Senior Project Accountant - California

Our diversified family of companies provides specialized forestry management, disaster recovery services and low-impact environmental restoration services to commercial, private not-for-profit, municipal and government organizations.

Position Summary: This position is responsible for ensuring that internal job costing, invoice and purchase order management, financial reporting, and payroll on projects in the California region are completed accurately and in a timely manner. This position will work closely with tree service, utility, lumber processing, and corporate teams, and a focus on teamwork will be key to the employee's success.

Duties:

• Maintain an accurate cost accounting system and cost ledger, including project revenue and cost forecasts
• Assist in calculating job cost accruals
• Calculate and create layoff checks
• Prepare unit-based, T&M, and percent complete client billings
• Create spend analysis related to CA office and projects
• Manage incoming invoices by scanning and posting into electronic AP inbox for processing
• Review and apply coding to expenses and job costs
• Analyze subcontract invoices and make payment recommendations
• Maintain site check register and request additional funds when necessary
• Create purchase orders in Vista for appropriate approvals
• Review processes and procedures and make recommendations to promote efficiency
• Act as a liaison between regional operations and corporate as appropriate
• Organize and provide required insurance data related to GL, auto, and work comp audits
• Provide estimates based on both historical expense and future insurance needs
• Provide work papers for quarterly estimates and annual returns
• Collect W-9s and email to corporate
• Review, input, and upload payroll
• Performs other position related duties as specified by management
• Other duties as assigned

Skills/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related
• 3+ years of accounting/bookkeeping experience
• Job costing experience preferred
• Payroll experience a plus
• Solid understanding of accounts payable/receivable, reconciliations, and review
• Experience with Vista accounting software a plus
• MS Office Suite - Intermediate to advanced skill within all MS Office programs. Intermediate to advanced Excel (pivot tables, macros, VLOOKUP) data manipulation required
• Highly motivated, energetic, and professionally assertive
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in areas such as: negotiating, presenting, listening, questioning, and overall exceptional interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management, prioritization, and organizational skills
• Ability to prepare effective reports
• Results oriented
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of applicable import and/or export processes and business standards

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

May vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than indicated here

Work Environment:

Moderate noise typical of an office setting such as computers, printers, phone, and light customer traffic.

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.