Project Accountant I

The Tsui Group is seeking a candidate who is qualified and experienced in educational facility construction projects to serve as a Project Accountant I for a large educational client within Los Angeles County with the below duties:

• Assist Finance and Accounting team with analyses of ongoing financial activity for the Bond Program.
• Identify discrepancies or inconsistencies and resolve expeditiously.
• Ensure invoice and encumbrance entries in accounting software are correct and supporting documentation is provided.
• Confirm sequencing and formatting of invoice and encumbrance entries are compatible with integration into accounting software.
• Resolve integration issues for invoices and encumbrances in accounting software.
• Review Bond Program invoices and encumbrances and process per accounting procedures.
• Evaluate and ensure bond compliance in regards to all payment requests.
• Conduct regular review and analysis of detailed transactions.
• Reconcile financial accounts.
• Analyze monthly accounting reports in order to maintain expenditure controls.
• Prepare and process debit/credit memos.
• Identify errors and develop innovative approaches to minimize risk of repeat discrepancies.
• Develop new reports to help provide transparency into Bond Program expenditures.
• Communicate with applicable construction and professional services vendors as needed.
• Work directly with outside team members on cost and invoice commitments and expenditure matters.
• Work effectively with other department personnel in order to resolve any invoice payment issues and obtain signatures of authorization on invoice matters.
• erform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• 1 year of work experience.
• High school diploma.
• Ability to work with business enterprise software
• Ability to perform historical trend analysis
• Ability to create and analyze reports
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to communication and present effectively

Preferred Qualifications:

• College certificate or Bachelor’s Degree in business or related degree/certificate.

Benefits

• Salary: $54,000 - $59,000
• Medical, Vision, & Dental – 100% covered for the employee*
• Life and Disability Insurance
• 10.5 days of Vacation pay (Accrued)
• 6 days of Sick pay (Available Immediately)
• 10 days of Holiday pay (9 Holidays, 1 Personal Day)
• 3% Non-Match (After 1 year of service)
• Monthly Stipend for Cell Phone
• Laptop for work purposes