What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Accountant position at Burke Construction Group, Inc.?
The project accountant position is accountable for reviewing budgets, monitoring the progress of projects, investigating variances, reviewing expenses, ensuring that project billings are created in accordance with the established accounting standards and billing policy.
A project accountant at Burke is responsible for helping the project team and other departments with accounting needs, which includes, but is not limited to:
- Setup business partners/vendors/customers at new job start up
- Setup cost codes when needed
- Review Budgets
- Monitor project progress
- Enter & Process check requests - permits
- Update ARM reports – Accounting Risk Management
- Record Cost Moves
- Record any manual checks (permits)
- Work with estimating on pre-construction projects/check requests/cost codes/budgets
- Collaborate with Project Team to complete & post Owner Billings
- Generate any owner reimbursable invoices for permits by job
- Enter & post Owner Billing & Invoice AR
- Enter & Post pay applications, maintain pay application system/program
- Review Subcontractor Certified Payroll
- Reconciling change order reports
Job experience requirements:
- 2 years or more experience as a cost accountant or project accountant (preferred)
- Experience with job cost accounting system(s)
- Proficiency with Excel
- Good oral and written communication skills
