Job Title: Project Accountant
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Summary
The Project Accountant is responsible for processing transactions on projects and ensuring the revenue and expense are properly recorded. The Project Accountant works closely with Project Managers to monitor the progress of projects, investigate variances, process expenses, and ensure that project billings are issued to customers and payments are collected. This position requires the ability to work on assignments that are complex in nature where independent action, judgment and a high degree of initiative are required. The Project Accountant requires strong combination of analytical, decision making and interpersonal skills.
Additionally, as this positions is part of the accounting department, this position supports the mission and goals of the accounting department including: providing superb client service to the sales and operations divisions, develop and implement internal controls and process and record accurate financial data.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications, Competencies & Abilities:
Physical Demands and Working Environment:
The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Education and Experience:
This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by managers to perform other instructions and duties. This job description may be revised from time to time and does not constitute a contract for employment
The Project Accountant is responsible for processing transactions on projects and ensuring the revenue and expense are properly recorded. The Project Accountant works closely with Project Managers to monitor the progress of projects, investigate variances, process expenses, and ensure that project billings are issued to customers and payments are collected. This position requires the ability to work on assignments that are complex in nature where independent action, judgment and a high degree of initiative are required. The Project Accountant requires strong combination of analytical, decision making and interpersonal skills.
Additionally, as this positions is part of the accounting department, this position supports the mission and goals of the accounting department including: providing superb client service to the sales and operations divisions, develop and implement internal controls and process and record accurate financial data.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Enter project details in the accounting system
- Obtaining project specific Insurance for ourselves and our subcontractors if applicable, including OCIP and CCIP Projects
- Working with the Project Managers to generate SOVs as needed based upon estimated costs
- A/R contract & T&M monthly billing, as well as entry of invoice data to accounting system
- A/R collections
- Generating A/R Lien waivers & collecting upfront supporting waivers as needed
- Make sure all accounts payable invoices are approved and provided to the accounting clerk for processing
- Manages vendor invoices ensuring items are entered and paid as required
- Certified Payroll reports if applicable
- Process job cost transfers as requested by project managers
- Ensure all change orders are entered and up to date
- Assist with any data and backup as needed for assistance with year-end auditing for job related queries
- Process inventory transactions used on jobs and reconcile as needed
- Analyze project revenue and expenses periodically and compare data to source documents
- Assist Project Managers with questions regarding their projects as needed
Qualifications, Competencies & Abilities:
- Structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Self-Motivated, with the ability to work with little or no supervision.
- Strong level of attention to detail.
- Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability tocommunicate information and ideas both verbally and written so others will understand.
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and deadlines.
- Work and communicate effectively with individuals at all levels, including executives.
Physical Demands and Working Environment:
The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
- Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment.
- Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; to travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
- Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction.
- Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
Education and Experience:
- Associate degree from an accredited college or university preferred; or 3 years related experience and/or training; or similar combination of education and experience.
- Fluent with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Previous work experience in the construction industry preferred
This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by managers to perform other instructions and duties. This job description may be revised from time to time and does not constitute a contract for employment