The Christman Company · 1 day ago
Project Accountant
Christman Mid-Atlantic Constructors is seeking a Project Accountant to support project teams with financial data and project profitability. The role involves managing financial transactions, maintaining accurate project financial records, and assisting in project cost reconciliations throughout the project lifecycle.
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Responsibilities
Supports project teams with accurate financial data
Assists Project Managers with project cost projections and reconciliations through project cost reports
Supports executive project financial status review through Project Financial Status Reports (PFSR)
Collects and tracks signed contracts, builder’s risk insurance policies, trade contractor insurance, waivers, sworn statements, bonds, and notice of furnishings
Maintains accurate and detailed project financial records including client, trade contractor, and project information files to a quality level expected by auditors
Serves as a personal Point-of-Contact with Trade Contractors
Provides orientation conversations for trade contractors working with Christman for the first time
Answers questions and provide information regarding payments and contract compliance
Manages and processes all financial transactions performed in the normal course of a construction project between our company, the project owner, and trade contractors using our database system
Manages project start up; load project budgets, issue subcontracts, and perform all other activities required to appropriately structure accounting systems for the project type
Processes owner invoices; reconcile job costs, load schedule of values, billing rates, and other information needed to support the contractual invoicing procedure and company risk management and accounting standards
Processes trade contractor invoices; reconcile trade contractor invoices, batch, cut and post trade contractor payments, and print checks
Manages and processes all financial transactions generated by changes to the original project contract and scope (owner change order and trade contractor change orders)
Project close-out; manage final billing adjustments, subcontract finalization, archiving, and other processes that confirm complete execution of the project contract
Contributes to corporate financial accounting, and has an opportunity and responsibility to contribute to corporate financial accounting systems
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, and other relevant course work, or years of work experience in related job field
Three (3+) or more years of relevant work experience
-or- Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience
Preferred
Detailed knowledge of project contracts and change order documents
Knowledge of the construction industry and industry terminology