Sr. Construction Project Accountant-Midwest Region

Apogee Enterprises Bolingbrook , IL 60490

Posted Yesterday

Harmon, Inc.

Support the regional project teams by ensuring control of all project-related financial management activities. Assist regional leaders in driving accountability and consistency of financial processes and procedures. Collaborate with the Finance team to improve financial systems, processes, and controls.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Your top priority is to support the project financial management activities for the project management team, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with policy, process, and contractual requirements.

  • Support the regional project teams to maintain financial control throughout the project lifecycle.

  • Provide analysis and insights during the monthly and quarterly forecast updates.

  • Draw on your understanding of cost to date and cost to complete to articulate the financial position of projects.

  • Support the change order management process by collaborating with the project teams during pricing and preparing documentation for processing.

EXPERIENCE

What you need to be successful

  • Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting is preferred

  • 5 years minimum of accounting experience

  • 3-5 years construction industry experience is required

  • Familiarity with construction contracts, job costing, and AIA progress billings

KEY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Strengths that are important to Harmon

  • Collaborate: Encourage collaboration with your peers and leaders

  • Do the right thing: Deliver excellence, treat each other with respect

  • Value a balanced life: Reward each other's contributions and cultivate a welcoming environment

  • Focus on results: Maintain a strong desire to execute through customer focus and attention to detail

  • Be flexible: Adjust quickly and effectively to shifts in business and project needs

  • Attain clarity and alignment: Ensure you have clarity and alignment before moving forward

Strengths that are important for your position

  • Construction Accounting: Experience in job costing and familiarity with construction accounting practices and terminology

  • Detail-Oriented: Comfortable with the details and intricacies of construction accounting and contracts, thorough and focused on the details

  • Software Proficiency: Proficiency in Excel and accounting systems

  • Communication Skills: Clear and concise communication with Operations and Finance

  • Time Management: Effectively manage time to meet deadlines with a sense of urgency

  • Organizational Skills: Manage multiple projects and deadlines, able to prioritize workload effectively

  • Collaboration: Confidence in collaborating with Operations and Finance to improve financial systems, policies, processes, and controls

Equal Employment Opportunity/Women/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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Apogee and our brands are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.


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