Junior Project Accountant

Who we are:

Douglaston Development, Levine Builders, and Clinton Management are a dynamic privately held group of companies with a unique owner-builder-manager advantage, known collectively as The Douglaston Companies.

The Douglaston Companies started with the founding of Levine Builders in 1979 with just two people. Standing by our core values of integrity and ethics for the past four decades the firm has grown to 200 employees. By providing general contracting and construction management services, Levine Builders has built, renovated and rehabilitated thousands of residential units and millions of square feet of commercial, hotel, office buildings, retail centers, religious, educational, and healthcare facilities.

With the later establishment of Douglaston Development as the driving engine of the organization, the two companies worked in unison to leverage each others expertise to develop and build most complex projects while also growing and thriving in challenging markets.

In 2002, Clinton Management was founded to manage the expanding portfolio of developments created by Douglaston Development and constructed by Levine Builders. Clinton Management oversees a broad portfolio of moderate income housing, luxury apartments, commercial, and retail properties.

Each affiliate company works together to cohesively acquire property, develop it to its full potential, and manage it efficiently, assuring that each investment achieves and maintains maximum value and profitability while strengthening the community in which the assets are located.

Who we're looking for:

We're looking to build the best teams possible with highly motivated and engaged employees. We have an exciting opportunity for a Jr. Project Accountant to join The Douglaston Companies. If you are looking to work in a collaborative and supportive environment, but also be challenged in your role, we welcome you to apply!

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Learn the fundamentals of construction accounting and project cost management.
• Develop proficiency in Sage Intacct and Procore to support project accounting operations.
• Process vendor invoices, ensuring accurate project and cost code allocation for approval.
• Prepare and issue payments to vendors and subcontractors, verifying insurance compliance and proper execution of lien waivers
• Prepare monthly preconstruction billings for review.
• Assist with the preparation and submission of monthly project requisitions.
• Assist in preparing monthly general conditions for inclusion in monthly requisition.
• Reconcile project costs in the accounting system, investigate variances, and assist in resolving discrepancies between budgets, commitments, and actual costs.
• Generate internal payroll billings and allocate costs to monthly general conditions.
• Investigate vendor statements against accounts payable ledger, reaching out to vendors regarding discrepancies.
• Support project accounting teams in collecting lender and owner-required documentation for monthly reporting.
• Assist and prepare other reports as requested.

Qualifications, skills and abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferred
• 0-3 years of Accounting/Finance experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, Email, etc) 
• Sage Intacct and Procore a +
• Must possess excellent communication and problem-solving skills; strong analytical skills
• Must be highly organized with attention to details, results oriented and capable of multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and written
• Ability to safely navigate a construction site which includes the following: climbing ladders and stairs, use of job hoists, inclement weather conditions, hazardous/cluttered and dark area, etc.

The Douglaston Companies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, disability, marital status, caregiver status, pregnancy, citizenship, age, military or veteran status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.