Senior Project Accountant

About the role

The Senior Project Accountant plays a crucial role in supporting the Regional Operations project accounting team. They advocate for the billing/accounting team and ensure adherence to all contractual billing requirements. This position requires a minimum of 5 years' experience in a project accountant role and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Advocates for the billing/accounting team and raises awareness to the PM team.
• Leads team effort to prepare and post monthly progress billings.
• Ensures adherence to all contractual billing requirements.
• Ensures the accuracy of accounting transactions for divisions and projects.
• Reviews contracts and billings.
• Attends project start-up meetings.
• Prepares/provides requested financial reports and audits to General Contractors, customer, and REI Team.
• Provides a detailed schedule of billing timelines and issues.
• Trains, instructs, and delegates billing/accounting responsibilities.
• Approves implementation of revised, updated, or new billing processes and procedures.
• Primary contact for all project audits with the clients.
• Audits monthly billings and provides feedback to General Contractors on billing reviews and questions.
• Communicates and investigates billing issues and resolves them with customers and the Project Management team.
• Prepares/provides one-off documents, bills of sale, bailment agreements, etc.
• Reviews & submits check requests.
• Prepares the billing close-out package for all completed jobs.
• Supports the project management team with project budgets and forecasting.
• Supports Accounts Receivable’s collections efforts and disseminates action items.
• Attends weekly status meetings as needed.
• Prepares quarterly and annual budgets and monthly forecasts.
• Prepares budget variance analysis at project and overhead account level.
• Tracks vendor back charges at the Procurement & Project Management team’s request.
• Reviews and approves proposed changes to budgets resulting from approved change orders or otherwise at the Project Management team's discretion.
• Ensures that productivity rate tracking spreadsheets are accurate, up to date, and distributed weekly.
• Ensures subcontractor progress billings are posted in accounting software.
• Reviews & submits Outside Rental Logs for all projects.

Requirements

• Knowledge of Oracle Enterprise Business Suite or other Enterprise level Finance package preferred.
• Must be committed to working in a team atmosphere.
• Proficient in using a computer and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.).
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks, changing priorities as necessary.
• Ability to work under time pressure and adapt to changing requirements with a positive attitude.
• Effective oral and written communication skills as required for the position.
• Ability to be self-motivated, proactive, and an effective team player.
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with all levels of employees, both management and staff alike, vendors, clients, and others.
• Travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Oracle Enterprise Business Suite or other Enterprise level Finance package preferred.
• Must be committed to working in a team atmosphere.
• Proficient in using a computer and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.).
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks, changing priorities as necessary.
• Ability to work under time pressure and adapt to changing requirements with a positive attitude.
• Effective oral and written communication skills as required for the position.
• Ability to be self-motivated, proactive, and an effective team player.
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with all levels of employees, both management and staff alike, vendors, clients, and others.
• Travel up to 25%.

Skills

• Financial awareness.
• Data gathering and analytics.
• Attention to detail.

Benefits

• ESOP – Employee Stock Ownership.
• Annual bonus program based upon performance, profitability, and achievement.
• 17 PTO days per year plus 10 paid holidays.
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance.
• Term Life, AD&D Insurance, and Voluntary Life Insurance.
• Disability Income Protection Insurance.
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Plans (Health and Dependent Care).
• Charitable Giving Match with our Rosendin Foundation.

Pay

Competitive compensation.

Schedule

No specific schedule provided.