Project Business Accountant

Project Business Accountant

Stable and growing Company with over $1.5 Billion in assets located close to O’Hare airport, has an opening in its Finance department for a Project Business Accountant to provide accounting and finance duties for one of the off-shoots of their business. The company has experienced immense growth over the last decade.

Responsibilities include:

• Effectively communicate with Project Managers, Maintenance, Legal Department, and outside Vendors regarding contract documents, change orders and other contract modifications, approvals, and additional services related to project contracting;
• Entry of projects and management follow-up, reporting and analysis for projects ranging from new HVAC systems to large gut rehabs;
• Assist in preparation of construction loan draws including collection and organization of vendor lien waivers;
• Perform day to day management of financial accounts;
• Collecting and analyzing data about the Company’s operational costs;
• Track costs associated with labor, raw materials and suppliers – prepares reports to evaluate costs of inventory products;
• Forecast costs and profit based on input from sales team and executives;
• Monthly bank reconciliation and monthly financial reporting;
• Ensure transactions are recorded correctly and timely;
• Facilitate timely shipment of products to vendors;
• Establishing costs of business processes such as administration, labor, shipping, etc.;
• Advising executives and upper management on appropriate costings based on financial data;
• Assist with managing Company’s balance sheet and accounting books;
• Assist with customer and vendors when needed;
• Support sales staff with purchase orders, shipping and invoice management;
• Perform day to day management of financial accounts;
• Provide financial assistant to key decision makers in a timely manner to various departments;
• Address customer/vendor queries in a timely and accurate manner;
• Manage vendor purchasing, invoicing and payment;
• Assisting in ad hoc tasks and perform other duties as needed.

Job requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business;
• 3-5 years’ experience in accounting or finance
• Ability to collaborate and develop relationships with internal and external parties;
• Ability to multi-task and track multiple projects at once;
• Comfortable working with a wide variety of other employees in a variety of circumstances (Project managers, Maintenance managers, finance/accounting staff;
• Zoho software experience a definite plus;
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Strong accounting, auditing, and analytical skills
• Excellent ability to prioritize work – problem solver and self-starter;
• Proactively identify and implement internal process improvements in order to optimize efficiencies, improve the quality of analysis and deliver effective forecasts;
• Analyze, establish and maintain accounting records;
• 10% travel.

If interested in working with a growing company that provides competitive benefits and compensation packages, please submit a resume including salary requirements.