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Assistant Accountant - Atlanta
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Atlanta

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full-time

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About this role

Division: Atlanta Main
Project Location(s): Atlanta, GA 30301 USA
Minimum Years Experience:
Travel Involved:
Job Type: Regular
Job Classification: Experienced
Education:
Job Family:Finance
Compensation:Salaried Non-Exempt

If you picture yourself doing great things that make a difference in the lives of others, Turner is the place to be. Turner Construction is an industry leading commercial construction general contractor with a 120-year history spanning iconic projects around the globe, including 10 of the world's 100 tallest buildings. 
 
Turner is committed to sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone feels connected, sees themselves represented at all levels of the company, and feels supported to reach their ultimate potential. Turner builds some of the most ambitious projects in the world. The technical expertise of our people makes us a recognized leader in many markets. Our projects are well known. Our people set us apart. We inspire greatness. Can you picture yourself at Turner? If so, apply and let’s do great things together! 

Position Description: Provide administrative and financial services to profit center.

Reports to: Senior Accountant, Finance Reporting HQ or Financial Manager, Finance Reporting HQ

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Assist accountant to ensure client contractual requirements are met in regard to billing and accounts receivable.
  • Support the accountant to audit client billing and project ledger, in compliance with contract requirements, GAAP and company policy.
  • Process accounts payable for vendor invoices and ensure accounts are up to date for assigned projects.
  • Process accounts payable for subcontractor invoices, and work with accountant to ensure all applicable lien waivers are submitted and contracts and insurance requirements are in place.
  • Assist with completing the monthly close process, ensuring all client bills and project costs are posted or accrued if work is in place and of material value.
  • Provide monthly updates to projects assets and rentals for insurance documentation with project team.
  • Assist with project financial closeout, ensure final contract amount and closeout documentation requirements have been met as agreed to by subcontractors.
  • Assist with all internal and external audit requests.
  • Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.


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Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance from an an accredited and credentialed degree program, or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
  • General knowledge basic accounting principles
  • Must be accountable to research problems and resolve to completion, escalate issues promptly, learn and apply knowledge quickly, and meet deadlines
  • Must be highly organized, detail oriented, maintain accuracy, and self-check work
  • Able to work independently, with some oversight, and in team environment
  • Must follow established procedures and execute directions to completion without need of follow up by management
  • Must have good work ethic and integrity, dependable, adaptable, cooperative, and motivated to take on new responsibilities
  • Professional written and verbal communication abilities and general office skills
  • Data entry skills and proficiency with databases and computer applications, including MS Office

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move heavy weight.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud.   

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Other facts

Tech stack
Accounting Principles,Billing,Accounts Receivable,Accounts Payable,Financial Services,Project Management,Audit Support,Detail Oriented,Data Entry,MS Office,Communication Skills,Problem Solving,Teamwork,Organization,Integrity,Adaptability

About Turner Construction

Turner is a North America-based, international construction services company and is a leading builder in diverse and numerous market segments. The company has earned recognition for undertaking large, complex projects, fostering innovation, embracing emerging technologies, and making a difference for their clients, employees and community.

OUR VISION
To be the highest value provider of global construction services and technical expertise.

Turner embraces a Lean management approach, and a culture that emphasizes collaboration, reliability of scheduling and delivery of the most value while consuming the fewest resources. Lean principles drive the efficient delivery of our services.

Turner recognizes the importance of innovation and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. A key element of our company vision is to develop and embrace emerging technologies and processes. As part of our effort to achieve this vision, Turner has a culture where employees share their ideas and engagement with one another to develop innovative ideas as well as evaluate and implement improvements at Turner.

Turner fosters a culture of diversity and inclusion in which all employees contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, and have the opportunity to grow. Our diverse and inclusive workforce positions the company to grow, enhances our presence in diverse markets, and helps us build enduring relationships with each other, industry partners, and our clients.

Turner understands the environmental, social, and economic impact of our activities and that it is our responsibility to conduct our business in a transparent and ethical manner that supports our goals for client service, community involvement, environmental performance, financial strength and employee health, safety and well-being. Our core values of integrity, teamwork and commitment guide our activities and we expect the organizations with which we do business to share our commitments.

Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Construction
Founding Year: 1902

What you'll do

  • The Assistant Accountant will provide administrative and financial services to the profit center, ensuring client contractual requirements are met regarding billing and accounts receivable. They will also assist with the monthly close process and project financial closeout.

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What does a Assistant Accountant - Atlanta do at Turner Construction?

As a Assistant Accountant - Atlanta at Turner Construction, you will: the Assistant Accountant will provide administrative and financial services to the profit center, ensuring client contractual requirements are met regarding billing and accounts receivable. They will also assist with the monthly close process and project financial closeout..

Why join Turner Construction as a Assistant Accountant - Atlanta?

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