Junior Accountant

ENTRY LEVEL ACCOUNTANT

Location: Annapolis, MD

Reports to: Director Business Operations

Bignell Watkins Hasser Architects, P.C. is searching for an energetic, motivated team player with excellent attention to detail and strong communication skills to join our administrative group. This is a staff accountant position fully responsible for accounts receivable and payable processing. Over time, position will grow to include support of all aspects of the accounting function, including payroll, billing, bank reconciliation, general ledger analysis and more. This is an excellent job for someone with an accounting education, but in need of practical experience.

Bignell Watkins Hasser, affectionately known as BIGWAHA, was established in 1977. We have since served a variety of clients from Maine to Florida with a focus on the mid-Atlantic region. Among our many award-winning designs are office buildings, retail centers, fire stations, schools, churches, community buildings and grocery stores. Look around, if you are anywhere between Maine and Florida, chances are pretty good you have seen our work. For more information, please visit us at www.bigwaha.com.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

·                    Work as member of administrative team, providing support in every way possible

·                    Account payable function; process vendor invoices and payments

·                    Reconcile vendor statements to ensure accuracy of accounts payable

·                    Prepare monthly accrued consultant summary; verify consultant are paid timely

·                    Prepare annual 1099 reporting

·                    Accounts receivable function, prepare bank deposits and apply payments

·                    Effectively communicate with Project Managers (PM), regarding contract documents, change

orders and other contract modifications, approvals, and any additional services-related

to billing.

·                    Assist project team (architects) with project planning and scheduling

·                    Administer bi-weekly payroll and related issue

·                    Assist with month-end closing, including reconciling sundry subsidiary accounts

·                    Overtime is unusual, and if any would be conjunction with month-end closings or

year-end (12/31)

·                    Assist with preparation of periodic financial information as requested by management

·                    Assist Staff with Print Room issues

·                    Coordinate and enter Print vendor billing info, and address/resolve sundry open items

·                    Attach supporting documentation (backup) for specific clients / projects to invoicing

·                    Thorough grasp of electronic billing / payment systems

·                    Recommend and implement agreed process improvements

Ideal candidates will have:

·                    Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience with emphasis in accounting;

·                    Proficient with MS Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel;

·                    General knowledge of fundamental accounting and accounts payable operations;

·                    Must be detail oriented.

·                    Organized and ability to apply systematic approach to performing tasks;

·                    Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing;

·                    Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with coworkers, clients

and vendors;

·                    Ability to work independently, take initiative, set priorities and see projects through to

completion.

·                    Ability to apply problem solving techniques

·                    Ability to seek out new methods, and willing to incorporate them into existing practices.

·                    Familiarity with project-based accounting in a client/consultant business environment would

be ideal

·                    Knowledge of standard contract terms, including hourly, lumps sum, not-to-exceed and how

they are applied in the billing process would be helpful

·                    Familiarity with project accounting and Deltek Vision software desired

Please email your resume and examples of your work to Adel Nur anur@bigwaha.com