Construction Project Accountant Ii

Goodwin Knight, LLC., a subsidiary of The Challenger Group, Inc., are energetic and passionate about what we do. We value creative, flexible, thorough, bold, and determined people in our organization with a passion for building beautiful communities. Our company mission is “Making Life Better” for our customers, trade partners, investors, employees, and our community. Together we contribute to the success of the organization but also to the success and growth of our community. We understand the impact we have and strive to develop and build in smart, innovative ways that we are proud to call our communities. We seek qualified candidates who share our vision, values, and mission.

Position Title: Construction Project Accountant

Position Reports to: Corporate Controller

Supervises: N/A

Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting or Finance

Preference will be given to candidates with Construction Accounting and/or commercial multi-family projects

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Career Level: Professional(exempt)

Salary: $70K-$85K (DOE)

Benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
• Life/Accidental death insurance
• 401K Investment plans with 6% company match
• Bonus/Profit sharing
• Home purchase discounts
• Paid time off, holidays

Primary Operational Objectives: The Construction Project Accountant performs professional level accounting work in the maintenance and review of project records. The Project Accountant’s primary responsibility is to support the operations team regarding budget review, contract changes, job costing, preparation of monthly and quarterly reports and any other duties related to Construction Projects. Additional responsibilities include performing monthly closings, maintenance of accounting files, and preparation/organization of various financial forms, reports, and financial analyses, etc. This individual may be asked to assist with ad-hoc projects and general office support tasks when necessary.

Accountabilities:This position will support the accounting team with the day-to-day transactions, operations, compliance, reporting and risk management of the department.

• Maintain budgets for active projects and pre-development projects, which include, but is not limited to: change orders, contract upload, purchase order creation and monthly review of our costs to complete.
• Responsible for the monthly preparation, submission, and communication of project bank draws.
• Provide consistent and timely management reports to the leadership team surrounding each active project.
• Assist in account payable –process invoices / pay apps and ensure vendors are paid timely.

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in accounting.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to communicate well at all levels of the organization as well as with trade partners and building departments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Self-motived and self-directed.
• Must be a team player.
• Must be highly detail-oriented and organized.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Ability to problem solve and a self-starter.
• Ability to gather information and generate documents with accuracy.
• Ability to handle the stress of dealing with trades, and react favorably to resolve issues in a positive manner.
• Demonstrated ability to work within cross-functional teams.

Key Personal Traits:

• Embraces and is the embodiment of the company’s mission, vision, culture, and values.
• Treats all he or she encounters with respect and dignity, creating an atmosphere of mutual respect, trust, and effective/transparent communication.
• Leads with integrity, fairness, and honesty. Has a clear understanding of people and a natural ability of discernment.
• Demands excellence from self, striving always to grow, learn and develop as a human being and leader. Adept at honest self-reflection, personal assessment and acknowledging shortcomings.
• Desires to be the best. Loves to work and loves the challenge of being one of the best.
• Capable of demonstrating finesse with sensitive dealings while also being able to make tough decisions and not afraid to deal with difficult situations when necessary.

Ideal candidate will demonstrate the following character qualities on a regular basis

• Dependability
• Determination
• Initiative
• Alertness
• Truthfulness
• Persuasiveness

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Smoke free campus