Assistant Accountant, Operational Finance - NYC

Overview

Division: New York Main
Project Location(s): New York, NY 10001 USA
Minimum Years

Experience:


Travel Involved:
Job Type: Regular
Job Classification: Experienced
Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Job Family: Finance
Compensation: Salaried Exempt

The salary range for this position is estimated to be 80,000. USD annualized.

Position

Description:

Provide administrative and financial services to profit center.

Reports to: Senior Accountant, Finance Reporting HQ or Financial Manager, Finance Reporting HQ

• Assist accountant to ensure client contractual requirements are met in regard to billing and accounts receivable.
• Support the accountant to audit client billing and project ledger, in compliance with contract requirements, GAAP and company policy.
• Process accounts payable for vendor invoices and ensure accounts are up to date for assigned projects.
• Process accounts payable for subcontractor invoices, and work with accountant to ensure all applicable lien waivers are submitted and contracts and insurance requirements are in place.
• Assist with completing the monthly close process, ensuring all client bills and project costs are posted or accrued if work is in place and of material value.
• Provide monthly updates to projects assets and rentals for insurance documentation with project team.
• Assist with project financial closeout, ensure final contract amount and closeout documentation requirements have been met as agreed to by subcontractors.
• Assist with all internal and external audit requests.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited and credentialed degree program, or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
• General knowledge of basic accounting principles
• Must be accountable to research problems and resolve to completion, escalate issues promptly, learn and apply knowledge quickly, and meet deadlines
• Must be highly organized, detail oriented, maintain accuracy, and self-check work
• Able to work independently, with some oversight, and in team environment
• Must follow established procedures and execute directions to completion without need of follow up by management
• Must have good work ethic and integrity, dependable, adaptable, cooperative, and motivated to take on new responsibilities
• Professional written and verbal communication abilities and general office skills
• Data entry skills and proficiency with databases and computer applications, including MS Office

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, construction sites, ladders, and to negotiate work areas under construction.

Specific vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The role may require use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move heavy weight.

The work environment is on-site at construction work sites where employees may be exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level is usually moderate to very loud. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Salary: The annual salary for this position is estimated to be between $80,000.00 to 90,000.00.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.