Project Accountant

Description

• Enter new jobs, budgets, labor rate, and other data into Spectrum
• Attend CSR meetings with the PM CFO, Business Unit Leader, and other management
• Perform continuous process review and improvement through innovative thinking
• Train Project Accountants (new employees and all employees when processes change)
• Create new job numbers for Project Managers
• May have occasional visits to a job site which would require periods of standing, walking and/or climbing stairs
• Assist in covering workloads for open positions or during employee absences
• Provide mentorship to new Project Accountants
• Lead or assist others with special projects
• Assist in the audit of any jobs, as needed
• Review and update Contract Status Reports (CSRs) and Overview Reports for all assigned Project Managers’ jobs.
• Provide contractor tax statements for jobs when required
• Assist in the annual financial audit, as needed

Requirements

• Ability to adapt quickly to new processes
• Two-year Accounting degree or a minimum of two (2) years equivalent experience
• Complete assigned Learning Management System (LMS) courses, Strength Finders Assessment and Dale Carnegie Leadership Training for Managers (LTM)
• Strong time management skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Experience in construction accounting (job cost) preferred
• Strong analytical skills
• Knowledge of sales and use taxes preferred
• High degree of self-motivation
• Knowledge of Microsoft applications Outlook, Excel, Word required
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Laptop Computer
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Ability to recognize patterns and small inconsistencies
• Accounting software
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance