Job Details

PROJECT ACCOUNTANT I - WORK LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, CA

Base pay range: $64,000.00/yr - $68,000.00/yr

Minimum Required Qualifications

• 1 year of work experience
• High school diploma
• Ability to work with business enterprise software
• Ability to perform historical trend analysis
• Ability to create and analyze reports
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to communicate and present effectively

Preferred Qualifications

• College certificate or bachelor's degree in business or related degree/certificate

Position Description

• Assist Finance and Accounting team with analyses of ongoing financial activity for the Bond Program
• Identify discrepancies or inconsistencies and resolve expeditiously
• Ensure invoice and encumbrance entries in accounting software are correct and supporting documentation is provided
• Confirm sequencing and formatting of invoice and encumbrance entries are compatible with integration into accounting software
• Resolve integration issues for invoices and encumbrances in accounting software
• Review Bond Program invoices and encumbrances and process per accounting procedures
• Evaluate and ensure bond compliance in regard to all payment requests
• Conduct regular review and analysis of detailed transactions
• Reconcile financial accounts
• Analyze monthly accounting reports in order to maintain expenditure controls
• Prepare and process debit/credit memos
• Identify errors and develop innovative approaches to minimize risk of repeat discrepancies
• Develop new reports to help provide transparency into Bond Program expenditures
• Communicate with applicable construction and professional services vendors as needed
• Work directly with outside team members on cost and invoice commitments and expenditure matters
• Work effectively with other department personnel in order to resolve any invoice payment issues and obtain signatures of authorization on invoice matters
• Other activities as needed as requested by the Finance and Accounting Manager

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Other