Project Accountant

About the role

With projects throughout the Midwest, Christman Constructors, Inc. (CCI) is a great place to begin, continue or grow your career. We’re searching for the next generation of innovative minds who want to shape the world and live to build.

Responsibilities

• Supports project teams with accurate financial data.
• Assists Project Managers with project cost projections and reconciliations through project cost reports.
• Supports executive project financial status review through Project Financial Status Reports (PFSR).
• Collects and tracks signed contracts, builder’s risk insurance policies, trade contractor insurance, waivers, sworn statements, bonds, and notice of furnishings.
• Maintains accurate and detailed project financial records including client, trade contractor, and project information files to a quality level expected by auditors.
• Serves as a personal Point-of-Contact with Trade Contractors.
• Provides orientation conversations for trade contractors working with Christman for the first time.
• Answers questions and provides information regarding payments and contract compliance.
• Manages and processes all financial transactions performed in the normal course of a construction project between our company, the project owner, and trade contractors using our database system.
• Manages project start up; load project budgets, issue subcontracts, and perform all other activities required to appropriately structure accounting systems for the project type.
• Processes owner invoices; reconcile job costs, load schedule of values, billing rates, and other information needed to support the contractual invoicing procedure and company risk management and accounting standards.
• Processes trade contractor invoices; reconcile trade contractor invoices, batch, cut and post trade contractor payments, and print checks.
• Manages and processes all financial transactions generated by changes to the original project contract and scope (owner change order and trade contractor change orders).
• Project close-out; manage final billing adjustments, subcontract finalization, archiving, and other processes that confirm complete execution of the project contract.
• Contributes to corporate financial accounting, and has an opportunity and responsibility to contribute to corporate financial accounting systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, and other relevant course work, or years of work experience in related job field.
• Three (3+) or more years of relevant work experience—or—equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Detailed knowledge of project contracts and change order documents.
• Knowledge of the construction industry and industry terminology.

Schedule

Full time position. Occasional extended hours and weekends may apply. Minimal travel required. Majority of travel done during work hours; overnight stays may be required.