Project Accountant

$55,000 - $75,000/Yr

Urban Engineers - New Brunswick, NJ

Full-time - Entry Level

Onsite - New Brunswick, NJ

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Project Accountant at Urban Engineers will be responsible for monitoring railroad force account budgets and expenditures at the project site in New Brunswick, NJ. This role involves investigating variances, verifying charges, and reporting on the status of force account billings to ensure timely processing of payments and accurate financial tracking.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and maintaining logs of planned/scheduled force account activities.
• Reviewing force account billings for accuracy.
• Working with Project staff to resolve discrepancies between billing and actual force account charges.
• Drafting letters/emails relating to force account estimates, expenditures, discrepancies and unbilled amounts.
• Preparing monthly force account expenditures vs budget and trending reports.
• Reporting on the status of force account billings and expenditures at progress meetings.
• Cross-checking force account billing charges against actual field records to resolve accounting or billing problems with the responsible parties.
• Keeping supervisor informed of force account budget status and problems.
• Assisting in the financial close out of the contract.
• Performing additional financial assignments upon request of supervisor or client.
• Tracking and maintaining records of cancelled or excessive use of force account services.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business or engineering.
• Knowledge of construction contract activities and financial documents.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software.
• Experience as an administrative aid or inspector on a transit construction project is desirable.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.

Benefits

• Medical/Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401K and company match
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Vacation, Holiday, and Personal Days
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional Development
• Certification Bonus