What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Accountant position at Confidential Jobs?
The Project Accountant reports to the Controller in our Gwinnett County, GA office. The role will be responsible for various administrative and accounting functions, primarily pertaining to the day-to-day project accounting directly supporting Team Leaders/Project Managers in different offices and continually improving processes where possible.
Essential Duties
Contract Administration
•Initialize project set up ensuring compliance with issued proposals and including allocation of fees to proper profit centers
•Maintain familiarity with details and status of projects
•Develop and maintain good working relationship with client counterparts
•Respond to various client requests to include processing lien waivers, COI’s, etc.
Invoicing
•Generate periodic and on-demand billing in client specific format and timing, both of fees as well as client reimbursable expenses including supporting documentation
•Provide billing information, research, troubleshooting, and follow up on both internal project manager as well as client generated billing issues
Accounts Receivable/Collections
•Generate and send monthly statements to clients
•Contact clients to determine invoice payment status and record notes
•Respond to missing invoice replacement requests
•Research and clarify unidentified client remittances
Team Leader/Project Manager Support
•Prepare and review monthly A/R reports
•Maintain report of active project backlog
•Interface on day-to-day basis with Team Leaders/Project Managers
Job Requirements/Preferences
•Accounting or financial experience in Commercial Construction or with Architectural/Engineering firms
•Experience with Deltek Vision or VantagePoint ERP software
•Working knowledge of job costing
•Experience in working with sensitive company information
•Proficient with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, etc.)
Successful candidates for the Project Accountant role are:
•Intelligent and inquisitive
•Assertive Self-starters
•Pleasant and possess a Positive attitude
•Extremely service and detail oriented
•Resourceful and able to function in a high performing, collaborative team environment
