Project Accountant

Are you a detail-oriented, proactive accounting professional with a passion for managing project accounting? We're looking for a Project Accountant to join our team and play a crucial role in ensuring the financial success of our exciting projects! If you're ready to dive into the world of project accounting, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and make a direct impact on the profitability of high-profile projects, this role is for you.

As a Project Accountant, you'll be the financial project backbone to our project teams, ensuring accurate billing, timely payments, and insightful project reporting. You'll work closely with Project Managers, subcontractors, and vendors to keep our projects on track financially and help drive our company's success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare owner billings: includes accumulation of subcontractor and vendor invoices, analysis of job cost, collaboration with project operation team, overall assurance of cost coverage
• Manage subcontractor payments: includes monitoring of subcontractor compliance with required document submissions, and ensuring payment is not made until all required documents have been received
• Analyze the financial performance of assigned projects and communicate any areas of concern to the appropriate parties
• Support project reporting processes: includes providing information to the project team concerning the financial aspects of the projects including status of payments from owner, status of payments to subcontractors/vendors performance of the project in relation to the budget.
• Additional duties as assigned

• Associate degree in accounting or related field. Bachelor’s degree in accounting preferred.
• 3-5 years experience in the construction or real estate industry preferred
• Experience with accounting information systems preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Outlook, Word)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Organized with strong time-management skills and the ability to shift priorities as needed
• Ability to meet deadlines and work independently
• Ability to handle sensitive, confidential information
• Efficient, high level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Must be able to work on-site 5 days per week during regular business hours
• Must be able to sit or stand at a computer for extended periods of time (up to 8 hours per day), with occasional movement throughout the day