Accounting Assistant

Join Creative Engineering Group as an Accounting Assistant and play a key role in supporting our finance department. In this office-based position in Miami Lakes, you will partner with project managers and operations teams to maintain accurate financial records, oversee construction project billing, and keep daily accounting operations running efficiently.
 
Your New Opportunity
 Founded in 2006, Creative Engineering Group is a Florida-based Construction Engineering and Inspection firm serving transportation and civil engineering projects. Guided by quality, dependability, tireless commitment, and honest dialogue, our experienced team works with clients, contractors, and designers to deliver successful transportation and infrastructure projects. As we grow across multiple companies, we are looking for a detail-oriented, collaborative Accounting Assistant to support our daily accounting operations.

What You’ll Do

You will support the full project accounting cycle, from job setup and billing through payables, receivables, month-end close, and project closeout, working closely with project managers and operations teams.

• Project Accounting: Support job-cost tracking, expense allocations, project financial reporting, and related accounting activities
• Project Billing: Oversee billing from setup to final payment, including closeout billing, and contract and change-order documentation
• Financial Documentation and Project Controls: Maintain organized financial records and monitor project budgets. Support contract compliance, audits, reporting, and project closeout requirements
• General Ledger & Month-End Support: Prepare accruals and journal entries, perform account reconciliations, and support monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities
• Credit Cards & Employee Expenses: Reconcile company credit card activity and review employee expense reports for accuracy, documentation, policy compliance, and project coding
• Accounts Payable & Vendor Management: Manage accounts payable activities, including invoice review, coding, approvals, supporting documentation, vendor records, and vendor communications
• 1099 Reporting: Maintain the vendor information needed for tax reporting and assist with annual 1099 reporting
• Collaboration and Issue Resolution: Work with project managers, employees, vendors, and clients to identify, resolve, and document accounting issues and discrepancies, such as billing, coding, and invoice or expense questions
• Accounts Receivable: Monitor receivables and aging, follow up on outstanding balances, and resolve payment discrepancies with project managers and clients
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, accuracy, and efficiency

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience
• Working knowledge of general ledger, project accounting, and accrual accounting principles
• Experience with project-based billing, including progress billing, retainage, change orders, and contract requirements
• Proficient in using Excel and Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, Word, etc.)
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Clear verbal and written communication skills for working with project managers, employees, vendors, and clients

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Experience in engineering, consulting, or construction industry
• Experience working in a multi-company accounting environment
• Experience with Deltek Vantagepoint or similar project-based accounting software

Your Perks

You will find competitive compensation and robust benefits including multiple health insurance options with low premiums; company paid LTD/STD and life insurances, 401(k) with a match.

Employment with Creative Engineering Group is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, conducted in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.