Construction Project Accountant

Job DescriptionJob Description

The Project Accountant Coordinator is responsible for the interface and coordination of work activities on a given project. The Project Accountant Coordinator is responsible for ensuring safety, schedule delivery of materials, quality of work performed by subcontractors and adherence to budget of the project.

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

- Interface and coordination related to the performance of work related to scheduling, delivery, logistics, quality control and trade employee staffing levels.

- Process and compile monthly pay applications for all trade partners.

- Ability to review and reconcile pay applications from general contractors (GCs) and subcontractors.

- Experience in tracking project costs, labor, materials, and overhead expenses.

- Proficiency in verifying the accuracy of pay apps against contractual agreements, work completed, and budget allocations.

- Attention to detail in identifying discrepancies and resolving billing issues promptly.

- Strong communication skills to liaise with project managers, GCs, subcontractors, and CFO regarding pay application status and adjustments.

- Data entry and management of Autodesk Construction software and reconciliation.

- Strong organizational skills to manage multiple pay applications simultaneously.

- Time management abilities to adhere to project timelines and deadlines.

- Capacity to prioritize tasks effectively and address urgent issues promptly.

- Attention to detail in documentation and record-keeping to ensure accuracy and compliance.

- Ability to troubleshoot problems related to pay application reconciliation and billing discrepancies.

- Support trade partners contract execution.

- Support trade partner onboarding

- Monitoring work activities among assigned trades to promote a coordinated project operation. Resolving local area problems regarding procedures, precedence, design clarifications, adequate labor and equipment, schedule, and all other appropriate matters.

- Communicating with owners and architects/engineers in connection with field issues. Investigating and resolving such issues.

- Understanding construction terminology, processes, and project lifecycle.

- Familiarity with construction contracts, change orders, and billing procedures.

- Awareness of regulatory requirements and compliance issues specific to the construction industry.

- Knowledge of construction-specific accounting methods such as percentage of completion accounting.

Qualifications

- Bachelors degree plus a minimum of Three (3) years related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.

- Knowledge of building construction means and methods, scheduling, general contract, general conditions, subcontract documents, drawings and specifications.

- Proven written and verbal communication abilities; proficiency with computer applications, including Microsoft Office suite, Autodesk, QuickBooks, Sage, Accumatica.

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