Project Accountant
Position Summary
The Project Accountant will assist the accounting department with various financial and administrative tasks, including auditing documents, reviewing payment applications, and managing subcontractor liens.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Business acumen
- Communication proficiency
- Ethical conduct
- Leadership & navigation
- Relationship management
- Performance management
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Outstanding organizational skills
Essential Job Functions
- Substantiates project financials by auditing documents
- Reviews monthly subcontractor payment application for compliances
- Reviews monthly owner payment applications for accuracy and completeness
- Collects, logs, and tracks subcontractor and lower tier waivers
- Reports weekly to Controller on monthly progress of compliance collection
- Processes bank deposits
- Enters invoices in accounting software
- Affords accounts payable functions to ensure timely payment to subcontractors and suppliers
- Reconciles monthly bank statements and has responsibility for cash management for assigned projects
- Compiles and submits supporting documents for draw packages
- Resolves administrative problems and inquiries
- Maintains financial security by following internal controls and promoting ethical environment
- Documents and conveys information regarding accounts with vendors and management quickly and professionally
- Performs special projects throughout the year
Specific Education or Experience
- Construction experience is preferred
- Experience with Excel, Word, Outlook, and Adobe
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Frequently sit, stand, and walk
- Regularly required to talk or hear
- Frequently required to use hands or fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls
- Occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Vision abilities to include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
- The temperature in the workplace is typically moderate, though the ability to withstand seasonal cold and heat of the outdoors is necessary
The Elmington Construction Experience
At Elmington Construction, we foster an entrepreneurial mindset, compensating for the value our team members bring to the table. We provide an environment that encourages room for advancement and career succession, recognizing and rewarding contributions to our collective success. With a team collaboration ethos, constant improvement is not just encouraged but embedded in our culture, offering autonomy to individuals who thrive on innovation. Elmington Construction is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Elmington Construction makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.