Project Accountant

Position Purpose

The Project Accountant’s primary responsibility is to monitor job profitability for their Division.

Essential Functions

• Set up and maintain budgets/contracts
• Reporting of all pending and approved change orders throughout the job
• Process quantity updates & Back charges
• Subcontracts compliance, processing and billing
• Long form P.O's on tracking actual and committed costs
• Committed Cost Reconciliation/Accruals
• Month-End Reporting
• Maintain an accurate contract and billing based on correspondence from the owner
• Attend pre-construction meetings (on larger projects)
• Time and Material billings
• Responsible for analyzing, updating and providing accurate cost reports
• Assistance in collections efforts to minimize past due AR balances
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience of Cost Accounting in the Construction Industry
• Experience in cost analysis is required
• Experience with an integrated construction accounting and project management software preferred
• Have basic knowledge with basic accounting principles (i.e. journal entries, debits, credits, etc.) and accounting functions
• Job cost and construction experience will be a plus for this position
• Ability to accurately work under pressure in meeting deadlines
• Must have excellent organizational skills
• Must have excellent communication and written skills
• Must be detail oriented
• Must be proficient with Excel, Word and Outlook applications
• Ability to analyze data

Competencies

• Effective communication
• Critical thinking
• Time management/multitasking
• Detail oriented
• Service oriented
• Analytical thinking
• Punctual

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent

Physical Requirements

• Most time spent in an indoor office environment
• Sitting at a desk for prolonged periods of time
• Occasional lifting of files and boxes up to 20 lbs
• Pushing/pulling of file cabinets
• Extended visual use of a computer screen
• Frequent typing

Benefits

• Superior health benefits package
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) with direct financial benefit from company success
• Performance-based compensation
• Vacation time, sick days, paid holidays
• 401K program

Pay

Hourly rate: $32 - $46