2025-05-08
Cumming
Other
/yr
employee
contract
Los Angeles
California
90001
United States
Position Title: Project Accountant
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Req Id: JR100973
Time Type: Full time
Description:
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 experienced 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:
Work directly with other program team members on cost and invoice commitments and expenditure matters.
Act as an invoice processing subject matter expert with program team members.
Provide excellent customer service to program team members and vendors.
Work effectively with other program personnel in order to resolve any invoice payment issues and obtain signatures of authorization on invoice matters.
Review program invoices and process approved payables per accounting procedures.
Process invoices in accordance with program standard operating procedures.
Communicate with applicable construction and professional services vendors as needed.
Prepare and/or review vendor files or other supporting documentation for vendor payments.
Assist in processing of general contractor’s payment analysis.
Identify discrepancies or inconsistencies in invoice documentation and resolve expeditiously.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Processes and reviews District-Wide related invoices and other invoices as assigned.
Knowledge & Skills Required:
Experience with auditing and reconciliations for multiple accounts.
Experience maintaining account ledgers.
Ability to work with business enterprise software.
Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of budget reports & forecasts.
Experience in preparing and presenting various financial and accounting reports to superiors.
Demonstrate ability to be dependable, diligent, and thorough.
Exercise creativity and resourcefulness in managing the project effectively in a compressed timeframe.
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:
Education: Associate degree in relevant field. Additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated below may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.
Experience: Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience required. Project accounting and construction industry experience is highly preferred.
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Cumming Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
In addition to base salary, Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
At Cumming Group, we are passionate about helping our clients execute large-scale, complex projects on-time and within budget. Our project and cost-management services are specifically tailored to each client’s needs and add meaningful value at every step of a project’s development.
Drawing on deep expertise in the communities and sectors we serve, we anticipate and solve problems, deliver solutions, and drive results. Since opening our doors in 1996, Cumming Group has grown to 50+ offices globally, and is now home to more than 1,950 team members – including many of the brightest minds in the industry.
Learn more about what a great organization we are at https://www.linkedin.com/company/cumming-group/about/
Cumming Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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