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As part of our Company’s continued growth, we are hiring a construction project staff accountant. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Review project bid budgets including cost schedules and translate these bid budgets into working field hour budgets.

Visit job sites and interact with field personnel

Weekly monitoring budgets with comparison to actual field hours.

Help field personnel to stay within those budgets—communicating any variances to upper management, and re-budgeting or re-forecasting as necessary

Assist with job cost accounting, including processing AIA billing, lien waivers, accounts payable and accounts receivable and project change orders.

Help ensure compliance with corporate policies and procedures and owner/general contractor agreements

Provide prompt and accurate customer service in response to requests for information from all corporate departments and other field operations

Champion with corporate accounting to ensure project dates are reported accurately so costs can be reported to facilities on a timely basis

Provide final project cost reconciliation on all projects to ensure project cost complete

Monitor subcontractor contracts and commitments

QUALIFICATIONS FOR A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Be proficient in PC based applications such as Excel with experience in Sage 100 a plus.

Have the ability to prioritize, multitask, adapt, and respond effectively in a dynamic work environment.

Possess good management and organizational skills including the ability to work on several projects simultaneously, meet critical deadlines, and determine the priority of assignments based on deadlines that must be met.

Maintain confidentiality of pertinent company data.

Work cohesively with other departments and co-workers as part of a team.

Construction experience required.

Good solid interpersonal skills.

About R.J. Forbes Painting Contractor, Inc.

R.J. Forbes Painting Contractor, Inc. has become a premier coatings applicator company founded on the basic principles of honesty, quality, and customer service. We are leaders in our industry striving to be the best in the business. Our employees, a proud group of men and women, enjoy and take pride in their work. The key to our success and happiness lies in the satisfaction of a job well done and the willingness of every employee to improve. Our vision is to create and maintain an environment in which all our employees embrace these values and we become the best in the business.

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