Project Accountant

Responsibilities

• Detailed understanding of the project budget to ensure proper cost coding and reporting.
• Review all vendor, consultant, contractor agreements and associated change orders; ensure proper coding to job cost.
• Review all invoices from vendors, contractors, and consultants to ensure amounts are billed in accordance with the related contracts and supported by the required documentation, such as conditional and unconditional lien waivers from the general contractor and the subcontractors.
• Detail review of the GC’s monthly billing, including the review of general conditions and general requirements to ensure proper labor rates, insurance, fees, etc.
• Work with the Financial Reporting department to ensure proper monthly project reporting.
• Review and report on potential cost exposures and uses of contingency as they are identified.
• Calculate or confirm cost allocations between project scopes, as needed.
• Aid Financial Reporting with the preparation of any cost re-allocations that may be needed throughout the project term.
• Provide assistance, when needed, to internal and external audit in relation to pre-construction audits, interim audits, and post-audits.

Requirements

• Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Previous construction audit experience preferred.
• Previous experiences in managing finances on construction projects preferred.
• Understanding of general contractor billing process preferred.
• Ability to travel to project sites as needed.
• Detail oriented, analytic, self-starter.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer proficiency of Microsoft and construction industry software platforms.
• Understanding of construction processes and documents.
• Capacity to multi-task in a composed and professional manner.