Project Accountant

Christman • Lansing, MI

21d • Onsite

About The Position

Christman Constructors, Inc. (CCI) is seeking a Project Accountant for its Lansing, Michigan region. This role supports project teams with accurate financial data, assists Project Managers with cost projections and reconciliations, and supports executive project financial status reviews. The Project Accountant will manage financial transactions, project setup, owner and trade contractor invoicing, change orders, and project close-out processes. This is a full-time position with occasional extended hours and minimal travel required.

Requirements

• 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.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
• Successful completion of pre-employment screening, including but not limited to drug and background screening.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

What This Job Offers

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