Project Accountant II

The Tsui Group•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$68,000 - $72,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Tsui Group is seeking a candidate who is qualified and experienced in educational facility construction projects to serve as a Project Accountant II for a large educational client within Los Angeles County. This role involves reviewing bond program invoices and encumbrances, assisting with financial analysis, identifying and resolving discrepancies, ensuring data accuracy in PMIS (Proliance), and evaluating bond compliance. The position also requires reconciling financial accounts, preparing journal entries, developing reports for transparency, and communicating with vendors and internal teams to resolve payment and expenditure matters. The role requires the ability to work independently and in a team, adapt to a fast-paced environment, and communicate effectively.

Requirements

Minimum of 1 year of work experience, specifically in invoice processing or accounts payable
Associate's degree or College Certificate. Additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis
Ability to work with business enterprise software
Ability to work with MS Office, Excel, Word
Ability to perform historical trend analysis
Ability to create and analyze reports
Ability to work independently and in a team environment
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Ability to communication and present effectively

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in business or related degree/certificate

Responsibilities

Review Bond Program invoices and encumbrances and process per accounting procedures.
Assist Finance and Accounting team with analyses of ongoing financial activity for the Bond Program.
Identify discrepancies or inconsistencies in invoice documentation and resolve expeditiously.
Ensure invoice and encumbrance entries in PMIS (Proliance) are correct and supporting documentation is provided.
Resolve integration issues for invoices and encumbrances between Proliance and Costpoint.
Evaluate and ensure bond compliance in regards to all payment requests.
Reconcile financial accounts/escrow bank statements.
Prepare and process journal entries.
Assist Finance and Accounting team in identifying errors and develop innovative approaches to minimize risk of repeat discrepancies.
Develop new reports and assist with form revisions to help provide transparency into Bond Program expenditures.
Communicate with applicable construction and professional services vendors as needed.
Work directly with outside team members and campuses on cost and invoice commitments and expenditure matters.
Work effectively with other department personnel in order to resolve any invoice payment issues and obtain signatures of authorization on invoice matters.
Other activities as needed as requested by the Finance and Accounting Manager.