The Project Accountant reports to the Controller in our Norcross, GA office. The role will be responsible for various administrative and accounting functions, primarily pertaining to the day-to-day project accounting directly supporting Team Leaders/Project Managers in different offices and continually improving processes where possible.

Essential Duties

Contract Administration

• Initialize project set up ensuring compliance with issued proposals and including allocation of fees to proper profit centers
• Maintain familiarity with details and status of projects
• Develop and maintain good working relationship with client counterparts
• Respond to various client requests to include processing lien waivers, COI’s, etc.

Invoicing

• Generate periodic and on-demand billing in client specific format and timing, both of fees as well as client reimbursable expenses including supporting documentation
• Provide billing information, research, troubleshooting, and follow up on both internal project manager as well as client generated billing issues

Accounts Receivable/Collections

• Generate and send monthly statements to clients
• Respond to missing invoice replacement requests
• Research and clarify unidentified client remittances

Accounts Payable

• Assist with general accounts payable, credit card recons/payments and expense report approval/correction as needed.

Team Leader/Project Manager Support

• Prepare and review monthly A/R reports with Team Leaders
• Interface on day-to-day basis with Team Leaders/Project Managers

Job Requirements/Preferences

• •Accounting or financial experience in Commercial Construction or with Architectural/Engineering firms
• •Experience with Deltek Vision or VantagePoint ERP software
• •Working knowledge of job costing
• •Experience in working with sensitive company information
• •Proficient with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, etc.)

Successful candidates for the Project Accountant role are:

• •Intelligent and inquisitive
• •Assertive Self-starters
• •Pleasant and possess a Positive attitude
• •Extremely service and detail oriented
• •Resourceful and able to function in a high performing, collaborative team environment

Why join us?

Jordan & Skala Engineers is a great place to work! We offer a family friendly environment with competitive benefits, teleworking options, flexible PTO, wellness incentives, professional development, and more. At Jordan & Skala, you will be consistently challenged by interesting projects. Your opportunities will be limited only by your ambition!

EMPLOYEE GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

• JSE University
• In House Seminars & Technical Training
• Lunch & Learns
• Encouraging Professional Licensure
• Financial Assistance toward Educational Development

HELPING YOU MAINTAIN BALANCE

• Teleworking options
• PTO (Flexible Time Off Policy)
• Paid Holiday (7)
• Paid Time for Employee’s Birthday policy
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Fitness Incentive Program
• Wellness Programs
• Booster Programs
• Employee Assistance Program

FINANCIAL

• 401(k) Plan – Competitive Employer Match
• 3 Discretionary Bonuses per year
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Heath Savings Accounts and Employer Contributions
• Financial Seminars
• Competitive Compensation

INSURANCE

• Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Company paid Employee Vision & Dental Insurance
• Company paid Short-Term Disability
• Company paid Long Term Disability
• Voluntary Plans (Critical Illness/Cancer, Accident)

Are you ready to be part of kicking off our next big project?

Apply here and start a conversation with us today!

Jordan & Skala Engineers is a leading mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering firm with regional design offices located throughout the United States. Jordan & Skala has grown to be one of the largest consulting engineering firms in the U.S., ranked by Consulting-Specifying Engineer trade publication as a top “MEP Giant” consistently since 2004.

Founded as a corporation in 1953, the firm has built a national client base by utilizing its considerable technical and personnel resources to deliver innovative designs on time and within budget.

In the professional engineering industry, there is no substitute for experience. Jordan & Skala Engineers has participated in the design and construction of thousands of buildings throughout the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean. Our firm is committed to providing innovative consulting engineering solutions for any project challenge.