Cincinnati, Iowa, United States Looking for Construction Accounting Specialist at permanent Full Time

Location : Address

11641
Mosteller Road

Category

Accounting/Finance

Organization

John R Jurgensen Company

The Jurgensen Companies is seeking an experienced
Construction Accounting Specialist.

You will be
working within the Construction Contract Administration team, which is
responsible for construction accounting and managing the document flow
for construction contract administration. This group also provides
guidance to our affiliate construction companies.

You
will be working at our new state of the art corporate office located
in Sharonville, Ohio (Cincinnati). Amenities of the new corporate
office include a full fitness facility, outdoor walking track, large
modern cafeteria with outdoor dining, upper level outdoor terrace, and
a large learning lab. 

This is an excellent
opportunity for a professional self-motivated individual to contribute
to a crucial part of the organization.

Key accountabilities in order of priority and with ideal
time allocations are:

• Accurately performs job
  costing analysis to facilitate proper allocation and processing to
  track job performance. (25%)
• Creates and processes invoices
  and payments to facilitate the collection of payments. (25%)
• Completes job set-up to ensure compliance with contracts and
  to facilitate accurate collection of job information. (15%)
• Performs job/project finalization tasks to identify and
  correct discrepancies and prepare for collection of final payment.
  (15%)

Construction Accounting
Specialist Responsibilities:

• Send out to
  execute legal agreements (contracts and sub-contracts) for
  construction projects
• Perform monthly liquid and fuel
  adjustment calculation for department of transportation projects for
  OH, KY, and IN states
• Ensure compliance with ODOT, KYTC,
  and INDOT on state funded projects
• Responsible for ensuring
  the accurate and timely posting and classification of detailed
  transactions for various projects within job costing module for
  percentage completion accounting in accordance with GAAP.
• Communicate in clear and effective manner while fostering
  collaborative relationships with team the members, managers,
  construction teams, external partners, subcontractors, vendors, and
  other stakeholders within the Company.
• Responsible for the
  project set-up activities to ensure compliance with company policies
  for job set-up documentation and compliance with various
  municipalities and states
• Oversee maintenance of invoices,
  lien waivers and other documentation for multiple projects. Oversee or
  perform filing, check cutting and check hold procedures.
• Review cost reports and post corrections during monthly closing
  working closely with construction project management team
• Prepare construction companies monthly reporting package for manager
  review and distribution to the executive teams
• Assist
  manager with third party auditors during annual audit.
• Assist on special projects and ad-hoc reporting to meet department
  goals.
• Support construction teams with all financial
  management activities such as coding, contract management, and cost
  reporting.
• Other duties as assigned.

Construction Accounting Specialist Qualifications:

• 4+ years accounting experience in a
  staff role including general ledger and audit experience; Job cost
  experience and knowledge of construction industry standards preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of US Generally Accepted
  Accounting Principles (US GAAP).
• Demonstrated
  ability to communicate effectively and to work cooperatively and
  collaboratively with individuals of diverse backgrounds and at all
  organizational levels.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and
  manage multiple priorities while being detail oriented.
• Ability to manage change and adapt to changing processes and
  procedures.
• Demonstrated initiative to continue to learn
  and broaden accounting knowledge.

Construction Accounting Specialist Competencies:

• Customer Focus – Prioritizes and takes action
  on the needs of both internal and external customers. Designs and
  delivers products and services with the customer experience top of
  mind.
• Teamwork and Collaboration – Capable of working well
  with others both on the team and cross-functionally to achieve
  individual goals, team goals, department goals, and/or organizational
  goals. Values diverse perspectives and working with others as a way to
  achieve the best output possible.
• Problem Solving and
  Decision Making – Uses critical thinking to evaluate problems, gather
  information, understand causes, and identify best possible solutions.
  Invests time in planning, discovery, and reflection to drive better
  decisions and more efficient implementations.
• Resilience –
  Thrives and grows in a rapidly changing and complex environment.
  Displays flexibility, activates networks, and adopts a continuous
  growth mindset to learn from mistakes and bounce back from adversity.
• Creativity and Innovation – Thinks beyond the confines of
  traditional models to recognize opportunities and find new and better
  ways of doing things. Encourages experimentation and accepts failure
  as a driver of innovation.

EOE/M/F/Disabled/Veteran/DFSP

Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet(KYTC), Time & Material, Invoicing / Billing,
Construction, Cost Accounting, Journal Entries, Contract
Administration