Accounting Manager

Our client, a construction firm in White Plains, NY, is seeking an Accounting Manager to join the team. The ideal candidate has construction industry accounting experience, oversees day-to-day accounting operations, ensures accurate and timely recording of all transactions, and produces monthly financial statements and other management reports. Experience with job cost accounting and WIP reporting is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Preparation and analysis of financial statements, job costing reports, budgets, cash flow projections, monthly draws
• Responsible for maintaining the general ledger and updating supporting schedules and workbooks
• Manage Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
• Experience with variety of AP contexts including (a) high volume/low value vendor bills and (b) low volume/high complexity vendor bills (AIA/Construction billing experience a plus)
• Review construction contractor bills and reconcile against purchase orders and progress billing
• Provide accurate and timely financial information to both internal and external stakeholders
• Inter-company reconciliations, prepaids, accruals, interest and provision calculations
• Responsible for multiple clients’ accounting and bookkeeping needs
• Prepare Property Tax Returns and other related tax forms
• Monthly bank reconciliations
• Conduct analysis as required by management
• Complete ad hoc requests
• Communicate routinely with Project Managers on a variety of job-related topics including bonding, insurance and contract agreements
• Work with project management staff ensuring proper compliance with accounting procedures including reviewing and analyzing job cost estimates and reports monthly
• Develop, implement, and maintain construction management system, including setting up projects (jobs), budgets, job costs, cost codes, contracts, change orders, purchase orders, and various construction progress reports.
  
  

Manages all Payroll activities

• Monitor weekly payroll to ADP for processing.
• Reconcile payroll numbers to accounting system.
• Update payroll system for salary changes, benefit changes, wage garnishments and new hires.
• Produce and review payroll reports for/with CFO.
  
  

Works directly with external auditors during the annual year-‐end audit

• Coordinate year-‐end audit with external auditors and assists in the preparation of audit schedules, data, and information.
• Work closely with the accounting staff to coordinate efforts to provide needed information for the auditors.
• Maintains the scope of the audit within the prescribed boundaries.
• Conduct internal audits of processes, records and information.
• Direct the implementation of needed adjustments as determined by audit.
  
  

Requirements and Qualifications:

• BA/BS Degree in Accounting, MBA preferred
• Construction experience and/or real estate background, required
• Strong understanding of management and cost accounting principles
• 5 years of supervisory experience
• Strong computer and software skills, specifically with QuickBooks and Yardi
• Ability to meet hard month, quarter and year end deadlines
• Highly organized with outstanding communication skills
  
  

The compensation for this position ranges from $150,000.00 - $200,000.00. Actual compensation will be dependent upon the specific role, office location as well as the individual’s qualifications, experience, skills and certifications.

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