Project Accountant

Growing, Denver based construction company seeking a dynamic project accountant for their team

About us

A Colorado based Commercial Construction company with multiple entities and growing!

Benefits

• Professional Growth and Development
• Outstanding company culture with a great work/life balance
• Competitive compensation and benefits

Detail

Jobot is partnering with a growing Denver based construction company to fill a position as a Project Accountant. The Project Accountant will be responsible for the following:

• Job Costing: Manage all aspects of job costing, including budget setup, cost tracking, and variance analysis. Ensure accurate and timely job cost reports are provided to project managers and leadership.
• GL Reconciliation: Perform regular reconciliations of general ledger accounts, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of all financial transactions related to assigned projects.
• Credit Card Reconciliation: Oversee and perform monthly credit card reconciliations, ensuring all charges are properly coded to the correct projects and GL accounts.
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Collaborate with project managers to develop project budgets and financial forecasts. Monitor budget performance and provide recommendations for cost-saving measures. Prepare detailed budget analyses to highlight trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
• Financial Reporting: Be open to learning and understanding how to create and analyze quarterly, and annual financial statements for assigned projects, including profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.
• Accounts Payable & Receivable: Oversee AP/AR related to specific projects, ensuring timely billing and payment of subcontractors and suppliers. Handle progress billing and payment requisitions.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with financial regulations, company policies, and contract terms. This includes reviewing and approving contracts, change orders, and payment applications. Understand Conditional and Unconditional Lien Waivers
• Project Audits: Assist with internal and external audits related to job costs, contract compliance, and project performance.
• Change Management: Track and monitor contract change orders and their impact on project budgets. Provide financial insight into potential changes and risks.
• Liaison Role: Serve as a key point of contact between the accounting department, project management, and clients to address any financial or contractual issues.
• “A Jack of All Trades”: Joining a small company inherently means jumping in to certain tasks that aren’t specified. Be willing to help outside the boundaries of a typical accountant. Having a positive and ‘willing to help’ attitude goes a long way.

If you have a Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance, 2+ years of progressive accounting experience, are eager to continue to learn and grow, possess excellent attention to detail and are tech savvy, enjoy working in a dynamic, team environment, and have experience working in the construction/manufacturing/engineering/distribution industries than this could be a great opportunity for you. Our client offers competitive compensation and benefits. Please apply directly or reach out to Lauren Spann at lauren.spann@jobot.com to learn more about this opportunity.