Construction Finance/Compliance Analyst

Armand Corporation, an award-winning M/WBE Construction Management firm celebrating over 33 years in the industry, is seeking a full-time Construction Financial/Compliance Analyst  for a federal construction project related to complex rail, transit, and other transportation projects in NY & NJ.

The ideal candidate has 3 -  5 years of fulltime experience  in accounting within the construction/engineering fields as well as a Bachelor's Degree  from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting, finance, or a related field.

This position will be full-time, on-site. Candidates are expected to live in or near the New York metropolitan area.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing and distributing monthly financial reporting packages, ensuring reporting provides critical depth and strategic focus.
• Ensure financial info is compliant with federal reimbursement rules.
• Demonstrate firm understanding of Federal-State Partnership grant experience, in particular with big non-profit accounting and federal grants.
• Prepare ad hoc reports as requested.
• Work closely with Finance managers and department members to deliver value through teamwork, to share information, and to further client service within and outside of department.
•  Assist in maintaining fiscal files and records to document transactions for annual audit.
•  Ensure that payments for reimbursable operational expenses are properly coded to matching revenue accounts.
•  Prepare invoices for submission to clients.
•  Support project management and contracts teams to ensure deliverables are met.
•  Perform additional duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required, advanced degree is a plus.
• Must have 3 to 5 years of accounting experience working with Federal Grants.
• Strong finance and accounting skills, including a complete understanding of the financial statements.
• Firm understanding of Federal-State Partnership grant experience
• Strong office technology skills, with advanced skill in MS Excel VLOOKUP.
• Experience with EAR and SAGE or other relevant software preferred.
• ·Understanding of the general ledger, review of journal entries, and maintenances of account reconciliations.
• ·Understanding of Construction Accounting  and ability to review and reconcile payment breakdowns are required.
• · Computer literacy including advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel is a prerequisite for the position; and experience with standard ERP systems is required.
• ·Proven knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations.
•  Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
• ·Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrates the highest level of customer/client service and response.
• · Must be fluent in English (both written and spoken).
• · Must be authorized to work in the United States.