Saunders Construction Inc Hiring for Job Cost Accountant Job at Englewood, CO Full Time

Established in 1972, Saunders Construction, Inc. is a customer-centric organization providing a wide range of services based on our client s needs. Our customers are always the center of what we do. Our values are why we exist and the cornerstone of all our decisions. Our reputation and relationships are based on Care, Collaboration, Commitment and Community. With over $5 billion in successful projects, Saunders is currently ranked as one of the largest general contractors in Colorado by Engineering News Record Magazine and the Denver Business Journal. Saunders takes pride in our depth, diversity and consistency.

Purpose of the Role

The responsibilities of a Job Cost Accountant include, but are not limited to: completing monthly owner pay applications, maintaining trade pay applications, tracking and reviewing receivables, reviewing and processing accounts payable, ensuring overall compliance with accounting policies and procedures. Additionally, you will ensure overall contractual compliance, providing accounting support and training for construction site management team, and performing other related activities and duties as assigned.

Functions / Duties

• Prepare monthly billings to clients
• Prepare reconciliations of billings to actual costs
• Verify and process subcontractor requests for payment
• Resolve subcontract queries efficiently and effectively resulting in the development of trust-based working relationships and communication with subcontractors
• Communicate non-compliance issues to subcontractors when needed. Actively coordinate in-house resolution when applicable
• Prepare and authorize timely payment to subcontractors, mostly through Textura
• Process project related trade invoices; verifying receipt of item or service, sales tax calculations, and appropriate authorization for payment
• Provide proactive and responsive internal and external customer service; always aim to exceed your customer s expectations
• Ability to provide analytics or reconciliation (subcontracts, labor reports (including hours, rates, and iovd)
• Use Tax compliance/Audits
• Assist with audits
• Collaborate with peer job costs accountants on complex jobs, cover while peer JCA is on vacation

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities / Qualifications / Experience

• Three years of construction project accounting experience or five years progressive accounting experience or a Bachelor s degree in Accounting
• Ability to multitask and perform under pressure
• Experience with a document imaging and workflow system, (i.e. Perceptive Content, CMIC, or Textura is a plus)
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office products with a demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new technology
• Effective interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills are essential
• High degree of ethics: ability to maintain confidentiality with respect to sensitive information, and conduct oneself in a professional and courteous manner that demonstrates integrity, trust, care and collaboration
• Strong communications skills: ability to effectively convey information to others, and actively listen to employee questions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Physical Demands

The following are some of the physical demands commonly associated with this position:

• Spends approximately 85% of the time sitting, and 15% of the time either standing or walking while on the job
• Occasionally* lifts up to 15 lbs, when moving project binders, office supplies or files, and may stoop, kneel, crouch, and balance while performing these same functions
• Occasionally required to climb, crawl, stoop and negotiate ladders, stairs or other routes at and within project sites in order to fulfill duties
• Constantly uses verbal and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as E-Mail and telephone/cell
• Constantly employs eye, hand and finger coordination enabling the use of office machinery such as computer keyboard
• Constantly utilizes full scope of visual capacity to travel to project sites and observe/verify project progress in addition to operating automated office equipment

Constantly – Activity exists more than 2/3 of the time

Frequently – Activity exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time

Occasionally – Activity exists less than 1/3 of the time.

Saunders Construction’s Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Section 125 Plan
• 401k Plan / Safe Harbor plan
• Paid Time Off
• Bonus Program
• Employer Paid Term Life Insurance
• Employer Paid Short Term Disability
• Employer Paid Long Term Disability

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