Project Accountant

The Project Accountant is an exciting opportunity that will support the Development and Construction teams to ensure accurate and timely accounting for our projects from set up to completion.

• Document all aspects of construction payables, complete invoice backup, payment backup, and lien releases in accordance with each project’s indexing system.
• Processing of all aspects of construction payables, including coding, and maintenance of job cost reports
• Communicate with the Project Accounting team regarding contract variances/overages
• Coordination of the billing process with the project accounting team
• Collocation and tracking of compliance items for vendors and subcontractors, including insurance requirements, lien releases, W9 Information, and all adequately signed documents
• Review contractor’s payment applications for monthly billing, including percent of completion, retainage percent or amount and verify that it contains a valid conditional waiver and supporting documents
• Generate Bank Reconciliation spreadsheet/reports and update (twice a week)
• Generate weekly Development AP Invoice list for review
• Generate “ Construction Level Weekly AP Invoice Report”
• Maintaining an accurate accounting file system

• Prepare loan draw support and collect all relevant documentation
• Prepare progress bill support and collect all relevant documentation
• Ensure that all loan and progress bill reporting are submitted on time
• Prepare invoice list for loan draws and consolidate all draw-related support
• Prepare invoice list for progress bills and consolidate all progress bill-related support

• Communicate with the project team to ensure project budgets are updated and ensure no negative discrepancies are present.
• Prepare the monthly close financial package and deliver it to the Project Accountant for review.
• Update projects that are in the Entitlement phase in correspondence with the project model and ensure updates do not cause any over commitments.
• Maintain an accurate record of all Preliminary lien releases as received by the Riaz Team.
• Prepare the first draft of all monthly financial reports including but not limited to:
• Job Cost Budget vs Actuals
• Balance Sheet and Income Statement
• Project Cash Flow Forecast

• Support on any accounting-related activities during the Month
  -End close as necessary
• Support the Project Accounting team in communicating with the Project Team
• Assist with organization and saving of vendor contracts, ensuring that Yardi commitments are tied out and up to date.

• Payroll
• Weekly material costs
• CC reconsolidation and reimbursement
• WC insurance payments
• GL insurance payments

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or related degree
• 2+ years of experience in accounts payable
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting
• Proficiency in Excel and Yardi highly desired
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills