About Our Client:

Our Client is seeking a Job Cost Accountant to join their franchise organization that provides services to cleanup and repair damage to residential and commercial properties due to water, fire, mold, storm or other disasters. Their 50-year heritage is one of innovation, resourcefulness, empathy, and outstanding customer service. Known for their innovation, our Client has pioneered many processes and services that have helped shape the property damage restoration industry. Their franchise network focuses on delivering the highest quality services in the communities, towns and cities across North America. Having created a synergy of excellence, expertise and experience that is second to none, their passion for quality drives everything they do.

Job Summary:

A Job Cost Accountant plays a crucial role in managing job file and office finances and budgets. Their primary responsibilities are to record and analyze job file finances, maintain financial records, and provide ownership with accurate financial snapshots of the business. A Job Cost Accountant works closely with the General Manager and the Chief Financial Officer. This position is fully remote.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Job File Management

• Enter all job cost expenses into accounting software and ensure sync to management system • Monitor all job cost ratios and gross margin progress
• Coordinate and lead weekly production meetings with divisional managers/Project Managers to review job and payment status
• Ensure daily sync between accounting software and job management system
• Manage timely accounting-related job dates in management system
• Reconcile job costs with accounting software and close job files weekly, when ready

General Accounting and Job Management

• Maintain a current and orderly accounting system
• Export timesheets to ensure payroll is run in a timely fashion
• Enter all office expense transactions into accounting software to ensure bank accounts and credit cards are reconciled monthly
• Prepare financial reports for review with Owners
• Compute and monitor key financial ratios for review with Owners
• Prepare and file government remittances on time
• Provide accountant with required year-end business and staff information

Accounts Payable

• Receive vendor bills, reconcile to POs and enter into accounting system
• Pay bills according to payment terms
• Update and maintain vendor and subtrade files
• Request and maintain updated Vendor/Subtrade Agreements, COIs, and other related documents

Accounts Receivable

• Prepare invoices as required on job files
• Receive, process, and deposit payment
• Prepare aging receivables report for review with divisional leaders
• Notify Project Managers and Owners of problematic and questionable accounts
• Prepare files for closing.

Safety Compliance

• Adhere to safety regulations and guidelines to ensure a safe working environment for oneself and the team
• Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) as required

Customer Service

• Provide excellent customer service by addressing client concerns and questions
• Ensure client satisfaction by maintaining clean and accurate job financials

Team Membership

• Foster an environment of collaboration and teamwork within the division and company
• Represent the brand in a positive light

Competencies – Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on customer service and rapport-building
• Excellent problem-solving, planning, and organizational abilities
• Proficient in time management, strategic thinking, and adaptability
• Dedicated to continuous learning and maintaining confidentiality
• Skilled in clerical, administrative tasks, and intermediate Excel
• Knowledgeable in basic math, arithmetic, and accounting processes (credits, debits, and journal entries)
• Self-motivated with strong priority management

Education and Work Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in bookkeeping, administrative support, and data entry
• Proficient in QuickBooks for bookkeeping and financial management
• Skilled in utilizing the Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience in construction industry (preferred)

Benefits:

• 401K
• Medical
• Dental
• Voluntary Life and AD&D
• PTO
• Paid holidays
• Additional benefits available for enrollment, employee paid

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.