Long Branch, New jersey
Project Accountant Job Opening in Long Branch, New jersey - About J.F. Kiely Service Co.:
J.F. Kiely Service Co. is a standalone company residing in the Kiely Civil business unit of the Kiely Family of Companies specializing in turnkey engineering, procurement, and project management services for the natural gas, petroleum, water and wastewater industries. J.F. Kiely Service Co. performs work for publicly traded utility and energy companies, municipalities and private entities in multiple locations throughout Northeast.
SCOPE
J.F. Kiely Service Co. is seeking Project Accountant to handle project cost and billing process, including responding to client inquiries, verifying employee?s chargeable time, related expenses and third party charges; in accordance with the established accounting standards and billing policy and customer contracts. Other general accounting duties maybe assigned as necessary.
TYPICAL DUTIES:
Effectively communicate with Project Managers (PM) and company executives, regarding contract documents, change orders and other contract modifications, and services related to billing.
Prepare final invoice package containing draft and final invoices for all billable projects, including all applicable backup for approval by the Project Manager.
Assess and pursue opportunities for maximization of client billing; communicate with the Corporate Controller, as to your observations and actions taken.
Research any unbilled issues to optimize the billing possibilities for the billing period.
Maintain project folders for all projects, with appropriate Contract and sub-contractor documents including but not limited to SOW?s, billing rate schedules, change orders, and insurance certificates and billing invoices.
Enter commitments and accounts payable invoices for third party project expenses. Review all third party and expense billing support and verify accuracy of the expense.
Provide the accounts payables team member with advice on client billing, relative to consultant invoicing and reimbursable expenses. It is expected that the Biller maintain a continuous line of communication to clear any open issues.
Work with the cash receipts team member to reconcile variances that occur in the application of cash.
Generate and distribute weekly receivables reports, monthly profitability reports and work in progress schedules.
Set up new projects, enter estimates, set up contract values, make transfers of employee billable hours and/or expenses, and open and close time classes in company system.
Review weekly time sheets entries and enter employee expenses.
Recommend and implement agreed process improvements to the billing cycle.
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Bachelor degree in accounting/finance with 3 - 5 years? experience in project accounting.
Ability to manage multiple priorities with tight deadlines
Excellent time management skills
Strong organizational, problem-solving and analytical skills
Must have excellent work habits, including a willingness to work the hours necessary to get the job done, especially during period close and reporting cycles
Competence in Excel with the ability to visually interpret the logic of a complex sequence of excel formulas and update or change as needed
Timberline/Sage Construction Software experience a plus
Please reply with cover letter indicating salary requirements and work history. This position offers competitive pay, benefits, paid vacation and insurance.
Applicants can apply on our website as well: /project-accountant
J.F. Kiely Service Co. is an equal opportunity, M / F / D / V employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Required experience:
Accounting: 3 years
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