Accounting Manager - Operational Finance - Office

Turner Construction • Bridgewater Township, NJ

1d • $102,000 - $157,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Manage overall day-to-day activity of office accounting department and oversight of all office accounting staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field, and 5 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• Thorough application of accounting principles (i.e. journal entries, general ledger)
• Analytic ability to review and assess financial data, interpret trends, and recognize inconsistencies
• Understands accounting implications of various contract terms
• Demonstrates understanding of cash flows and implements procedures to optimize interest income
• Knowledgeable of policies and standards to ensure compliance while identifying financial risks
• Displays actions related to profitability and risk management and effectively communicates risk management issues
• Exercises independent judgment and discretion with the ability to identify problems and initiate corrective action
• Able to apply innovation to offer and implement suggestions to improve overall operations
• Ability to manage many activities, requests, and short-cycle deadlines simultaneously
• Able to observe performance and effectively provide performance feedback
• Proficient with financial system applications, MS Excel, and MS Office
• Self-motivated, adaptable and flexible to operate with minimal direction and little or no supervision while working in complex and changing environment.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills
• High degree of organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Some travel
• Physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Employee must occasionally lift and/or move heavy weight.
• Regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock.
• The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud.

Nice To Haves

• Construction industry experience preferred
• Supervisory/management of a small team preferred

Responsibilities

• Create supportive environment to develop high performing finance team, provide training opportunities and engage in mentoring relationships.
• Lead accountants and other related team members, provide timely performance feedback and contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilizing talent management systems.
• Review quarterly account reconciliations and make recommendations for improvement to Financial Manager.
• Review monthly G&A monitor and assist Financial Manager in updating forecast.
• Analyze and update estimating recovery monitor and review with Financial Manager and Chief Estimator.
• Manage petty cash, payroll and joint venture bank accounts and reconciliations.
• Review and approve monthly journal entries.
• Assist in resolution of daily office issues including vendor disputes, escalate to Financial Manager as appropriate.
• Review all office contracts and lease agreements prior to submission to Financial Manager for approval.
• Ensure builders risk log is complete and insurance coverage is in place.
• Review and approve orders from external suppliers.
• Review charitable contribution requests and ensure compliance with policy.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Turner Construction provides flexible benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, financial benefits such as a 401(k) plan, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, wellness benefits, a voluntary legal plan, identity theft, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees