Responsibilities:
The Project Accountant supports construction project teams with the accounting and billing process.
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Review owner contracts and identify contractual terms for accounting purposes with the project team
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Work with Operations to enhance the flow of information to the Project Accounting team
- Prepare and process customer Time and Materials, Cost-plus Fixed fee, and Firm Fixed Price billings on a schedule of values in accordance with contract requirements
- Provide billing backup detail and balance billings against job cost when applicable
- Analyze purchase orders and purchase order change orders on-line for correct calculations, including sales tax
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Review subcontractor pay application information, including percent of completion, retainage percent or amount and verify that it contains a related waiver and release document
- Analyze tax amounts charged on expense reports, miscellaneous invoices and purchase orders received nationwide to ensure the correct rate will be paid and/or accrued
- Process high volumes of virtual miscellaneous invoices, purchase orders and subcontractor pay applications
- Request and obtain valid W-9s for new vendors and vendor remits
- Virtually review and process employee expense reimbursement requests
- Track and process owner direct purchases
- Maintain accurate cloud-based accounting file system
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Additional miscellaneous duties to support project accounting needs
Education - Skills - Knowledge - Qualifications & Experience:
- 3-5 years of strong accounting experience
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Accounting degree preferred
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Construction accounting experience strongly preferred
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Comfortable working in a paperless environment
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Experience with sales and use tax calculations and accruals for multiple states
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Proficiency in Microsoft applications, especially Excel
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Experience working in multiple accounting systems (i.e. Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, Textura, Concur, OnBase, Procore)
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Strong research and problem-solving skills
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Excellent customer service skills – both internal and external
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Strong communication skills – both oral and written
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Actively and effectively work in a team environment
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Detail oriented, organized, and comfortable managing multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
