Accounting Specialist

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced individual with higher level accounting experience and abilities. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to grow within the company and have potential to move into a senior accounting position in three to five years.This is a key position within the company and we are seeking a long-term team member that fits our organization.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration is preferred
• Experience as a general accountant or staff accountant
• Minimum two years construction accounting experience, including full cycle AP and AIA project billings
• Strong analytical and accounting skills
• Excellent attention to detail and communication skills
• Advanced working knowledge of Excel
• ViewPoint Vista and Textura experience a plus

Candidates should exhibit the following characteristics:

• Strong initiative, emotionally mature, with a positive outlook
• Reliable in all aspects especially organization, accuracy and attention to detail
• Solid interpersonal and communication skills
• Servant Leader mindset - support of operations team & employees
• Willingness to cross train and master different roles

What you’ll do:

As an Accounting Specialist, you will play a crucial role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining compliance with accounting standards, and supporting the company's overall financial operations. The tasks include but are not limited to:

• Co-lead the timely creation of accurate and detailed monthly owner billings:
• Maintaining a status log of billing progress during the month
• Coordinating with Project Managers and Project Engineers to ensure project costs are incorporated.
• Perform accounts payable functions which include:
• Entering trade and project invoices
• Uploading and coding credit card transactions
• Monitoring the AP email inbox and responding to inquiries
• Setting up new vendors/customers in accounting system
• Performing weekly check runs and making miscellaneous payments as needed

Who is Howell Construction?

Howell Construction is a mid-size commercial general contractor serving the Colorado Front Range since 1935. Howell focuses on long-term strategic relationships and collaborative project delivery with clients across the commercial, healthcare, advanced industries, and corporate interiors markets. We have the resources, systems and technical expertise of a large national construction company, but a flexible, personalized project delivery approach that makes us nimbler and more responsive to clients’ unique requirements than larger organizations.

Howell is an upbeat, highly collaborative organization that enjoys creating great results while having fun in the process. We are proud to be a relationship-based, family-friendly company. We stand by our core values:

• We love what we do
• Honesty and integrity are always witnessed in our actions
• Always great performance
• We create collaboration at all levels

Visit us at www.howelldenver.com.

Company Benefits

At Howell, we consider our employees family, which is why our turnover rate is practically non-existent. We genuinely care about the work we do, the people we work with, and the community in which we live and work. In addition to competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, Howell is committed to enhancing employees’ work/life balance through personal and professional development opportunities, team bonding activities, a dog-friendly office environment, company outings, holiday celebrations, community service opportunities, and an on-site fitness center.