Nicholson Corporation, a diversified and growing Commercial Contractor, seeks an experienced Sr. Accountant for immediate full-time hire, reporting in-person at our Whitehouse Station, NJ location. This position will be the lead accountant for the project accounting team. The position is responsible for the oversight and day-to-day accounting of new and existing commercial construction contracts from job set-up through close-out.
The ideal candidate has a minimum of 5 years’ experience working as an Accountant for a GC or commercial contractor and a proven record of success managing multiple priorities in fast-paced environments.
· Set up new jobs including intake of new job information, systems entries, and circulation of GC contracts for review, approval, and execution
· Request and submit COIs and manage OCIP/CCIP enrollments and audits per contract requirements
· Work with Estimating and Project Management teams to request Budgets and SOV’s and enter into system
· Track, review, and process GC Change Orders
· Prepare monthly AIA invoices, lien waivers, and related compliance documents in various formats for submission to GCs on numerous projects
· Coordinate revisions to monthly billings with Project Management team through GC acceptance
· Monitor and report on gross profit and underbilling’s on monthly and job-to-date basis
· Record and post company cash receipts to corporate operating account
· Collect monthly subcontractor payment applications, review for accuracy, and prepare for review by Project Manager and processing by AP team
· Subcontractor – OCIP.CCIP enrollment and monitoring of Certified Payroll and monthly compliance reporting
· Reconcile job summary reports to contracts, CG reports and sub system reports in job cost system.
· A/R Aging’s Analysis and follow up with PM’s and GC’s
· Communicate consistently and effectively with GCs and subcontractors to reconcile pay applications to original contracts, change orders, and pending change orders
· Work with the Project Management team on job close-outs, including reconciliation of committed costs and submission of final paperwork as required by contract
· Ad Hoc projects, analysis, schedules & reports as needed
· Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience in construction accounting
· High proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook), Adobe, and internet-based applications
· Detail-oriented, organized, and dependable professionals with strong work ethic
· Foundation or SAGE experience a plus, as is familiarity with Textura or Procore
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