What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Accountant II position at Walsh Construction?
Overview
Walsh is currently seeking a Project Accountant for the Building Division to work out of our corporate office in Chicago, IL.
Walsh is a rapidly growing, highly diversified construction company, and we constantly seek builders and business people to join our industry-leading team. Walsh employees are "built to succeed" - competitive entrepreneurs with strong character who are energized by working on a team to meet challenges and are willing to take risks after careful planning. There are many compelling reasons why exceptional people should consider a career with our company:
- Challenging, complex projects
- Creative and innovative problem solving environment
- Supportive, communicative managers who reward your success
- Opportunities for growth, training, and development
- Flexibility to build what you want, where you want
Responsibilities
- Reviews and processes subcontracts, subcontract change orders and Performance and Payment bonds to ensure they are in compliance with specified terms.
- Collects and reviews project subcontractor/supplier lien waivers.
- Collects, reviews, and processes subcontractor/supplier monthly project invoices. Needs to ensure all invoices have been accrued properly and timely to the correct cost reports and phase codes.
- Ensures proper payments to all subcontractors and major suppliers.
- Individual has a strong understanding of the Walsh monthly P&L process and ensures timely submittal of project P&Ls and reviews the P&Ls for accuracy.
- Processes cost transfers on project cost report for Project Management staff.
- Provides monthly assistance to Project Management staff in the preparation of monthly billings to project owners. This position requires in depth analysis of the owner billing, when applicable on the project.
- Collects, reviews and submits monthly owner billings to the Senior Project Accountant II for processing.
- Monitors cash flow and communicate with the project staffs on tracking A/R and when the projects are paid.
- Individual must be able to work independently and travel out to jobsites to perform regular cost report reviews.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or business-related field
- Minimum of 2 years of construction accounting experience
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Disability/Veteran
