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Construction Job Cost Accountant

Job Snapshot
Location:
Trenton, NJ 08601 (map it!Map it! )
Base Pay:
$70,000 - $80,000 /Year
Other Pay:
Bonus Potential
Employee Type:
Full-Time
Industry:
Accounting - Finance
Construction
Manages Others:
No
Job Type:
Accounting
Construction
Education:
4 Year Degree
Experience:
5 to 10 years
Travel:
None
Post Date:
11/3/2009
Contact Information
Contact:
Director - A&F Department
Description Our growing client in the Construction Industry is seeking an Construction Job Cost Accountant/ Project Accountant to aid the Controller in the Job Cost & Construction Project accounting process.

 
The successful candidate will meet the following requirements:
• Complete general ledger maintenance for construction projects.
• Create forecasts and budgets for construction projects
• Create owner and subcontractors’ schedules of values 
• Manage subcontractor setup and requirements. 
• Analyze detail of job cost transaction reports. 
• Job cost maintenance. 
• Track subcontractor payments, lien waivers and account balances. 
• Create cost issues as needed for budget maintenance 
• Create change orders based on information given by project manager. 
• Manage credit accounts for jobsite. 
• Collection of time tickets from Project staff and process of weekly payroll. 
• Schedule and Coordinate the timely receipt of pay applications with subcontractors and suppliers. 
Requirements

MUST HAVE 5+ years of Construction Job Cost and Project Accounting Experience

BS/ BA in Accounting or Finance

CPA/ MBA STRONGLY Preferred 

 


 

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