PROJECT ACCOUNTANT
Job Description
Our client, a national construction contractor, has an opening for a Project Accountant with strong construction experience in their Greater Chicago area location.
Responsibilities Include:
- Calculate monthly revenue and GP projections on a weekly basis
- Maintain weekly / monthly reporting track job performance and profitability
- Create and analyze weekly / monthly reports for Upper Management
- Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management
- Close out project accounts upon project completion
- Report on project profitability to management
- Report weekly and monthly financial variances and KPI’s
- Prepare a 3 month look ahead for Revenue and GP forecasting
- Improve processes and procedures to create continuous improvement and additional profits
- Responsible for understanding contracts billed, unbilled, GP, and projections
- Process CSR / Revenue closing process for moth end; perform detailed general ledger/sub-ledger account reconciliations
- Works with Operations Team to develop annual Revenue Budget
Other Duties:
- Review Contracts for Billing instructions; communicate details to AR Biller
- Knowledge of AIA G702/703 Billing Document – Generate Schedule of Values based on estimated budget
- Insure proper and timely Contract work & “T&M” (Time and Material) billings
- Follow up and collection of Accounts Receivable Invoices including Statement of Account for clients
Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree in Accounting
- Must be an excellent team player
- Experience using computerized accounting systems (ERP)
- Strong knowledge of Excel and Word required
- 2+ years of experience in Construction Industry; thorough knowledge of job costing, earned revenue, scheduling, budgets, estimating, as well a GAAP
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Attention to detail and the ability to complete job duties with a high degree of accuracy
- Report/Crystal Report writing experience is a plus
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