Accountant Project - Houston, United States - Bernhard LLC

Bernhard LLC

Verified Company

Houston, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

About Us:

Bernhard's core mission is delivering innovative engineering, construction, and energy solutions that empower our clients and promote a sustainable future.

Bernhard is comprised of four divisions:
Mechanical, Electrical, Engineering, and Development, each with a distinct identity and service offerings. The intersection of our capabilities enables Bernhard to provide turnkey Energy-as-a-Service ("EaaS") solutions to our clients.

At the same time, our divisions continue working in the market sectors and communities that the Company has traditionally served.

Bernhard's vision is to be the leading EaaS provider in North America through the delivery of excellent, high-value service and innovative solutions for our clients.

Overview:

The Project Accountant for the Delivery Prime Division will have overall responsibility for ensuring project billings are accurate, issued timely and collected, ensuring the review, approval and posting of project costs, monitoring the progress of projects and investigating variances of posted or committed cost to estimates.

Responsibilities:

Purpose and Essential Duties

The
Project Accountant for the Delivery Prime Division will have overall responsibility for ensuring project billings are accurate, issued timely and collected, ensuring the review, approval and posting of project costs, monitoring the progress of projects and investigating variances of posted or committed cost to estimates.

Specific responsibilities include:

Ensure contract value in accounting system reflects change orders and minimize change order exposure by monitoring change orders from pending to approved
Assist Project Manager in preparation of change orders for submittal to accounting
Assist Project Manager in requisitioning purchase orders and subcontracts, monitoring equipment and material received and timely approval and posting of costs
Assist Project Manager in preparation of Schedule of Values for billing purposes.
Lead the execution of payments to all subcontractors and vendors for assigned project(s) while ensuring payments are made in full accordance with the executed Agreements.
Reconcile actual and committed cost to original and current estimates and initiate corrections to committed cost as needed.
Participate in monthly cost reviews and document results, investigate project variances and submit reports to project and business unit management.
Understand labor calculations, burden and related charges
Understand jurisdictional sales and use tax requirements for the project and ensure taxes on purchase orders and invoices are accurate.
Ensure job costs are coded correctly and posted accurately across the accounting and project management platforms.
Maintain any project specific programs as required (i.e. Insurance, Owner paid, Sales Tax Reimbursement, etc.)
Collect, compile and review data to monitor internal budgets regularly and proficiently with a high level of detail and accuracy
Prepare charts, reports to communicate data effectively and accurately. Detect and report trends
Assist management by preparing all routine reports and any special requested reports
Continue learning various technology, lessons learned or strategies to increase industry / position knowledge and suggest improvements
Report on budgets, overbillings and underbillings

This position is Full-Time, Exempt, and reports to the Delivery Prime Financial Analyst.

Qualifications:

Required Education, Experience, and Qualifications

Four year degree in accounting or finance and
Minimum of 2 years' experience in general ledger accounting or financial reporting is required
GAAP (Generally acceptable accounting principles) knowledge required
Must be able to perform and explain financial reviews with a high level of understanding;

- communicate findings competently to executive management and to project management

Ability to prepare and present information for project management staff one on one, in groups and for corporate trainings
Excellent written and oral communication skills are required
Attention to detail, advanced organization skills and follow through is required
Proficiency in Microsoft Office software required (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
Strong computer skills with ability to learn and use software systems to carry out reporting functions is required
Ability to make suggestions for improvements based on findings and all related follow through and follow up
Must be able to accept critical feedback and make changes
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Detail oriented and willing to tackle various ongoing projects in a fast paced environment.
Well versed in the industry and the Company's competitors.
Excellent multitasking skills, with the ability to perform duties outside of scope of work when necessary.

Preferred Education, Experience, and Qualifications