The Professional Tree Care Company · 12 hours ago
Project Accountant - Trades Experience Needed
Berkeley, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$85K/yr - $110K/yr
3+ years expThe Professional Tree Care Company is seeking an experienced Project Accountant to oversee the accounting side of complex and large-scale contracts. The ideal candidate will manage progress billing, cost tracking, and financial analysis for multiple ongoing projects while working closely with the operations team to ensure accurate financial reporting.
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Responsibilities
Create job progress reports daily and deliver them to the CEO/President and Commercial Project Manager
Create and deliver weekly job costing/profitability reports and deliver them to our CEO/President, General Manager, Director of Field Operations and Director of Finance so they may pass information along to our CAEs (Certified Arborists/Estimators)
Review large-scale estimates and contracts with our President/CEO and Commercial Bidder to ensure all relevant charges are included
Prepare and manage progress billing including lien waivers and supporting documentation
Track contract values, change orders, labor costs, subcontractor billing and other project-related expenses
Monitor budgets, analyze variances, and forecast project profitability
Reconcile job costs, verify subcontractor invoices, and ensure billing accuracy
Finalize billing and financial documentation
Maintain compliance with company accounting policies and contract terms
May be required to attend 5:00 a.m. (PST) meetings via phone from time-to-time
Work alongside our CEO and (future) Project Manager to transition to a new project management software that ties into our current accounting system, Sage Intaact, and, ideally, ADP
Qualification
Required
Experience as a Project Accountant or Project Manager with accounting experience
Ability to start work on-site in Berkeley by 7:00 a.m
Currently (or recently) working in a position related to the trades
Strong understanding of job costing, progress billing, and the ability to plan, track and control a project's funding
Love for accounting with great attention to detail
Experience with Sage Intacct/Sage 50 Accounting, Intuit QuickBooks Online, Xero, or FreshBooks or another foundation accounting software
Great at MS-Excel and have used MS-Project or something similar
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience working with a field-based team
Preferred
A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, business, or a related field
3-to-5 years of experience in this or a similar field dealing with commercial projects/project accounting
Familiarity with schedule of values, billing for stored materials on-site or in bonded storage, billing interim milestones
Having a better than average memory
Experience as a team leader/supervisor and trainer
Benefits
401(k)
PTO (Paid Time Off/Vacation)
Holidays
Sick days
An employee discount
Employee referral bonus
Training funds
Full health coverage paid at 100% including medical, dental, and optical insurance after 90 days of employment
Company
The Professional Tree Care Company
The Professional Tree Care Company provides tree trimming, pruning, and landscape maintenance services.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase