Project Accountant

Job Description

Christman Constructors, Inc. (CCI) offers projects throughout the Midwest and is looking for a Project Accountant in the Central Michigan region. This role supports the project team throughout the completion of a project, providing regular updates on project profitability, sub‑contractor compliance, and risk management issues requiring the team’s attention.

With projects throughout the Midwest, Christman Constructors, Inc. (CCI) is a great place to begin, continue or grow your career. We’re searching for the next generation of innovative minds who want to shape the world and live to build.
CCI is looking for a Project Accountant in our Central Michigan region.

• Supports project teams with accurate financial data.
• Assists Project Managers with project cost projections and reconciliations through project cost reports.
• Supports executive project financial status review through Project Financial Status Reports (PFSR).
• Collects and tracks signed contracts, builder’s risk insurance policies, trade contractor insurance, waivers, sworn statements, bonds, and notice of furnishings.
• Maintains accurate and detailed project financial records including client, trade contractor, and project information files to a quality level expected by auditors.
• Serves as a personal point‑of‑contact with Trade Contractors.
• Provides orientation conversations for trade contractors working with Christman for the first time.
• Answers questions and provides information regarding payments and contract compliance.
• Manages and processes all financial transactions performed in the normal course of a construction project between our company, the project owner, and trade contractors using our database system.
• Manages project start‑up; loads project budgets, issues subcontracts, and performs all other activities required to appropriately structure accounting systems for the project type.
• Processes owner invoices; reconciles job costs, loads schedule of values, billing rates, and other information needed to support the contractual invoicing procedure and company risk management and accounting standards.
• Processes trade contractor invoices; reconciles trade contractor invoices, batches, cuts, and posts trade contractor payments, and prints checks.
• Manages and processes all financial transactions generated by changes to the original project contract and scope (owner change order and trade contractor change orders).
• Manages project close‑out; final billing adjustments, subcontract finalization, archiving, and other processes that confirm complete execution of the project contract.
• Contributes to corporate financial accounting, and has an opportunity and responsibility to contribute to corporate financial accounting systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, and other relevant coursework, or equivalent work experience.
• Three (3+) or more years of relevant work experience.
• —or—Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

• Detailed knowledge of project contracts and change order documents.
• Knowledge of the construction industry and industry terminology.

The Christman family of companies is an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

As part of our company policy, this position requires successful completion of pre‑employment screening, including but not limited to drug and background screening.