Project Accountant

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Glen Burnie, MD
In-Office
Mid level
Other • Software
The Role
The Project Accountant supports financial management for construction projects, ensuring accuracy and compliance while collaborating with project and finance teams to enhance financial processes.
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Harmon, Inc.

Support the regional project teams by ensuring control of all project-related financial management activities.  Assist regional leaders in driving accountability and consistency of financial processes and procedures. Collaborate with the Finance team to improve financial systems, processes, and controls.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Your top priority is to support the project financial management activities for the project management team, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with policy, process, and contractual requirements.

  • Support the regional project teams to maintain financial control throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Provide analysis and insights during the monthly and quarterly forecast updates. 
  • Draw on your understanding of cost to date and cost to complete to articulate the financial position of projects.
  • Support the change order management process by collaborating with the project teams during pricing and preparing documentation for processing.

EXPERIENCE

What you need to be successful

  • Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is preferred

  • 3 years minimum of accounting experience

  • 1-3 year construction industry experience is required

  • Familiarity with construction contracts, job costing, and AIA progress billings

KEY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES                

Strengths that are important to Harmon             

  • Collaborate: Encourage collaboration with your peers and leaders

  • Do the right thing: Deliver excellence, treat each other with respect

  • Value a balanced life: Reward each other’s contributions and cultivate a welcoming environment

  • Focus on results: Maintain a strong desire to execute through customer focus and attention to detail

  • Be flexible: Adjust quickly and effectively to shifts in business and project needs

  • Attain clarity and alignment: Ensure you have clarity and alignment before moving forward

Strengths that are important for your position

  • Construction Accounting: Experience in job costing and familiarity with construction accounting practices and terminology

  • Detail-Oriented: Comfortable with the details and intricacies of construction accounting and contracts, thorough and focused on the details

  • Software Proficiency: Proficiency in Excel and accounting systems               

  • Communication Skills: Clear and concise communication with Operations and Finance

  • Time Management: Effectively manage time to meet deadlines with a sense of urgency

  • Organizational Skills: Manage multiple projects and deadlines, able to prioritize workload effectively

  • Collaboration: Confidence in collaborating with Operations and Finance to improve financial systems, policies, processes, and controls

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Our Benefits

We care about and invest in our employees. We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support their well-being and foster professional development. Here is a glimpse of what you can look forward to if you join our team.

  • Competitive Benefits Package for employees and their dependents (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability)

  • Incentive Plans

  • 401(k) with employer contribution and match

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with employer match

  • Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick Time)

  • Paid Holidays

  • Tuition Reimbursement Program

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

  • Wellness Program

  • Training and Career Progression

Apogee and our brands are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Top Skills

Accounting Systems
Excel
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The Company
HQ: Bloomington, MN
177 Employees
Year Founded: 1949

What We Do

By definition, Apogee means "highest point." It's no coincidence that it's also the name of our company. For over 70 years it is a name that has inspired and driven us to achieve a higher level of excellence in all we do. We are not satisfied with the status quo. We aim higher, think bigger, and endeavor to create even more value for every Apogee stakeholder. We strive to create peak value.

Apogee is a leader in architectural products and services. Our glass and aluminum window, storefront and curtainwall systems make buildings look great, reduce energy consumption, and protect occupants and property. Our highly skilled team designs glass and metal building façades, completes massive orders for skyscrapers on time, and manages complex window, curtainwall and storefront installation projects.

We are also a leader in the protection and conservation of all things framed and displayed. Our Tru Vue business provides high-performance glass and acrylic products for the custom framing, fine art, and technical glass markets.

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