Construction Accountant

Cardinal Capital Management - West Allis, WI

Full-time

West Allis, WI

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

The Construction Accountant will manage the financial aspects of various construction projects, ensuring accurate budgeting, invoicing, and financial reporting. This role requires a detail-oriented individual with strong analytical skills to minimize production costs and maintain financial accuracy across projects.

Responsibilities

• Create projects and budgets within Computer Ease software
• Create subcontracts within Computer Ease
• Enter subcontractor invoices
• Create AIA invoices for monthly draws for current projects
• Reconcile bank account to the general ledger
• Initiate check runs
• Communicate with title companies/funding sources about documentation requirements
• Create spreadsheets for projects
• Reconcile corporate WIP from the 1700 accounts, 1800 accounts and intercompany notes payable/receivable
• Cut checks for corporate
• Close the construction books in Computer Ease monthly
• Enter closing entry into Real Page
• Reconcile Computer Ease GL to Real Page GL
• Collect lien waivers for each draw, compile and send to title/bank
• Work with project managers and the VP of construction with miscellaneous requests: Spreadsheets Reports
• Create new AP files for new vendors/contractors
• Collect W9's for all new vendors
• Create list for annual 1099's and give to corporate to include with their 1099 process
• Coordinate with property accounting and corporate accounting when working on projects that cross departments
• Work on credit card charges for the construction team, run reports and make required journal entries to move charges to the correct projects and enter the journal entries into Real Page
• Work with payroll to create bill back invoices for any credit card charges to appropriate projects or to property management

Requirements

• Proven experience in construction accounting
• 3+ years overall combined accounting and financial experience
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Knowledge of G702/G703 forms and lien waivers

Nice-to-haves

• Proficiency in RealPage, ComputerEase and Procore software is a plus, but not required

Benefits

• Flexible schedule