Project Accountant – East

This role provides day-to-day accounting support to the Project Management Team. Working closely with the Project Manager, you’ll monitor job progress and research variances to estimate and respond to inquiries from owners/customers and subcontractors. You’ll prepare owner/customer billings, follow up on A/R status, process subcontractor payment applications and other job costs, and verify employee time charged to jobs.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related technical field
• 5 to 7 years relevant experience and/or training, construction experience a plus
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency in Word/Outlook
• Previous experience on ERP job cost platform (Sage Timberline, Viewpoint, JD Edwards, Dynamics/Great Plains) is a plus
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in team-oriented environment
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with focus on process improvements
• Flexibility and willingness to learn

Position Responsibilities:

• At job start up, determine billing info and other accounting requirements and enter cost estimate into Sage 300 CRE job cost system and staffing data base
• Prepare monthly customer invoices, including AIA format when required
• Monitor A/R aging and follow up on outstanding invoices
• Prepare monthly financial cost projections for CM, Design and Commissioning jobs
• Maintain cost file that is used to prepare proposals and estimates
• Maintain staffing data base that is used for project scheduling
• Process and remit payroll taxes
• Review remote time sheets for accuracy of job coding
• Generate job cost posting
• Account reconciliations (payroll withholdings/tax and benefit accruals)
• Annual audit schedules and information requests
• Review payroll for accuracy prior to posting