Project Manager Project Accountant - Construction

Do you have experience as a Project Manager in the trades?

• Do you also have Project Accounting experience?
• Can you start your workday on-site in Berkeley by 5:30 a.m.?
• If so, answered “Yes” to at least two questions, please keep reading….

Professional Tree Care Co. of Berkeley is seeking an experienced Project Manager who has done Project Accountant work including job costing, invoicing, and contract review. She/He/They will have overseen scheduling for our commercial projects plus handle the accounting side of residential and commercial tree care and landscaping projects.

The ideal candidate will have either worked as a Project Manager in a trades industry AND worked directly with billing or worked as a Project Accountant who focused on project profitability, ideally in the trades. She/They/He should be skilled at handling progress billing, cost tracking, and financial analysis for multiple ongoing projects. This position works closely with our operations team to ensure accurate financial reporting and effective project delivery.

Since 1980, The Professional Tree Care Company has been trusted for tree services throughout Northern California. Based in Berkeley, CA, we service commercial, residential, and public works projects from Mendocino to Monterey, and from San Francisco to Sacramento.

What makes us unique? We recycle 100% of material removed from job sites at our own Green Waste Recycle Yard, custom mill logs and create organic mulch – and (soon) electricity – from the wood chips. We also have the staff, equipment, resources, and experience to perform tree services at any scale.

Are you seeking stability? We celebrated our 45th anniversary this year. Many of our managers have been with us 10+ years; some over 20. We like to hire folks who seek a work home; people eager to work hard, learn, and make friends along the way.

• You’ve done something similar before and have a strong understanding of job costing, progress billing, and the ability to plan, track and control a project’s funding so it is completed on‑time, on‑budget, with accurate reporting and a happy client.
• You have either worked as a Project Manager or worked closely with folks responsible for scheduling large‑scale projects, ideally including staff and equipment.
• You LOVE numbers, have great attention to detail, and enjoy keeping projects organized.
• You’re great at MS‑Excel and have used MS‑Project or something similar.
• You’re naturally bossy and enjoy keeping projects on target.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills and enjoy working with a field‑based team.

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, business, or a related field.
• 3‑to‑5 years of experience in this or a similar field dealing with residential or commercial projects/project accounting.
• You have experience with Sage Intacct/Sage 50 Accounting, Intuit Quick Books Online, Xero, Fresh Books or another foundation accounting software.
• Familiarity with schedule of values, billing for stored materials on‑site or in bonded storage, billing interim milestones a plus.
• Having a better than average memory is a HUGE plus.
• You have experience as a team leader/supervisor and trainer.

• Working daily with our CEO, you schedule all commercial projects including staff and equipment then broadcast each day’s work to our field crew and specific managers.
• Create job progress reports daily and deliver them to the CEO/President and Director of Field Operations.
• Create and deliver weekly job costing/profitability reports and deliver them to our CEO/President, Director of Field Operations, Director of Finance, and Director of People & Strategy so they may pass information along to our CAEs (Certified Arborists/Estimators).
• Review large‑scale estimates and contracts with our President/CEO and Commercial Bidder to ensure all relevant charges are included.
• Prepare and manage progress billing including lien waivers and…