Project Accountant

Looking for a job where you get to help shape and positively impact the future? Join Advantage Resourcing as a Project Accountant in Lafayette, LA and work for our partner company which is a leader in the construction industry and disaster relief, where we work hard, innovate, restore, and build a better tomorrow. We are seeking a motivated individual who has strong interpersonal and leadership skills, embraces new challenges, has the willingness to learn new skills, and is ready to begin an exciting new career!

Pay rate : $17 - 22 / hr.

Schedule : 8am – 5pm, Monday – Friday

Project Accountant responsibilities :

• Track certified payroll (as required).
• Coordinate monthly payments to vendors once paid by the owner including the verification of vendor compliance before releasing any payments.
• Subcontractor pre-qualification, lien waiver tracking, joint payments (if necessary), and other related processes.
• Support drafting of subcontract and purchase order commitments for projects.
• Track subcontractor COI expiration and coordinate receipt of renewing COI for contract administration to work up.
• Assist with Owner and Subcontractor Applications for Payments :
• Process all project non-committed vendor invoices.
• Attend Buy Out Meetings to become familiar with commitments being issued through Contract Administration.
• Assist in preparing / finalizing project budget reporting.
• Assist with Subcontract, Preconstruction, Coordination meetings, etc. (scheduling, minutes generation / distribution).
• Attend Monthly Project Review Meetings.
• Weekly tracking and submission of field inventory tickets; log the tracker and locate missing delivery tickets.
• Track subcontractor COI expiration and coordinate receipt of renewing COI for contract administration to work up.
• Job cost reclassifications of improperly coded charges (any requiring journal entries must be submitted to accounting).
• Responsible for scanning, preparation, and managing critical documentation in EFMS (owner pay apps, RFI's, CO's, etc.)
• Assist with utility (power, water, internet) account set-up (to be coordinated with company IT for Data service).
• Assist as needed in the preparation and tracking of all close-out activities as follows :

Qualified candidates must have project cost accounting experience, and 3-5 years of A / P experience preferably in the construction industry.

Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, short-term disability, 401k options, weekly pay, referral bonus potential, employee discount programs, unmatched professional development, and more!

We believe this unique opportunity is your chance to begin a career with plenty of growing opportunities. Click 'Apply Now' and join Advantage Resourcing. The possibilities are endless, and we cannot wait to see you succeed.

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