Senior Cost Accountant

Rosendin•Coppell, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Cost Accountant will assist the Regional Controller to support the divisions for project accounting. As an integral part of the team, the Senior Cost Accountant will provide financial services to the divisions acting as a consultant to each Project Manager, our internal customers.

Requirements

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, etc.)
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks, changing priorities as necessary
Ability to work under time pressure and adapt to changing requirements with a positive attitude
Effective oral and written communication skills is required for the position
Ability to be self-motivated, proactive and an effective team player
Ability to interact effectively and professionally with all levels of employees, both management and staff alike, vendors, clients, and others.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred
Minimum 5 years’ construction industry finance experience preferred
Can be a combination of education, training and relevant experience

Responsibilities

Review all project setups to ensure data accuracy, reasonability and compliance with state and local tax requirements.
Review operations requests for cost transfers and custom task codes to ensure compliance with company policies.
Review project budgets to ensure reasonability and compliance with company standards.
Review all change orders to make sure backup is appropriate and complies with company standards.
Facilitate accuracy of project revenue, cost reports, CACs and related notes, work orders and operating expense classifications.
Schedule and attend month end CAC reviews.
Make list of action items for follow up.
Track action items for resolution.
Prepare templates and revenue fluctuation explanations for Divisional P&L reviews.
Respond to operations personnel if they have any questions regarding project setups, budgets, cost ledgers and CACs.
Facilitate communication between operations personnel and other finance departments.
Communicate all identified risk related to process, ethics, revenue and profitability to finance and operations management teams.
Support the cost reimbursable project accountants by providing research, training and assistance where necessary.
Facilitate correction of invalid time with operations personnel.
Perform special project audits and analysis as required. Including cost vs. budget review, billing vs. cost, and tracking projected margin throughout the project duration.
Assist and coordinate accounting functions with divisional office as needed.
Provide support for annual company and external contract audits when required.
Assist in training Oracle system to Operation staff.