Staff Accountant

Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of construction accountant. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.

Responsibilities for construction accountant

·         Setting up a paperless office system including organized storage of all correspondence, contracts, bills, POs, liens, and other documents related to construction projects and accounting

·         Process all accounts payable and accounts receivable

·         Recognize revenue appropriately throughout the course of the project

• Prepare, distribute, and collect supplier lien waivers on a monthly basis for each job.
• Maintain proactive communication with suppliers and customers to ensure forecasted AP and AR targets are being met.

·         Preparation of monthly financial statements (balance sheets, income statements and month-end close) GL account review and reconciliation including G&A analysis

·         Job cost analysis and reporting

·         Prepare audit work papers and schedules

·         Analysis of project expenditures and project accounting transactions

·         Prepare monthly loan draw request for multiple construction projects and monitor job costs projects

·         Review and process subcontract and consultant payment requests

·         Prepare bank reconciliations and accrual entries

·         Monitor subcontractor contracts and commitments

·         Performing day-to-day accounting functions such as month end close, variance analysis, financial reporting, AP, AR, and billing

·         Maintenance of General Ledger

·         Monitor job progress and any potential overruns against purchase orders or budgets

Qualifications for construction accountant

·         Three plus years of experience providing attest services in a professional services firm

·         Construction & Real Estate experience with demonstrated technical expertise in this industry highly preferred

·         Analyze situations and data to resolve existing or potential problems

·         Plan and monitor the activities of areas

·         Proficient in PC based applications such as Excel

·         Good management and organizational skills including the ability to work on several projects simultaneously, meet critical deadlines, and determine the priority of assignments based on deadlines that must be met

Skills for Construction Accountant

Desired skills for construction accountant include:

Construction cost accounting and general accounting

Accounting and internet software

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Concepts

Financial applications

ComputerEase software experience preferred but not required

Construction cost accounting and general accounting principles

Construction process

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or similar