Construction Accountant

Pave America • Nashville, TN

7d

About The Position

Pave America has an exciting opportunity for a Construction Accountant. This Team Member will be the financial leader for our growing organization. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to make the next step in their career! In addition, this position serves as the Human Resources point of contact for the entity, with responsibility for oversight of payroll, benefit administration, and other human resources processes, as well as ensuring compliance with company policy and applicable federal, state and local laws.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/business or related field
• 5+ years’ experience in an accounting role in the construction industry.
• Possess detailed financial analysis that can extract business insights to support decision making.
• Must be able to demonstrate advanced excel skills. Strong written and verbal communication.
• Three (3) or more years of HR experience strongly preferred.
• Experience processing multi-state payroll required.
• Demonstrated knowledge and compliant application of Fair Labor Standards Act and Department of Labor Wage and Hour laws required.
• Proficiency in use of HRIS & Payroll systems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing and submitting certified payroll and owning related processes preferred.
• Bi-lingual Spanish Speaker a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards.
• Provide comprehensive financial updates to senior management by evaluating, analyzing, and reporting appropriate data points.
• Guide financial decisions by applying company policies and procedures to current economic landscapes.
• Develop, implement, and maintain financial controls and guidelines. Create a positive culture of accountability and acceptance.
• Help achieve our budgeting goals with proper scheduling, analysis, while recommending corrective actions to senior leadership.
• Manage all customer portfolios: contracts, invoices and collections. Liaison with Sales & Operations to optimize DSO.
• Prepare weekly cashflow forecasting
• Prepare account analysis, bank and payroll reconciliations, and supporting journal entries.
• Prepare all other balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Oversee all disbursements for the Company.
• Establish and maintain a system of internal controls.
• Help lead systems and process implementations
• Supervise support staff by coaching, mentoring and growing the team.
• Ensure that company level processes and deadlines for timekeeping, onboarding, deductions, and payroll processing are met, ensuring high-quality customer service is delivered to every associate.
• Oversee, and/or directly process, multi-state payroll, with a high degree of excellence.
• Oversee, and/or directly complete, certified payroll in compliance with contract requirements.
• Check and audit payrolls to ensure compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws.
• Ensure timely response to employee questions, requests or concerns about benefits, LOA, policies, procedures, or programs.
• Support the new employee initial benefit education and election process and annual open enrollment process.
• Support staffing & recruitment, including headcount & workforce planning, job posting, and job offer processes.
• Lead company onboarding process.
• Provide high-quality customer service through clear, timely communication that makes payroll and benefit information understandable and accessible to every associate.
• Coordinate response to Unemployment Claims.
• Maintain detailed, complete, and compliant records.
• Escalate employee relations and other issues as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Pave America and it's companies offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level