Project Accountant

The Christman Company; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Christman Company in Lansing, MI is seeking a Project Accountant to support project teams with accurate financial data, load budgets, manage invoices and reconcile costs across owner and trade contractor transactions.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s in Accounting and 3+ years in project accounting or construction finance; experience with project cost reports and PFSR is a plus; on-site role with minimal travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Three (3+) or more years of relevant work experience.
• Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Responsibilities

• Support project teams with accurate financial data.
• Assist Project Managers with cost projections and reconciliations via cost reports.
• Support executive project financial status reviews (PFSR).
• Track signed contracts, insurance, waivers, bonds and notices.
• Maintain detailed project financial records for auditors.
• Serve as point of contact with trade contractors.
• Provide orientation conversations for new trade contractors.
• Answer questions regarding payments and contract compliance.
• Process financial transactions between the company, project owner, and trade contractors in the database.
• Load budgets, issue subcontracts, and structure accounting for each project.
• Process owner and trade contractor invoices; reconcile costs and payments.
• Manage changes to contracts and scope (change orders).
• Oversee project close-out and final billing adjustments.
• Contribute to corporate accounting systems.

Skills

Financial data management

Cost projections

Reconciliations

PFSR

Contract administration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Job Description

Build More with Your Career at Christman Constructors, Inc. With projects throughout the Midwest, Christman Constructors, Inc. (CCI) is a great place to begin, continue or grow your career. We’re searching for the next generation of innovative minds who want to shape the world and live to build.

What You Will Do

As a Project Accountant, your primary daily responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Supports project teams with accurate financial data.
• Assists Project Managers with project cost projections and reconciliations through project cost reports.
• Supports executive project financial status review through Project Financial Status Reports (PFSR).
• Collects and tracks signed contracts, builder’s risk insurance policies, trade contractor insurance, waivers, sworn statements, bonds, and notice of furnishings.
• Maintains accurate and detailed project financial records including client, trade contractor, and project information files to a quality level expected by auditors.
• Serves as a personal Point-of-Contact with Trade Contractors.
• Provides orientation conversations for trade contractors working with Christman for the first time.
• Answers questions and provide information regarding payments and contract compliance.
• Manages and processes all financial transactions performed in the normal course of a construction project between our company, the project owner, and trade contractors using our database system.
• Manages project start up; load project budgets, issue subcontracts, and perform all other activities required to appropriately structure accounting systems for the project type.
• Processes owner invoices; reconcile job costs, load schedule of values, billing rates, and other information needed to support the contractual invoicing procedure and company risk management and accounting standards.
• Processes trade contractor invoices; reconcile trade contractor invoices, batch, cut and post trade contractor payments, and print checks.
• Manages and processes all financial transactions generated by changes to the original project contract and scope (owner change order and trade contractor change orders).
• Project close-out; manage final billing adjustments, subcontract finalization, archiving, and other processes that confirm complete execution of the project contract.
• Contributes to corporate financial accounting, and has an opportunity and responsibility to contribute to corporate financial accounting systems.

Expected Hours of Work and Travel

Full time position. Occasional extended hours and weekends may apply. Minimal travel required. Majority of travel done during work hours; overnight stays may be required.

What You Will Bring To The Team

Required experience, knowledge, and skills for this role include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, and other relevant course work, or years of work experience in related job field.
• Three (3+) or more years of relevant work experience
• -or- Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.

Preferred Experience, Knowledge, And Skills For This Role Include

• Detailed knowledge of project contracts and change order documents.
• Knowledge of the construction industry and industry terminology.

The Christman family of companies is an Affiramtive Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.As part of our company policy, this position requires successful completion of pre-employment screening, including but not limited to drug and background screening.

Notice to Recruiting Agencies (Unsolicited Resumes): The Christman Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our applicant tracking system, website, or to any Christman employee/affiliates. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Christman employees or its' affiliates will be considered property of The Christman Company and will be processed accordingly. Christman will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume without an executed agreement and assigned to a specific search.