Haydon is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and established in 1991 on a foundation of grit and long-lasting relationships. The company serves a wide scale of markets with its all-in-one construction solutions, including building, commercial, heavy civil, preconstruction, landscape, and building information modeling. Haydons unique full-service structure for all major scopes of work enables clients to receive detailed expertise during preconstruction, minimized schedule risk during construction, and the best overall value on projects.
Haydon offers a full suite of premier modern construction solutions. This includes:
• Earthscapes, a full-service landscaping division • H3D Solutions, a modeling and design subsidiary • Omni Electric, an electrical and communication infrastructure construction services company
Whether its the roads we drive on or the buildings we work, learn, play, and receive care in, Haydon is the one contractor that serves the entire spectrum of the construction industry - and it does so with heart. The company employs quality, passionate people, innovative technology, an open mind, and a can-do attitude to construct projects that serve our entire community.
For more information, please visit haydon.com.
SUMMARY
The Project Accountant position is responsible for analyzing financial information and monitoring the progression of projects. They will investigate variances, approve expenses, and ensure projects are billed to the customers and payments are collected.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Effectively communicate with the necessary departments regarding contract documents, change orders, and other contract modifications, approvals, and any additional services related to billing. • Ensure consistent billing and financial reporting at project levels by following best practices. • Maintain the billing folders for all projects with all the appropriate documents, including expenses, consultant invoices, and monthly invoices, in accordance with standard procedures. • Review project budgets, staffing, and work plans to guarantee appropriate fees. • Prepare and send exact invoices to clients and collect payments. • Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts. • Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs. • Provide year-end support of auditor requirements. • Prepare local property and business tax returns. • Ensure the clients contracts are up to date with changes that reflect the project needs. • Guarantee timely reporting, budgeting, financial management, and project forecasting to clients.
COMPETENCIES
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
• Planning and Organizing: Prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently, plans for additional resources, sets goals and objectives, organizes or schedules other people and their tasks, develops realistic action plans. • Innovation: Displays original thinking and creativity, meets challenges with resourcefulness, generates suggestions for improving work, develops innovative approaches and ideas, presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others attention. • Analytical: Synthesizes complex or diverse information, collects and researches data, uses intuition and experience to complement data, demonstrates attention to detail. • Communications: Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally, expresses ideas and thoughts in written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, keeps others adequately informed, selects and uses appropriate communication methods. • Job Knowledge: Competent in required job skills and knowledge, keeps abreast of current developments, requires minimal supervision, displays understanding of how the job relates to others. • Cost Consciousness: Works within approved budget, develops and implements cost-saving measures, contributes to profits and revenue, conserves organizational resources. • Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information, skillfully develops alternative solutions, works well in group problem-solving situations, uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics. • Diversity: Demonstrates knowledge of EEOAAP policy, shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences, educates others on the value of diversity, promotes a harassment-free environment, builds a diverse workforce.
QUALIFICATIONS
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Education and/or Experience: Bachelors degree in Business or Accounting or 5 years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience. • Must have a thorough knowledge of accounting principles, standard contract terms, including hourly, lump sum, not-to-exceed, and how they are applied in the billing process. • Ability to work independently, take initiative, set priorities, and see projects through to completion. • Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to type, handle, or feel, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. • Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
BENEFITS AT HAYDON
• Earthscapes: Health Options • Medical: Dental & Vision • Critical Illness: Hospital Accident • Short-Term: Long-Term Disability • Infertility Treatment: Coverage • Worklife Balance: Professional Development • Teamwork: Camaraderie • Retirement Planning: EEO Statement
EEO STATEMENT
Haydon Companies is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
VISA AND SPONSORSHIP
Candidates must have current and ongoing authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship. Except where expressly indicated in the job posting, the company is unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.