Construction Project Accountant at Gilbane Building Company in US-SC-Rock Hill

Job description

• Are you looking for a highly rewarding opportunity that provides extensive career growth opportunity? Gilbane is seeking an Construction Project Accountant to assist the accounting staff in technical aspects of compliance and production work. This role will sit primarily in the office, but travel to the project job sites meeting with the project teams and subcontractors.
• You are someone who acts inclusively, showing empathy and treating others with respect and dignity in order to uphold Gilbane’s core value of Caring and “People First” workplace culture. You seek to listen in order to understand and can convey information clearly. You’re a strong problem solver who can identify, prioritize, and implement alternatives for solutions, and you demonstrate adaptability by collaborating with others and supporting team members to achieve excellence. A self-starter who shows passion, commitment, and ownership all while delivering on business outcomes and driving results. You’re someone who identifies opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value-add solutions.
• Your core values match Gilbane’s: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.
• The Accountant I is considered an entry-level position into our Business Unit Accounting job family. By joining the company at this level, you have endless opportunity to grow in title, compensation and responsibility. You will work with a team of seasoned professionals that will provide mentorship throughout your career. Additionally, Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources for those that are early in their career. You will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Assists with pay applications
• Tracks and reviews receivables
• Reviews and processes accounts payable
• Ensures overall compliance with accounting policies and procedures
• Provides accounting support for on-site project management teams
• Assists with payroll functions, including adjustments and closings

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
• 0-3 years of experience
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Ability to communicate effectively, listens to understand, and can clearly convey information in all forms based on the audience to ensure shared meaning of the message
• Acts inclusively by ensuring that actions and behaviors are respectful; shows empathy and treats others with dignity; leverages capabilities and insights of individuals with diverse perspectives, abilities and motivation
• Ability to solve problems by identifying, prioritizing, and implementing alternatives for a solution
• Demonstrates agility and adaptability by maintaining effectiveness and adjusting to change by exploring the rationale, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others to make the change successful
• Ability to show passion and commitment while delivering on business outcomes; ability to create a sense of individual ownership and accountability
• Ability to identify opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value added, unique and differentiated solutions

Skills

Required

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word

Benefits

• Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees’ education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.