Accounting Manager - Operational Finance - Office

at  Turner Construction Company

About Us: Turner is a North America-based, international construction services company and is a leading builder in diverse market segments. The company has earned recognition for undertaking large and complex projects, fostering innovation, embracing emerging technologies, and making a difference for their clients, employees and community. With a staff of over 10,000 employees, the company completes $15 billion of construction on 1,500 projects each year. Turner offers clients the accessibility and support of a local firm with the stability and resources of a multi-national organization.
Position Description: Manage overall day-to-day activity of office accounting department and oversight of all office accounting staff.
Reports to: Financial Manager, Operational Finance
Location: Toronto or Vancouver

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Create supportive environment to develop high performing finance team, provide training opportunities and engage in mentoring relationships.
• Lead accountants and other related team members, provide timely performance feedback and contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilizing talent management systems.
• Review quarterly account reconciliations and make recommendations for improvement to Financial Manager.
• Review monthly G&A monitor and assist Financial Manager in updating forecast.
• Analyze and update estimating recovery monitor and review with Financial Manager and Chief Estimator.
• Manage petty cash, payroll and joint venture bank accounts and reconciliations.
• Review and approve monthly journal entries.
• Assist in resolution of daily office issues including vendor disputes, escalate to Financial Manager as appropriate.
• Review all office contracts and lease agreements prior to submission to Financial Manager for approval.
• Ensure builders risk log is complete and insurance coverage is in place.
• Review and approve orders from external suppliers.
• Review charitable contribution requests and ensure compliance with policy.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

The salary range for this position is estimated to be 90,000.00 - 150,000.00 annualized.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field, and 5 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• Construction industry experience preferred
• Supervisory/management of a small team preferred
• Thorough application of accounting principles (i.e. journal entries, general ledger)
• Analytic ability to review and assess financial data, interpret trends, and recognize inconsistencies
• Understands accounting implications of various contract terms
• Demonstrates understanding of cash flows and implements procedures to optimize interest income
• Knowledgeable of policies and standards to ensure compliance while identifying financial risks
• Displays actions related to profitability and risk management and effectively communicates risk management issues
• Exercises independent judgment and discretion with the ability to identify problems and initiate corrective action
• Able to apply innovation to offer and implement suggestions to improve overall operations
• Ability to manage many activities, requests, and short-cycle deadlines simultaneously
• Able to observe performance and effectively provide performance feedback
• Proficient with financial system applications, MS Excel, and MS Office
• Self-motivated, adaptable and flexible to operate with minimal direction and little or no supervision while working in complex and changing environment.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills
• High degree of organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Some travel required.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move heavy weight.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud.
Turner is an equal employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodations are available, including for applicants with disabilities, in the application and recruitment process, upon request.
Turner Construction Company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodations are available, including for applicants with disabilities, in the application and recruitment process, upon request

• Create supportive environment to develop high performing finance team, provide training opportunities and engage in mentoring relationships.
• Lead accountants and other related team members, provide timely performance feedback and contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilizing talent management systems.
• Review quarterly account reconciliations and make recommendations for improvement to Financial Manager.
• Review monthly G&A monitor and assist Financial Manager in updating forecast.
• Analyze and update estimating recovery monitor and review with Financial Manager and Chief Estimator.
• Manage petty cash, payroll and joint venture bank accounts and reconciliations.
• Review and approve monthly journal entries.
• Assist in resolution of daily office issues including vendor disputes, escalate to Financial Manager as appropriate.
• Review all office contracts and lease agreements prior to submission to Financial Manager for approval.
• Ensure builders risk log is complete and insurance coverage is in place.
• Review and approve orders from external suppliers.
• Review charitable contribution requests and ensure compliance with policy.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned