Turner construction

Assistant Accountant - Finance Reporting HQ

Turner construction$85K — $100K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (1-2 years experience required)
  • Strong grasp of accounting principles including journal entries and general ledger
  • Proficient in financial systems, MS Office, and MS Excel
  • Ability to identify problems and suggest solutions
  • High level of organization and attention to detail
  • Strong initiative, teamwork, and independent thinking
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Journal various transactions including intercompany billings and cash activity
  • Assist accounting for smaller subsidiaries
  • Prepare reports required by government and for internal use
  • Support accounting and reporting for joint ventures
  • Take on additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment
  • Opportunities for professional growth
  • Supportive management practices
  • Exposure to diverse accounting functions
Full Job Description
Division:
Headquarters

Project Location(s):
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663 USA

Minimum Years Experience:
2

Travel Involved:
0-10%

Job Type:
Regular

Job Classification:
Experienced

Education:
Bachelors Degree

Job Family:
Finance

Compensation:
Salaried Exempt

Location: Saddle Brook New Jersey Turner Office

Position Description:
Journal various general ledger entries, unclaimed property reporting, assistingwith financial statement preparation and analysis, and legal entityconsolidation.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Journal various entries, including intercompany billings, wire/cash activity, loan activity and accruals, consolidation journal entries, and other journals as needed.
Assist accounting for smaller subsidiaries.
Assist accounting and reporting joint ventures.
Prepare various reports and required government reports.
Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

The salary range for this role is $85,000 - $100,000

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, from accredited and credentialed degree program, with 1-2 years related experience or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
  • Understand accounting principles (i.e. journal entries, general ledger, etc.)
  • Proficient with financial systems applications, MS Office, and MS Excel
  • Must have basic understanding of policies and procedures
  • Must be able to identify problems and make recommendations for resolution
  • Must be highly organized, able to prioritize competing demands, detail oriented, maintain accuracy, and self-check work
  • Must display initiative, teamwork, and independent thinking
  • Able to work independently, with some oversight, and in team environment
  • Must follow established procedures and execute directions to completion without need of follow up by management
  • Must have good work ethic and integrity, be dependable, adaptable, cooperative, and motivated to take on new responsibilities
  • Professional written and verbal communication skills
  • General office skills


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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