Assistant Project Accountant

Responsibilities

As an Assistant Project Accountant at Brasfield & Gorrie, you will play a vital role in supporting our construction project teams, managing the accounting and billing processes, and ensuring financial accuracy.

Essential Duties:

Accounts Receivable and Billing

* Meet with Project Team to confirm contract terms necessary for accurate accounting and owner billings, balancing billings to job cost.

* Prepare and process customer billings for Time and Materials, Cost-plus Fixed fee, and Firm Fixed Price contracts on a schedule of values in accordance with contract requirements.

* Provide billing backup details and balance billings against job costs when applicable.

Subcontractor Review

* Review and process subcontractor pay applications, including percent of completion, retainage percent and amount.

Expense Processing

* Analyze online purchase orders and purchase order change orders for accurate calculations, including sales tax.

* Analyze tax amounts charged on expense reports, miscellaneous invoices, and purchase orders.

* Process high volumes of virtual miscellaneous invoices, expense reports, purchase orders, and subcontractor pay applications.

* Track, process, and maintain detail logs for owner direct purchases, where applicable.

* Request and obtain valid W-9s for new vendors.

Collaboration and Information Flow

* Work with Operations to enhance the flow of information to the Project Accounting team.

* Provide support for vendor and subcontractor inquiries.

Other Duties

* Process Journal Entries into the E1 Accounting system.

* Set up contractual rates for projects utilizing information provided by the Project Accountant and Project Teams.

* Support project accounting needs with additional duties as assigned.

Education
- Skills
- Knowledge
- Qualifications & Experience

* 1-3 years of accounting experience

* Construction accounting experience strongly preferred

* Comfortable working in a paperless environment

* Experience with sales and use tax calculations and accruals for multiple states

* Proficiency in Microsoft applications, especially Excel

* Experience working in multiple accounting systems (i.e. Oracle JD Edwards Enterprise One, Textura, Concur, OnBase, Pro Core)

* Strong research and problem-solving skills

* Excellent customer service skills - both internal and external

* Strong communication skills - both oral and written

* Actively and effectively work in a team environment

* Detail oriented, organized, and comfortable managing multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment

The above description covers the principal duties and responsibilities of the job. The description shall not, however, be construed as a complete listing of all miscellaneous, incidental, or similar duties which may be required from day-to-day. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.