Project Accountant

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

We are currently hiring for an entry level Project Accountant located in Los Angeles, CA. This opportunity will have you working within our education project construction sector in support of school construction projects. The education team provides services to K-12 as well as higher education institutions nationally. You will be teaming with project, program, and client leadership to provide premier educational facilities for our nation’s youth and adults seeking to better themselves through learning.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Review Bond Program invoices and encumbrances and process per accounting procedures.

• Assist Finance and Accounting team with analyses of ongoing financial activity for the Bond Program.

• Identify discrepancies or inconsistencies in invoice documentation and resolve expeditiously.

• Ensure invoice and encumbrance entries in PMIS (Proliance) are correct and supporting documentation is provided.

• Resolve integration issues for invoices and encumbrances between Proliance and Costpoint.

• Evaluate and ensure bond compliance in regards to all payment requests.

• Reconcile financial accounts/escrow bank statements.

• Prepare and process journal entries.

• Assist Finance and Accounting team in identifying errors and develop innovative approaches to minimize risk of repeat discrepancies.

• Develop new reports and assist with form revisions to help provide transparency into Bond Program expenditures.

• Communicate with applicable construction and professional services vendors as needed.

• Work directly with outside team members and campuses 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.

• Other activities as needed as requested by the Finance and Accounting Manager.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Experience with auditing and reconciliations for multiple accounts.

• Ability to work with business enterprise software.

• Ability to perform historical trend analysis.

• Ability to create and analyze reports.

• Demonstrate ability to be dependable, diligent, and thorough. 

• Utilize effective written and oral communication skills.

• Excellent analytical skills, ability to multi-task, prioritize and work efficiently independently and in a team.

• Understand how your role contributes to the organization's goals. 

• Deliver quality work product by role modeling organizational core values. 

• Hold self accountable to individual and team goals. 

• Consistently communicates and collaborates with team members and clients. 

• Build relationships with peers, leaders, and clients. 

• Proactively participate in self-development to continually enhance current skills and build new skills required to excel at current role and prepare for career progression. 

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in business or relevant field preferred. Associates degree required.

• Minimum of 1 year of accounting experience required, specifically in invoice processing or accounts payable.

• Project accounting and construction industry experience is highly preferred.

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Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.

All other terms and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs, are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end, Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, all of the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, and all similar state and local laws.

In addition to base salary, Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Short and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program