What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Project Accountant position at Shawmut?
Overview
At Shawmut Design and Construction, we’re proud that the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company as we have been recognized with over 83 Best Place to Work awards. Including Best Workplace by Fortune Magazine, Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Fortune Best Workplace for Millennials, Great Place to Work’s Best Workplace for Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes.
Here’s a glimpse into what we are offering:
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance.
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - be an employee owner!
- 401K with Match - receive company match up to 4% of your eligible pay.
- Generous Paid Time Off policy - including vacation, summer Fridays, holidays, personal sick and a volunteer day.
- The Extras: cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services and many more.
*Please note: this position works out of our Boston office 3x per week, with the option to work from home 2x per week.
Responsibilities
The Assistant Project Accountant is a member of the accounting team and provides financial support to Shawmut’s project teams for lump sum and GMP projects.
Responsibilities
- Supports Project Accountant and project teams for lump sum and GMP jobs
- Project setups/closeouts
- Internal budget locking/mapping
- Billing/Mapping/Cost moves
- Phase code setup
- Opportunity Management/CRM Support/Opportunity Notifications
- Any responsibilities delegated from Project Accountant
- Reporting and Tracking
- Business line tracking of Finance related deliverables
- Run time charging reports /manage allocations
- Produce PX scorecard if needed
- Update various tracking spreadsheets for business line analysis
- Ad hoc reporting as needed or as delegated to
- Handles LS and small GMP projects with financial oversight
- Project setups/closeouts
- Internal budget locking/mapping
- Billing/Mapping/Cost moves
- Phase code setup
- Other projects as assigned
Qualifications
Experience & Education
- Undergrad Degree (Accounting/Finance coursework, Degree Preferred)
- 0-1 years of experience or relevant internship experience
- Some AP experience preferred but not required
Skills Required
- Demonstrated attention to detail
- Strong communication/interpersonal skills
- Strong organization skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and attention to detail
- Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment, high sense of urgency and ability to manage to deadlines.
- Professional, client service oriented, excellent written and oral communication skills
- Quick learner, resourceful and self –starter, strong work ethic
- Strong excel skills
We look forward to hearing from you!
Additional Information
Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship or restriction, now and in the future.
Shawmut prohibits discrimination against any staff member or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, disability, creed, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
