty cash, payroll and joint venture bank accounts and reconciliations.
• Review and approve monthly journal entries.
• Assist in resolution of daily office issues including vendor disputes, escalate to Financial Manager as appropriate.
• Review all office contracts and lease agreements prior to submission to Financial Manager for approval.
• Ensure builders risk log is complete and insurance coverage is in place.
• Review and approve orders from external suppliers.
• Review charitable contribution requests and ensure compliance with policy.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Some travel required.
• Physical demands: climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction; close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus; use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; occasionally lift and/or move heavy weight.
• Work environment: regularly works on-site at construction work site; exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, risk of electrical shock; noise moderate to very loud.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field, and 5 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Construction industry experience preferred.
• Supervisory/management of a small team preferred.
• Thorough application of accounting principles (i.e. journal entries, general ledger).
• Analytic ability to review and assess financial data, interpret trends, and recognize inconsistencies.
• Understands accounting implications of various contract terms.
• Demonstrates understanding of cash flows and implements procedures to optimize interest income.
• Knowledgeable of policies and standards to ensure compliance while identifying financial risks.
• Displays actions related to profitability and risk management and effectively communicates risk management issues.
• Exercises independent judgment and discretion with the ability to identify problems and initiate corrective action.
• Able to apply innovation to offer and implement suggestions to improve overall operations.
• Able to manage many activities, requests, and short-cycle deadlines simultaneously.
• Able to observe performance and effectively provide performance feedback.
• Proficient with financial system applications, MS Excel, and MS Office.
• Self-motivated, adaptable and flexible to operate with