Project Accountant

Position Title: Project Accountant

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Req Id: JR101069

Time Type: Full time

Description:
At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

We are currently hiring for an entry level Project Accountant located in Los Angeles, CA. This opportunity will have you working within our education project construction sector in support of school construction projects. The education team provides services to K-12 as well as higher education institutions nationally. You will be teaming with project, program, and client leadership to provide premier educational facilities for our nation's youth and adults seeking to better themselves through learning.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Review Bond Program invoices and encumbrances and process per accounting procedures.
Assist Finance and Accounting team with analyses of ongoing financial activity for the Bond Program.
Identify discrepancies or inconsistencies in invoice documentation and resolve expeditiously.
Ensure invoice and encumbrance entries in PMIS (Proliance) are correct and supporting documentation is provided.
Resolve integration issues for invoices and encumbrances between Proliance and Costpoint.
Evaluate and ensure bond compliance in regards to all payment requests.
Reconcile financial accounts/escrow bank statements.
Prepare and process journal entries.
Assist Finance and Accounting team in identifying errors and develop innovative approaches to minimize risk of repeat discrepancies.
Develop new reports and assist with form revisions to help provide transparency into Bond Program expenditures.
Communicate with applicable construction and professional services vendors as needed.
Work directly with outside team members and campuses on cost and invoice commitments and expenditure matters.
Work effectively with other department personnel in order to resolve any invoice payment issues and obtain signatures of authorization on invoice matters.
Other activities as needed as requested by the Finance and Accounting Manager.

Knowledge & Skills Required:
Experience with auditing and reconciliations for multiple accounts.
Ability to work with business enterprise software.
Ability to perform historical trend analysis.
Ability to create and analyze reports.
Experience in preparing and presenting various financial and accounting reports to superiors.
Demonstrate ability to be dependable, diligent, and thorough.
Exercise creativity and resourcefulness in managing the project effectively in a compressed timeframe.
Utilize effective written and oral communication skills.
Excellent analytical skills, ability to multi-task, prioritize and work efficiently independently and in a team.
Understand how your role contributes to the organization's goals.
Deliver quality work product by role modeling organizational core values.
Hold self accountable to individual and team goals.
Consistently communicates and collaborates with team members and clients.
Build relationships with peers, leaders, and clients.
Proactively participate in self-development to continually enhance current skills and build new skills required to excel at current role and prepare for career progression.

Preferred Education and Experience:

Education: Bachelors degree in business or relevant field preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 1 year of accounting experience required. Project accounting and construction industry experience is highly preferred.

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Cumming Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The salary range for this full-time role is $63,200.00-$80,066.68 per year. Ranges are determined based on the position, geography, client and industry experience and level, and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range reflects base salary only, and not the total compensation package. Cumming Group reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on a candidate's experience, skills, and qualifications, including client requirements.

In addition to base salary, Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
MedicalDental InsuranceVision Insurance401(k)401(k) MatchingPaid Time OffPaid HolidaysShort and long-term disabilityEmployee Assistance Program
About_Us:
At Cumming Group, we are passionate about helping our clients execute large-scale, complex projects on-time and within budget. Our project and cost-management services are specifically tailored to each client's needs and add meaningful value at every step of a project's development.

Drawing on deep expertise in the communities and sectors we serve, we anticipate and solve problems, deliver solutions, and drive results. Since opening our doors in 1996, Cumming Group has grown to 50+ offices globally, and is now home to more than 1,950 team members - including many of the brightest minds in the industry.

Learn more about what a great organization we are at https://www.linkedin.com/company/cumming-group/about/

Cumming Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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