Construction Project Accountant

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At Murray Company, how we operate is defined by shared values that are 100 years in the making - Safety, Quality, Honesty, Hard Work and Pride of Ownership. These values have led to our company consistently being in the top 15% on ENRs Best Specialty Contractor’s list. Bring your enthusiasm and unique perspective to Murray Company where you will have the opportunity to grow with us professionally, personally, and financially. Join a team that cares about helping you thrive and succeed. You'll work alongside talented colleagues while establishing lifelong friendships and making a difference in our company and the specialty contracting community. As a part of Murray Company, you'll build long-term wealth by enjoying employee-ownership, great compensation, health & wellness benefits, and matched 401K retirement plan.

Our Accounting team is looking for a project accountant with extensive construction industry experience to work in direct partnership our project managers supporting various projects in Civil, BioPharm, Hospital, Stadium projects and more!

Location: Rancho Dominguez, CA 90221 (Relocating to Cypress, CA in 2025)

Summary:

We are looking for an analytical, proactive & precise professional to assist Project Managers with their daily accounting processes & financial reporting. On a day-to-day basis you are preparing client billings, managing subcontractor payments, verifying & entering budgets, reconciling & forecasting costs, & generally ensuring the financials of their project portfolio are represented accurately. You’ll work closely with Project Managers to identify trends, risks & opportunities that impact future financial position. This is a highly visible fast-paced position that interacts with most departments within the company.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assist with Project financials including initial project setup, entering initial budgets, contract change orders, setting up cost codes, journal entries and budget revisions.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to fulfill their monthly & quarterly Job Cost forecasting & reporting requirements. May require local travel to jobsite(s). Attend quarterly financial review meetings.
• Provide managers with analysis of project variances and key metrics/trends.
• Develop relationships with subcontractors & be diligent in maintaining their records so that timely payments can be made.
• Diligently track billing due dates, maintain the schedule of values and submit client billings. Prepare billing package including releases, labor and material backup and vendor invoices if required. Enter billings into accounting software.
• Assist payroll with cost coding issues on timecards.
• Monitor and analyze project cash flow and financials.
• Persistently track and purse project cash collections.
• Maintain and file project-related records: subcontract & vendor prelims, minority & other project requirements.
• Other duties as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Min. 1 Yr. relevant external experience in construction project/job cost accounting.
• Familiarity with AIA billings & lien releases preferred.
• Must be able to prioritize tasks & have strong communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including VLOOKUP, pivot table knowledge.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time.
• Able to travel as needed.

Murray Company 3rd Party Recruiter Engagements

Murray Company does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from third-party recruiting agencies or individual recruiters in response to job postings. Resumes submitted to any employee of Murray Company without a signed agreement by an officer of the company (or his or her delegate) AND without the express written agreement by the Talent Acquisition or Human Resources function to engage in a search on behalf of the company will become property of Murray Company. Verbal or written commitments from any other remember of Murray Company will not be considered binding terms. Murray company will not pay a fee to any third-party recruiting firms or individual recruiters that have not coordinated their recruiting activity through the Talent Acquisition or Human Resources function.

Pay: $70,000 - $85,000 per year