Express Employment Professionals is currently recruiting a detail-oriented and proactive Project Accountant for a well-established company with over 25 years of success. This innovative organization is excited to expand its operations with a new location in the Cape Girardeau area.
Job Overview
The Project Accountant ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, entering, reviewing, and reconciling transactions, and works closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate monthly closes and an adjustment-free year-end audit. The Project Accountant will play a key role in all accounting functions, including monthly close, financial statement production, and reconciliation. This role will interact with multiple departments and areas of the organization to explain and maintain financial statements according to generally accepted accounting principles.
General Duties:
- Oversee construction billing processes, including cost-plus, AIA, and GMP, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Conduct detailed daily and monthly job cost reconciliations to maintain up-to-date project financials.
- Identify and resolve discrepancies in billing, actively troubleshooting and improving processes as needed.
- Generate weekly reports on labor hours and project costs for ongoing analysis and team collaboration.
- Handle routine collections to ensure timely receipt of accounts receivable.
- Take on additional tasks to support the team as required.
- Assist the management team, as needed, with projects as they arise, as well as assisting in improving processes and procedures to improve efficiency.
Qualifications:
2-3 years of relevant experience, within the construction industry, with a strong focus on cost accounting, including:
- Percent complete and work-in-progress (WIP) reporting
- Revenue recognition for construction projects
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field (preferred)
- Proficiency with advanced Excel functions (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs)
- Quickbooks experience preferred
- Strong attention to detail, effective time management, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, team-oriented environment
If you have a strong interest in finance and want to play a key role in managing project finances effectively, we invite you to apply for this opportunity.