Turner construction

Accounting Manager - Operational Finance - Office

Turner construction • $92K — $115K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field, plus 5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Preferred experience in the construction industry
  • Management experience of a small team is preferred
  • Strong grasp of accounting principles, including journal entries and general ledger
  • Analytical skills to assess financial data and identify trends or inconsistencies
  • Understanding of accounting implications in various contract terms and cash flow optimization
  • Ability to identify financial risks and ensure policy compliance through knowledge of standards
  • Demonstrated capacity for independent judgment and problem-solving
  • Strong proficiency in financial systems, MS Excel, and MS Office applications
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; organized with attention to detail
  • Self-motivated and adaptable in complex environments; capable of multitasking.

Responsibilities

  • Create a supportive environment fostering a high-performing finance team through training and mentorship
  • Lead and manage accounting staff; provide performance feedback during appraisals using talent management systems
  • Review quarterly account reconciliations and suggest improvements during discussions with the Financial Manager
  • Assist the Financial Manager in monitoring G&A and updating forecasts
  • Analyze the estimating recovery monitor and coordinate updates with the Financial Manager and Chief Estimator
  • Oversee management of petty cash, payroll, and reconciliations for joint venture bank accounts
  • Approve monthly journal entries and handle daily office issues including vendor disputes and contract reviews.

Benefits

  • Flexible benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Offers a 401(k) plan and Health Savings Account
  • Includes paid vacation, wellness time, holidays, and paid parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursement and employee referral bonuses are available
  • End-of-year appreciation pay and extensive disability coverage options.
Full Job Description
Division:
Cleveland Main

Project Location(s):
Cleveland, OH 44101 USA

Minimum Years Experience:

Travel Involved:

Job Type:
Regular

Job Classification:
Experienced

Education:

Job Family:
Finance

Compensation:
Salaried Exempt

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

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 92,000.00 - 115,000.00 USD annualized.

Turner Construction provides flexible benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, financial benefits such as a 401(k) plan, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, wellness benefits, a voluntary legal plan, identity theft, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability coverage.

In addition to our extensive benefits offerings, we provide paid vacation, wellness/sick time, holidays, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, and end-of-year appreciation pay.

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


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.

About Turner construction

Turner Construction Company is a construction company that specializes in building commercial, cultural, and institutional buildings. The company is a subsidiary of the German construction company Hochtief. Turner Construction has completed many notable projects, including the United Nations Secretariat Building, Madison Square Garden, and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in New York City.
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