Construction Accountant

Construction Accountant Job brief:

This role is your opportunity to build your leadership skills, enhance your technological skillset in an entirely paperless environment, and find new or more creative and resourceful ways to solve problems.

As a Construction Accountant, you will get the chance to take ownership of and apply principles of accounting to record and analyze financial information, including managing job cost attributes in our ERP, responding to customer issues, resolving problems, and providing/reviewing financial statement disclosures related to our company’s construction activities.

We value our people above all else, and accordingly, the position comes with excellent benefits and plenty of options for career development.

Job Description:

• Manage ERP system attributes used to control Development Lifecycle reports
• Develop, implement, and maintain a construction management system, including setting up projects (jobs), budgets, job costs, cost codes, contracts, change orders, purchase orders, and various construction progress reports.
• Review and analyze the capitalization of costs. Ensure compliance with the policy.
• Manage the process for proper coding of construction invoices (payment applications) and lien releases for contractor and vendor invoices. Maintain contract documents including records of lien releases inappropriate files.
• Analyze and review construction status with Project/Construction Managers.
• Direct and participate in cost analyses.
• Prepared cost and budget reports ensuring better management of the projects.
• Reviewed, maintained, and controlled all building costs from dirt to finish.
• Created purchase orders, matched, and researched for accounts payable.
• Obtained detailed contractor bids, analyzed and compared costs, and maintained a working relationship with vendors.