Financial Reporting Accountant jobs in Fort Lauderdale, FL

PROJECT ACCOUNTANT

Why take a Project Accountant role with this construction company?

• Stable and growing company with a very good reputation within the industry
• Promote from within culture, ability to move within other departments and opportunity for growth within accounting department
• Smart, strategic owners well positioned to thrive in the next down cycle
• Family-oriented culture and great work life balance (minimal overtime)
• Strong benefit package to include medical, dental, vision, 401k w/match, and paid vacation and holidays

What the Project Accountant will do…

• Review owner contracts, addendums, and exhibits to ensure financial/risk compliances are understood for compliance tracking
• Interpret and understand the owner’s contract requirements as it relates to the project financially
• Maintain Notice to Owner Log (in established enterprise software)
• Review, verify coding and approval of invoices processed for your assigned projects
• Works in conjunction with Accounts Payable to ensure that all compliances correct to allow for timely payments to vendors
• Enters budgets for new/added phases of projects
• Subcontractor billings, tracking, and payments flow through Textura. This individual will need to work in conjunction with the Project Management team for an approved sub-SOV, build the SOV in Textura for subs, open and close the monthly billing cycle, and monitor prime sub and lower tier releases are appropriately stored in the system
• Prepares accurate and timely monthly submittals to client
• Assists with the collection of accounts receivable as requested for the project
• Monitors and manages all accounts created/established for the project
• Prepares and documents items required for subcontractor check release
• Prepares the release of liens and release of claims as required (primary for Owner since Textura is automated)
• Process weekly and bi-weekly payroll time sheet entry and collection for job site
• Prepare and submit timely and accurate owner billing reconciliations to job cost
• Assists the Project Manager with accounting reports/issues they may need and audit/reconcile the job cost detail to assist in their forecasting
• Monitors the sub-guard program with the risk department to validate contract values along with enrolled subs (if applicable)

What the company needs in an Project Accountant:

• 3-4 years of accounting exp with General Contractor
• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related degree
• Intermediate excel skills
• Must be detail-oriented, independent, and available to work well cross-functionally

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