Construction Accountant

• Location: Dallas, Texas
• Type: Dallas:Fin/Acct/HR:Direct Hire
• Job #9807

Construction Accountant 9807
Responsible for job cost tracking, balance sheet reconciliations, research, and communication with project managers on project status and payment approvals.

Responsibilities

• Preparing subcontractor agreements
• Preparing all general condition and subcontractor monthly invoices for owner billing
• Maintain the billing folders for all projects with the appropriate documents, including monthly invoices and waivers
• Prepare job cost reports as requested from the project management team
• Track outstanding accounts payable per project
• Prepare monthly job cost on closed projects
• Complete the WIP on a quarterly basis
• Ensure consistent billing and financial reporting at project levels by following best practices.
• Review project budgets, staffing and work plans to guarantee appropriate fees.
• Offer exact invoices to clients and coordinate consultant payments.
• Monitor accounts receivable and support project managers with collection efforts, as well as track outstanding receivables and make the required calls to collect
• Run and send pre-bills for project manager’s review and instruction.
• Support analysis and report assigned projects’ financial information.
• Translate project working capital financial information and support project team.
• Offer actual costs information to team and conduct transfers.
• Generate, audit and mail client invoices to assist in cash flow and make subcontractor invoice payments.
• Input owner billings, change and purchase orders, subcontracts and journal entries.
• Support effective client relationship and submit project invoices.
• Ensure up-to-date maintenance of client contracts that reflect project needs.
• Guarantee timely reporting, budgeting, financial management and project forecasting to clients.

Requirements

• Bachelors in Accounting preferred
• Ideally would have previous construction accounting experience or accounting in similar field.
• Must have project based (% of completion) accounting experience
• 3 – 5+ years accounting experience
• Experience with billing in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.
• Experience in Spectrum preferred