Project Accountant

Project Accountant

Conti Civil is a fourth generation, privately owned construction leader specializing in infrastructure projects. Built on a 120 year foundation of honesty and integrity, our company has grown and evolved with each generation to where we are today: a highly respected civil contractor for clients nationwide. We are known for our platform of outstanding project execution. Our track record of delivering high impact construction projects to our clients and our extraordinary commitment to our core values, employees, and communities where we work has been the foundation of our success and longevity. We strive to be the company of choice for our employees, clients, and stakeholders and have earned dozens of awards for project excellence, safety performance and as a best place to work.

Overview

The role of the Project Accountant is to ensure the financial health of the project(s) by aggressively collecting billings, accurately forecasting costs and revenues, monitoring costs and billings against budget and forecast, and timely escalating all potential financial issues to the Project Team and Management. This position is responsible for job forecasting, cash flow forecasting, budget download and management, subcontractor invoicing, change orders, compliance auditing, and financial reporting. Will be required to travel to the different jobsites as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Ensures all invoices are submitted on time and with the appropriate documentation. Follows up to assure timely payment of invoices, change orders, and claims.
• Prepares quarterly accurate and reliable forecasts and reports that enable management to make effective business decisions.
• Timely prepares the cash flow forecast to project and manage billings and costs as well as percentage of completion.
• Prepares the initial budget download process, and works with the PM / Super to set up the coding structure for the project. On a timely basis updates the project budget to account for change orders and project revisions.
• Ensures cost are properly captured and submitted on a timely basis for change orders as necessary. Prices up and manages submission and billing of changes orders with the PM.
• Ensures the team properly tracks, daily logs, monthly reconciles, and impeccably documents quantities.
• Ensures all payroll issues are accurately and resolved timely.
• Ensures the project team accurately completes all minority, affirmative action, and EEO reporting in a timely manner.
• Ensures all subcontractor documentation is received and executed in a timely manner to ensure compliance to the payment terms of the Subcontractor Agreement.
• Ensures all invoices are received and vouchered in the appropriate month, prior to the monthly closing deadline.
• Reviews and understands the Client's contract for general specifications, sales tax, invoicing, extra work billing, and change management.
• Prepares data and reports to lead the weekly Billing and Collections Huddle and Cost Huddle.
• Reviews the weekly equipment charges and utilization reports. Discusses any variances with the project team to ensure they make real time cost decisions.
• Ensures closeout items are completed by the end of each phase of work and all retainage is collected timely.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting or related field
• Construction accounting experience preferred.
• Exceptional leadership skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Suite and Construction or related ERP software.
• Advanced experience with Excel (Pivot Tables, Formulas and V-look Ups)
• Entrepreneurial with a well-rounded business perspective.
• Excellent teamwork, communication, and people skills are a must.
• Proactive and pragmatic thinker and is deliberate and decisive in making decisions.
• Self-directed, organized, and self-motivated to accomplish goals.
• Able to multi-task and work in a fast paced challenging environment.
• Has a solid time management system and demonstrates excellent organizational skills.

What You Need To Know

• All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment must take a pre-employment drug test and receive a negative result as a condition of hire
• Conti Civil is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Important Notice to Recruitment Agencies and Candidates: Conti has a strict policy regarding unsolicited resumes. We will only consider resumes submitted directly by candidates. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Conti, including those sent to Conti's mailing addresses, email addresses, or directly to Conti employees, will be treated as the property of Conti. We will not be liable for any fees associated with unsolicited resumes.

For recruitment agencies: Please note that Conti will only engage with agencies that have received prior written authorization from our Director of Human Resources. Agencies must secure this approval before submitting resumes, and only in connection with a specific job opening that is covered by a fully executed service agreement.

Conti will not compensate any agency that submits resumes without a formal agreement in place. All agency agreements must be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of Human Resources. No other employee is authorized to enter into any agreement on behalf of Conti regarding candidate placements.

#LI-JB1 #LI-ONSITE Conti Civil does not work with outside agencies. We do not accept unsolicited resumes, and any unsolicited resumes sent to us will be considered property of Conti Civil. No fees will be paid for unsolicited resumes. No soliciting, please.