Senior Accountant
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Project Accountant – Lead
DPR Construction
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Newport Beach • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $120,000 - $160,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Serve a dual role as an integral part of both the project team(s) and the Finance & Accounting team
- Timely and accurate preparation of owner billings and supporting documents, collection of payments, and responsibility for certain elements of subcontractor compliance
- Timely and accurate entry of project billing and cost transactions and adjustments for projects, to include tracking and reporting, as appropriate
- Manage subcontractor requisition and disbursement processes, to include assigned holds
- Ownership and review of project financial data with project teams to ensure accuracy including setting up of projects
- Set-up, review, and maintenance of labor rates and other project data
- Review and summarize owner contracts to understand accounting requirements
- Professionally interface with and respond to inquiries from outside parties such as clients and vendors
- Coordinate audit requests with the DPR Internal Operations Review and/or the DPR External Audit Liaison teams
- Collaborate with corporate staff and function as a subject matter expert; lead discussions and initiatives
- Take primary leadership responsibility for project accounting team members; attract, select, train, onboard, coach, and provide feedback for team development
- Monitor workload and job satisfaction of team members and maintain a project master list of key project stakeholders and information
- Oversee project closeout process, working with project accountants and relevant team members to ensure timely closure and collection of retention
- Promote Project Accounting Best Practices and continuous improvement
- Support Controllers and business unit and regional leaders with analysis and review of overhead expenses, open receivables, month-end close processes, and cash position on projects
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field or CCIFP
- 7+ years of experience as a cost accountant within the construction industry on complex projects
- Flexible, detail-oriented team player with the ability to manage multiple tasks, produce quality work, and consistently meet deadlines
- Excellent listening skills and strong oral and written communication skills with demonstrated success working in a highly collaborative environment
- Ability to independently identify, analyze and resolve the most complex issues
- Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office applications and in accounting cost management software; experience with CMiC and Textura applications is highly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to professionally communicate and effectively collaborate with a wide variety of individuals to include leaders
- Experience with and a passion for coaching and leading others
- A solid understanding of the accrual basis of accounting
- A strong work ethic and a “can-do” attitude
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Wellness benefits
- Employee-owned company (private, employee-owned)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
cost accountingproject billingfinancial data analysissubcontractor compliancelabor rate maintenancecontract reviewproject closeoutaccrual basis of accountingoverhead expense analysiscash position management
Soft skills
detail-orientedteam playertime managementlistening skillsoral communicationwritten communicationproblem-solvingcollaborationcoachingleadership
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in accountingCCIFP