Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a construction accountant. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.

Responsibilities for construction accountant

• Oversee accounts payable, daily cash balance reconciliations and corporate invoices
• Check run (match check copies, file, and transfer requests)
• Print, review, and analyse Job Cost reports
• Track outstanding/pending EAF’s and PO’S
• Track and resolve outstanding invoice issues
• Open A/P Audit
• Prepare and post WIP entries
• Prepare report for multiple construction projects and monitor job costs projects
• Review and process subcontract and consultant payment requests as per the requirements.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and accrual entries
• Monitor subcontractor contracts and commitments
• Performing day-to-day accounting functions such as month end close, variance analysis, financial reporting, AP, AR, and billing
• Maintenance of General Ledger
• Prepare construction and real estate tax returns and projections in accordance with firm and professional standards as directed by engagement leaders
• Issue/set up Purchase Orders
• Monitor job progress and any potential overruns against purchase orders or budgets

Qualifications for construction accountant

• Three plus years of experience providing attest services in a professional services firm
• Construction & contracting experience with demonstrated technical expertise in this industry highly preferred
• Analyse situations and data to resolve existing or potential problems
• Plan and monitor the activities of areas
• Proficient in PC based applications such as Excel
• Good management and organizational skills including the ability to work on several projects simultaneously, meet critical deadlines, and determine the priority of assignments based on deadlines that must be met

Job Type: Full-time
Pay: AED3,000.00 - AED5,500.00 per mont

• Oversee accounts payable, daily cash balance reconciliations and corporate invoices
• Check run (match check copies, file, and transfer requests)
• Print, review, and analyse Job Cost reports
• Track outstanding/pending EAF’s and PO’S
• Track and resolve outstanding invoice issues
• Open A/P Audit
• Prepare and post WIP entries
• Prepare report for multiple construction projects and monitor job costs projects
• Review and process subcontract and consultant payment requests as per the requirements.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and accrual entries
• Monitor subcontractor contracts and commitments
• Performing day-to-day accounting functions such as month end close, variance analysis, financial reporting, AP, AR, and billing
• Maintenance of General Ledger
• Prepare construction and real estate tax returns and projections in accordance with firm and professional standards as directed by engagement leaders
• Issue/set up Purchase Orders
• Monitor job progress and any potential overruns against purchase orders or budget