Project Accounting Specialist II

Job Description

Job Description

Who we are :

Build your career with Boldt. As a member of the Boldt team, you’ll collaborate with some of the most knowledgeable professionals in the construction industry. You’ll have the chance to learn new skills and seek greater responsibilities with a team that builds real value in the world around you. You’ll succeed in a workplace culture that recognizes, respects, and values differences. Boldt’s focus on innovation, collaboration, and employee development provides an opportunity for all our employees to Build Boldly.

How your role fits into Boldt :

The Project Accounting Specialist II works directly with the construction project team(s) to provide project accounting support and complete project administrative tasks in the areas of accounts payable, customer billings, accounts receivable, basic general ledger accounting, cost accounting, and payroll processing. This role will be immersed in the project, with exposure to and support of the professional fields of project management, project controls, architecture, engineering, and construction.

What you get to do :

• Work with project controls and project management personnel to understand appropriate job codes, cost codes, and general ledger account codes for use in posting accounts payable, billings, and payroll transactions.
• Assist in the setup and close-out of jobs in the accounting system and entry of information relevant to accounts payable, billing, and payroll duties.
• Review material invoices to reconcile quantities and amounts with purchase orders and packing slips. Confirm accuracy of sales tax rates, calculations, and amounts on invoices.
• Assemble cost transaction documentation for billings including charges for union labor, non-union labor, materials, subcontracts, general conditions services, and construction rental equipment.
• Prepare customer billings with their format, frequency, charges, and rates consistent with requirements identified in the customer contract agreement.
• Collaborate with project managers on the review and submission of customer billings to ensure charges are appropriate and accurate, and billings are submitted timely.
• Coordinate with subcontractors on the timely submission of payment applications to be included in customer billing and on ensuring provided documentation aligns with customer requirements.
• Support project controls personnel in the administration and entry of labor billing rates that are set up by customer or project.
• After customer approval of billing, post it in the accounting system, and then proactively work with customers on prompt payment based on the contract terms.
• Assist in the collection and entry of payroll timesheets for union construction workers on a daily and weekly basis.
• Ensure a daily focus on working as a team player, being diligent and meticulous in approach to duties, taking the initiative to solve problems, and seeing tasks through to completion in a timely manner.
• Complete additional project accounting tasks as necessary to support the project, operating group, and corporate objectives.
• Responsibilities may vary between working with a single large project or with multiple smaller projects simultaneously.

What we expect from you :

Physical requirements and working conditions :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position for up to eight hours. The employee occasionally is required to move to access people or workspaces. Constantly operates a computer and other office equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer. The ability to optimally communicate is required. The employee may occasionally move up to 15 pounds.

The working conditions of this position requires the employee to work inside an office environment. The environment for which this position functions may contain scents and fragrances. May be requested to work overtime and weekends.

What we can offer you :

As an employee-owned organization, along with a culture built around safety and team collaboration, we offer a variety of employee benefits. In addition to the standard health, 401K, and paid time off benefits, we also offer :

The anticipated salary range for this position is $59,040-$74,073 per year. This range represents what The Boldt Company reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual compensation offered will be dependent upon numerous job-related factors, including but not limited to : candidate qualifications, skills, experience, education, location, alignment with market data and internal equity as well as other business and organizational needs. Our expectation is the that the incumbent will work out of our Minneapolis, MN office location. If the incumbent works out of a different location, the anticipated salary range is subject to change.

The Boldt Company is an equal opportunity employer.

If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please contact our Human Resources department.

Based on Boldt’s Background Checking policy, this position may be subject to a background check.

The Boldt Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters.