Project Budget Coordinator

City of Valdosta; Valdosta (GA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Valdosta is seeking a financial overseer to manage project finances and ensure compliance with budgetary guidelines. In this role, you will collaborate with team members, review invoices, and assist in preparing fiscal budgets.

The ideal candidate should have a degree in Accounting or Finance, relevant experience, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. You will play a key role in facilitating effective communication and ensuring accuracy in financial documentation.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of budget development and GAAP principles and practices.
• Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position.
• Ability to be bonded.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the financial aspects of projects, ensuring they stay within budgetary restraints.
• Facilitates communication and collaborates between team members and management.
• Processes and reviews construction invoices, ensures timely payments to vendors.
• Enters and reviews budget adjustments for compliance with City policy.

Skills

Knowledge of project life cycles

Knowledge of AIA construction invoices and computation of retainage

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Skill in problem solving

Skill in prioritizing and planning

Skill in interpersonal relations

Skill in oral and written communication

Education

Baccalaureate degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Description

• Oversees the financial aspects of projects, ensuring they stay within budgetary restraints and align with organizational objectives.
• Facilitates communication and collaborates between team members, management, and vendors to achieve project goals.
• Processes and reviews construction invoices, verifies retainage, ensures timely payments to vendors.
• Enters and reviews budget adjustments for compliance with City policy.
• Reviews expense requisitions for appropriate coding.
• Provides assistance to departments on matters related to budget allocations and reports.
• Reviews expense reports and researches discrepancies to ensure expenditures remain within budgeted amounts.
• Provides assistance to departments in preparing the operating fiscal year budget, capital plan, and position allocation list.
• Prepares a variety of regular and special reports.
• Assists in reviewing operational and financial budget proposals submitted by department heads and managers.
• Assists in preparing and submitting operation and capital budget summaries for review by senior management and City Council.
• Assists in the preparation of final budget documents.
• Performs related duties.

Requirements

• Knowledge of project life cycles.
• Knowledge of AIA construction invoices and computation of retainage.
• Knowledge of budget development and GAAP principles and practices.
• Knowledge of relevant federal and state laws, city ordinances, and department policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of computers and job‑related software programs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Skill in problem solving.
• Skill in prioritizing and planning.
• Skill in interpersonal relations.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of a baccalaureate degree in a course of study related to Accounting or Finance.
• Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.
• Ability to be bonded.