Accountant jobs at Brent Consulting in Nigeria Lagos

Job Specialization:Engineering/ Technical Job Industry: Engineering / Construction / Real Estate Job Type: fulltime Experience Required: 3-5 year(s) Desired Courses: Application Deadline: 10 July, 2013

Job Details

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the processing, reviewing, tracking, and general ledger posting of construction draws for multiple projects.       
• Maintaining payment draw files and invoice files.        
• Communicate with project managers, vendors, and external parties to manage draw requests/requirements.
• Communicate with external clients and lenders to manage funding and draw requests, provide timely responses to questions and inquiries.        
• Perform/review bank account reconciliations and assist with corporate balance sheet reconciliations and other corporate monthly internal management reports        
• Calculate and invoice general contracting fees and allocate payroll to projects        
• Responsible for Construction accounts receivable tracking, management, and reporting
• Assist in the development/enhancement of project reporting.
• Assist with Construction project analysis reporting
• Assist with special projects as requested
• General accounting including accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, job costing and general ledger posting.
• Process accounts receivable and understand the construction billing and collections process.
• Work withProject Managers on billing verification and collection matters.
• Prepare deposits and weekly cash flow forecasts.
• Process accounts payable from invoice to payment, beginning with coding invoices to the appropriate job number, cost code, GL account number and distributing invoices
• to Project Managers for approval.   
• Reconciliation of Vendor statements and Customer payments.
• Lien waiver maintenance and subcontractor insurance verification.
• Job cost tracking, analysis and reporting.
• Enter project setup sheets and maintain filing system for projects.
• Assist with processing payroll and certified payroll when necessary.        
• Interface with Project Managers and senior management on all aspects of construction accounting.
• Respond to inquiries from the Owners, Controller, and Project Managers

 

Required:

Education and Experience:

• 3-5 Experience in a similar position with ability to motivate and provide leadership to the accounting team        
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills        
• Must have strong knowledge of computer applications.
• Qualified and interested applicants should send their CVs in MS-word format