Project Accountant

PROJECT ACCOUNTANT

Position Summary

WIELAND’s Project Accountants serve as the financial backbone to the project teams, ensuring the financial health of each project. This individual will support a project team, including billing and pay applications, job costing, change management, financial reporting, compliance and auditing.

Job Functions

• Perform project projections and budget reconciliation with project team monthly, including reconciling between both project management and accounting software.

• Oversee document control as it relates to subcontracts, change orders and insurance for your assigned projects. Includes tracking and compliance.

• Prepare Owner invoices monthly, reconciling job cost, sworn statements and AIA billing documents in a timely manner.

• Prepare and submit monthly fee reconciliations for each project including necessary notes and S-Curves.

• Knowledgeable of Owner contract terms and requirements on each project to ensure accounting processes are administered accordingly.

• Guide and assist with project set-up as it relates to the budget and Owner contract value.

• Prepare project Start-Up meeting and update as changes occur.

• Receive and review all trade partner AIA billings monthly, to administer revisions or additional documentation required.

• Select subcontractor/supplier check selection for payment when Owner funding arrives.

• Maintain compliance of the Project File for all applicable projects and ensure easy retrieval.

• Communicate any financial concerns or trends to the Director of Finance and Project Director/SPM in a timely manner.

• Document and track the receipt of Contract Finalizations and Warranty forms during closeout.

• Perform all follow up duties for lien administration for both subcontractors and supplier waiver tracking and electronic filing.

• Recognize future problems, perform research, and propose preventative action.

• Maintain positive relationships with clients and trade partners.

• Communicate and provide training and support for all project teams in a positive manner.

• Be willing to travel to project sites and other regional office locations/project location.

• Ability to receive methods for improvement or constructive criticism.

• Maintains and displays company values and culture.

• CUI Handling: responsible for safeguarding Controlled Unclassified Information per NIST SP 800-171 and company policy, including proper access controls, encryption, secure storage/transfer, logging incident reporting and audit readiness.

*Key Performance Indicators are bolded above within the Job Functions*

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of accounting experience
• Knowledge of contract and financial documents
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Experience in the construction field is preferred
• Ability to travel as needed

Additional Job Information

Wieland offers an excellent total compensation package to include competitive health benefits, with both a Standard Plan and HDHP with an HSA. A 401K plan contributing a match of 25%. Also providing cutting edge technology to improve the efficiency and safety of our employees and construction sites.