Project Accountant Associate - Baton Rouge, LA

Turner Industries is a fully diversified industrial contractor. We help move the world forward by providing responsive, innovative solutions designed to increase plant production, reduce costs, reduce downtime, and even prevent shutdowns. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA, Turner Industries has over 20,000 employees with offices and job sites across the United States. Our single-solution approach in the petrochemical, refining, energy, pulp and paper, and related industries has made Turner one of the nation's top industrial contractors and earned us the No. 1 spot on ABC's 2024 Top Performers list. People are at the heart of everything we do. Their safety, security, and satisfaction have always been our top priorities. For proof, look no further than our strong working relationships and extraordinary workforce.

Turner Industries Group, LLC is looking for a Project Accountant Associate to join our team in Baton Rouge, LA. The overall purpose of the Associate Project Accountant position is to assist Project Accountants and Project Accounting Manager to ensure invoicing on each project is handled in an accurate, efficient and professional manner.

Essential Qualifications:

• Applicant must possess a Bachelor's degree in the field of business, preferably in accounting or finance.
• Candidate must have experience working in Microsoft Office Suite with heavy emphasis in the usage of Microsoft Excel.
• Candidate must be organized detailed oriented and self sufficient in record keeping, and conduct his/her self in a professional manner.
• Applicant must be capable of working with remote field personnel in the collection of cost and revenue data and explanations that help expedite client billing and prompt problem resolution.
• The position allows for high autonomy. Prospective candidate must be able to set tasks and prioritize the completion of set tasks.
• Candidate must be highly analytical and confident in their ability to learn new processes and procedures due to the varying expectations of each of our clients.
• Applicant must be able to work on projects as a team. This role would involve an increased level of interaction.

Functional Requirements:

• Employee must help Project Accountants prepare, and submit to our clients, detailed and accurate invoices of reimbursable costs associated with maintenance and construction projects.
• Employee must effectively communicate and work closely with other departments, field personnel and client representatives to adequately compile invoicing information and problem resolution.
• Employee must work well with other Project Accountants and offer assistance when a co-workers workload deems necessary. Any other free time will be filled with special projects such as client audits, system conversions, etc. as deemed necessary by Project Accountants and Project Accounting Manager.
• Employee must help Project Accountants prepare detailed and accurate month end accruals (when necessary) will help to efficiently research, report, and explain any billing transactions to Accounting Management.
• Associate Project Accountant will work closely with and assist Project Accountants and Project Accounting Manager in developing sound billing procedures for clients who have challenging billing requirements.
• Employee will work closely with and assist Project Accountants and Project Accounting Manager with the process implementations involving the billing workflow
• Associate Project Accountants will work closely with and assist Billing Manager to continue to strengthen billing compliance with corporate accounting procedures and processes company-wide.
• Employee must assist in special projects such as client audits, system conversions, etc.

Compensation

Final agreed upon compensation is based upon individual qualifications and experience.

Benefits

Depending on your employment status, benefits include health, dental, vision, life, ADD, voluntary life / ADD, disability benefits, leaves of absence, 401k, paid time off, paid holidays, telehealth access, and employee assistance program.

Physical Involvement:

May be required to do the following: climbing ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc. above and below ground level; maintaining balance on ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc.; reaching in all directions, handling and manipulating objects and materials; coordinating the movements of eyes, hands and fingers to operate tools and equipment; lifting from ground level, waist level, and/or overhead; carrying objects, tools, equipment, etc.; standing; walking; pushing; bending; kneeling; crouching/squatting; seeing with or without correction; hearing with or without correction.

Turner Industries is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability and/or protected veteran status in accordance with governing law.

Keywords: accounting, PA, project accountant

Salary : $33,280