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As people are our greatest asset, we are committed to being a great place to work and providing a culture of personal growth and development. We envision this position as a first step towards greater company leadership.

Organizationally we have a culture of doing the right things for our employees, partners, clients, and community. We absolutely believe in abundance and a make-it-happen attitude - no task is too big or too small. We've enjoyed an excellent reputation, steady growth and strong financial performance for many years.

Further, Dawson has industry best talent, offers ownership to key employees, works closely with a peer group of 8 contractors and meets regularly with our advisory board. Our charitable giving is focused on youth and education. Our mind set is that of resiliency and long-term success.

We are actively looking for the right individual to join our Finance and Accounting team who is interested in building their career with Dawson.

PURPOSE: Build highly successful projects for our clients, partners, and communities.

PROJECT ACCOUNTANT BELLINGHAM, WA

The Project Accountant is responsible for proactively working with project teams to ensure job cost and billing information is accurate and timely. Performs the following duties:

Essential Functions

1. Budgeting and Cost Accounting
2. Collaborate with project teams to develop project budgets to be imported into accounting system.
3. Enter and process job cost and budget adjustments.
4. Process job charge outs per contract
5. Reconcile committed costs.
6. Review and track subcontractor lien waivers
7. Billing and Invoicing
8. Coordinate with project teams to prepare accurate and timely client invoices.
9. Ensure invoices comply with contractual terms and client requirements.
10. Prepare T&M Billings and Billing Backup Reports
11. Record Accounts Receivable payments and monitor AR Aging reports.
12. File monthly and quarterly State Sales and Excise Tax Reports
13. Record customer deposits
14. Project Closeout:
15. Lead the financial aspects of project closeout activities.
16. Verify all project costs and reconcile against contract billing rates and markups.
17. Prepare final financial reports and documentation for project completion.

All Employees

1. Ensures safety is an everyday topic and supersedes all other factors to prevent accidents and create a safe working environment for everyone.
2. Exemplifies the culture of people, safety, doing the right thing, and pursuit of excellence.
3. Demonstrates a dedication to clients through quality services, building long term relationships, and ensuring projects exceed expectations.
4. Develops industry relationships fairly and honestly to ensure everyone wins.
5. Leads by example and personifies Dawson's Traits of a Successful Leader in all aspects of this position.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

1. Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
2. Excellent organizational and prioritization abilities, with a proven track record of meeting deadlines.
3. Commitment to maintaining confidentiality in handling sensitive financial information.
4. Understanding of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and the process of maintaining general ledgers.
5. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
6. Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office applications with an emphasis on Excel.
7. Highly organized with excellent communication skills.
8. Strong work ethic, high integrity.
9. Demonstrated decision making skills.
10. Team player.
11. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
12. Ability to read and interpret documents such as rules, instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Fluent in English and Spanish preferred.
13. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
14. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Education and/or Experience

1. High School diploma or equivalency required; Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field of study preferred.
2. 3+ years of experience in the construction industry and cost accounting preferred.
3. Working knowledge of Construction ERP Software, Vista (Viewpoint) preferred.

Compensation and Benefits

1. Compensation - $30 to $40 per hour
2. Paid Time Off and paid Holidays
3. Medical, dental, vision, life, long term disability, accident, hospital, and critical illness insurances
4. Retirement 401k or Roth
5. Annual bonus based on performance