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Job Opportunity at Fairway Construction Co., Inc.

With over 40 years of experience, Fairway Construction Co., Inc. has the expertise and creativity to meet your individual needs. Fairway Construction Co., Inc. offers general contracting, construction consultation and design-build services to construct single-family homes, senior communities, multi-family developments, conventional housing and the rehabilitation of historic properties.

This position will work out of our Atlanta office.

Job Summary

Manages construction company financial statements, treasury function, annual budget, and financial analysis for projects under construction.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

1. Collaborates with the Executive team and FWC leadership on accounting objectives and deliverables. Offers recommendations on accounting implications of strategic business initiatives.
2. Oversees and reviews the preparation of monthly financial statements and annual budget process. Monitoring significant variances from budget to actual.
3. Partners with Director of Operations and Project Managers on project job costs and analysis.
4. Management of vendor payments and utilization of revolving line of credit.
5. Manages annual audit engagement with outside accounting firm ensuring accuracy of the financial statements.
6. Has a full understanding of percentage of completion accrual accounting and completes on-going training to stay current with changes in the discipline;
7. Effectively leads and develops a team with members dispersed across multiple geographic locations. Develops metrics to determine team success. Manages escalated department and personnel issues. Monitors performance expectations for FWC accounting staff.
8. Conducts debriefing analysis after major projects to evaluate current processes and to recommend best practices and strategies for future projects.
9. Adheres to and enforces all company policies, such as corporate compliance and business ethics, and confidentiality.
10. Communicates in a professional manner with all clients and employees within the organization; Presents professionally at all times.

Required Qualifications

• Supervisory skills (mentoring, coaching, development and performance management) – Advanced
• Networking, relationship building, effective influencing and presentation skills - Advanced
• Organizational, project management and time management skills – Advanced
• Written and oral communication skills - Advanced
• General ledger and real estate accounting procedures – Advanced
• Sage Intacct Accounting Software
• Procore Project Management Software
• Computer efficiency with email, electronic word processing and spreadsheet applications, such as Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) - Advanced

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting; CPA or MBA preferred
• 4-6 years experience in construction accounting or similar role
• 4-6 years of direct supervisory/management experience

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Employment is at-will, as allowed by state law. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters without prior approval from Human Resources. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.