Jr. Project Accountant - Ardmore Roderick
Chicago, IL 60607
About the Job
Ardmore Roderick is a full-service civil engineering firm providing infrastructure design, construction services and program management to a variety of agencies. Headquartered in Chicago, we have offices in Champaign, IL, Orlando, FL, and Philadelphia, PA. Ardmore Roderick was recently named by Crain’s Chicago as one of the fastest growing companies in the Chicagoland area.
Our Mission: “We advance the design and construction of critical infrastructure and the built environment to improve communities.”
We Value:
· Our team - Our team’s safety, experience, and professional development is our top priority.
· Excellence - Our clients receive best-in-class service and innovative solutions.
· Diversity & Inclusion - Diversity is a cornerstone in everything we do. Whether among our team or within the community, we advocate for inclusion and equality.
· Innovation - We look for ways to move people forward through thoughtful engineering.
· Our Communities - We not only pledge safe engineering solutions, but we also work with our neighbors to strengthen our bond and provide for the future.
As a Junior Project Accountant, you will be responsible for the accurate and timely entry and reporting of project data in the company's financial systems. You will be responsible for: accounts receivable, subcontract management, accounts payable and month-end. You will partner with management and project teams to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of data.Job responsibilities include but not limited to the following:
- Produce accurate and timely billing and cost control reports for projects.
- Reviewing actual cost vs budget, project improvement/deteriorations and selling rates to ensure data integrity on projects.
- Review work in progress, debt and cash collections on projects and provide commentary to senior management.
- Understanding the requirements of the contracts, gathering supporting documentation, checking the information for accuracy.
- Working alongside project managers to produce other project accounting data when required.
- Support subconsultant contract management - process invoices and purchase orders from our multiple subconsultants.
- Complete project financial reconciliations.
- Provide audit support where required.
- Support project controls cost management functions as required.
- Provide additional support with administrative duties as needed.
Candidate Qualifications:
specializes in innovative engineering solutions for various projects in multiple sectors. The ideal candidate for this position will have the following qualifications and skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, finance or related field preferred.
- Have at least 3 years of relevant experience
- Financially literate, and numerically accurate with advanced knowledge of Excel, and vantage point.
- Has an excellent aptitude to working with and supporting colleagues – team player with good time management skills.
- Comfortable doing a full range of duties from data entry/processing through to reporting financial performance to management.
- Able to communicate well on financial issues, verbally and in writing, to an audience with varying degrees of understanding in such matters.
- Experience working in the AEC Industry preferred.
We strongly encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the job requirements. If you are looking for the opportunity to gain invaluable experience and thrive in a collaborative environment, this may be the position for you. Ardmore Roderick offers a competitive salary and benefits package as well as the opportunity to significantly affect the development of our rapidly growing firm. Benefits package includes health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401k match, life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, paid holidays, PTO, paid maternity leave, and employee assistance program.
Ardmore Roderick is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law. Ardmore Roderick participates in E-Verify.
We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. Please reach out to us if you require reasonable accommodation in responding to a job announcement, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process.
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