Project Accountant

Fairway Construction Co., Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairway Construction Co., Inc. in Atlanta, GA seeks a Project Accountant to support project teams with cost accounting and timely financial reporting. You will review invoices, budgets, and pay applications to ensure accurate project costs and timely billings.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting with at least five years of accounting experience, including two in construction, and is proficient in Sage Intacct and Procore Pay along with MS Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent.
• Minimum of five years’ work experience in an accounting environment.
• Two years of accounting experience in the construction industry.

Responsibilities

• Review invoices and budgets for projects.
• Prepare monthly pay applications and reflect costs in budgets.
• Maintain project related records and change orders; be proactive on deficiencies.
• Review supplier invoices and overhead charges.
• Create or approve project billings to customers.
• Confer with Ops team on unpaid contract billings and opportunities for additional billings.
• Assist with auditors and improve internal controls as required.

Skills

Cost accounting

Pay applications

Sage Intacct

Procore Pay

MS Office

Analytical skills

Communication

Customer service

Deadline oriented

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Tools

Sage Intacct

Procore/Procore Pay

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Word

Job description

FWC was founded in 1984 to provide construction services for JES Holdings, LLC. Throughout the years, Fairway Construction’s expertise has grown from building affordable multi-family housing communities to include the construction of skilled nursing care centers, market-rate apartment communities, residential lofts, the rehabilitation of historic properties and conventional senior memory care facilities. Due to our reputation for consistently completing quality developments on time and within budget, FWC has expanded to add third-party construction developments and provides project management and consulting services for numerous developers.

Project Accountants are a key member of each project team providing general accounting support and timely accurate project financials. This position is responsible for reviewing invoices, reviewing budgets, preparing financial reports, creating monthly pay applications, and ensuring project costs are appropriately reflected in project budgets.

• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Responsible for all construction project accounting functions.
• Maintain project related records and change orders and be proactive on any deficiencies.
• Review, enter, and approve supplier invoices related to a project.
• Understand, review, and approve overhead charges to be applied to a project.
• Review account totals related to project assets and expenses.
• Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management.
• Create or approve all project-related billings to customers.
• Confer with Ops team regarding unpaid contract billings.
• Confer with management on any opportunities for additional billings.
• Respond to requests for more details from customers.
• Close out project accounts upon project completion.
• Compile information for internal and external auditors, as required.
• Assess and improve internal processes and controls as appropriate.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledgeable about project cost accounting
• Knowledgeable about construction pay applications
• Familiarity with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) Sage Intacct, and Procore/Procore Pay
• Analytical ability to compile relevant data into useful information
• Communication and interpersonal skills to work in a team environment
• Customer service skills to service needs of field personnel and management
• Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure

EDUCATION & TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent.
• Minimum of five years’ work experience in an accounting environment and two years of accounting experience in the construction industry.