Project Accountant

• Provide administrative and project accounting support to the project management team
• Take the initiative to complete project requirements and to contribute to the team’s success
• Assist the Project Manager with construction activities as needed
• Process and follow-up on urgent items
• Verification, review, and approval of supplier lien waivers
• Joint check documentation, correspondence, and processing to manage financial risk
• Communication with subcontractors regarding supplier lien waivers, pay application payment status, and accounting closeout procedure
• Track and process subcontract billings, receipts, and approvals
• Process out of sequence and early pay requests for subcontracts
• Prepare payment batches
• Financial reporting to executive management including owner billing and cash flow tracking
• Complete job cost adjustments
• Review and interpret prime contract general conditions, billing requirements, specified labor rates and equipment rates
• Manage/Oversee the creation and administration of subcontracts, purchase orders, task orders, and consultant agreements
• Assist the Project Manager with the change management process, including generating and distributing SCOs and CORs through final processing of contract COs
• Perform project accounting duties, assisting project managers with interfacing change orders, drafting or auditing client billings, create misc. client invoices, reviewing and coding vendor invoices, and tracking/verifying subcontractor progress lien waivers
• Assist subcontractors with GCPay, adding and linking/integrating subcontractors, creating a schedule of values
• Assist Project Manager with accounts receivable follow-up
• Oversee project closeout processes (i.e. final cost reconciliation, financial closeout, waiver tracking, closeout documentation)
• Other accounting support is needed
• Positive contribution to ESI’s culture and active participation in company events and programs

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required or equivalent combination of education and related experience
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite programs, specifically Word, Excel, and Outlook and accounting software
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Keen attention to detail, enabling precise organization and management of multiple project tasks
• Skilled at problem solving
• resilient and determined to find or create solutions
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• The ability to prioritize and manage time in a fast-paced environment must be able to meet deadlines

Working knowledge of construction accounting, financial, administration, project management and/or basic accounting skills including an aptitude for numbers (desired)

• ESI covers 100% of the medical premium for all employees and families
• Competitive 401k match
• Lucrative bonus potential
• Great upward mobility for career growth