Project Accountant

Gurnee, Illinois

Creative Financial Staffing
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Project Accountant - Growth to Manager

$65,000 to 85,000

Why work for this company as a Project Accountant

  • The company is a leader in its niche. They are GROWING, GROWING, GROWING.
  • They offer a comprehensive benefits package.
  • In the COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION SPACE
  • A great place to learn construction accounting
  • Opportunity to become the Accounting Manager in a short tie frame due to retirement
  • Awesome manager with a ton of knowledge to share
  • Very little overtime.

What you will be doing as a Project Accountant

Accounts Payable / Month Close (50%) - Project Accountant

  • Reconciliation and timely entry of all job payment claims for all assigned projects
  • Review and timely communication of outstanding compliance issues
  • perform payroll as the back up payroll representative
  • month close and posting journal entries and adjusting journal entries, accruals
  • Timely and accurate preparation of miscellaneous vendor invoices to ensure proper job cost charges
  • Monitor all payment claims and payment schedules to ensure deadlines are met
  • Reconcile vendor statements and adds supporting documentation to Acumatica
  • Audit and verification of expense reports for processing in accordance with company policy
  • Process weekly A/P payment batches, EFT-Expense batches, and other EFT batches


Accounts Receivable (30%) - Project Accountant

  • With direction from Project Manager completes owner billing documents for submittal
  • Track owner payments according to owner contract terms with emphasis on past due items
  • Monthly A/R reconciliation with the use of A/R Credit Notes


Job Cost (20%) - Project Accountant

  • Investigate cost issues or questions for the Project Manager as needed
  • Assist in preparing/processing Actually Spent Job Cost Allocations or Journal Entries as needed
  • Attends monthly Project Review Meetings to stay abreast of job progress and financial status
  • Update and maintain project Cash Flows


What you need to bring to the table as a Project Accountant

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance preferred with some AP construction experience
  • 3+ years of related job cost experience preferred
  • percent of completion experience is a plus.



Date Posted: 10 April 2024
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