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Construction Project Accountant-Midwest Region

at Harmon Inc. in Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States

Job Description

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

1-3 year 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

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Job Posting: 12037556

Posted On: Jul 10, 2024

Updated On: Jul 10, 2024

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