Project Accountant Intern
Houston, TX
Students & Early Careers – Accounting /
Internship /
On-site
Our Project Accountant Intern will learn the construction accounting process as it relates to subcontractor relationships, risk and compliance efforts, and tracking financial progress. The ideal candidate should be eager to learn, detailed oriented and enjoy working with numbers.
What you'll do
- Engage in construction accounting fundamentals including contracts, insurance and compliance, and subcontractor pay applications that will position you to effectively support our project teams.
- Navigate through our construction accounting software CMiC in order to run reports such as subcontractor ledger, billing and payment status, and aging reports.
- Utilize the subcontract review checklist to verify and complete contract packages including insurances and bonds.
- Upload and route invoices in CMiC for project management review, utilize the Subcontract and Request for Payment logs as resources, and process subcontractor pay applications and Central Purchase Order invoices once approved.
- Post project manager-generated owner billing by the 3rd business day of the month and confirm the accuracy of billing and owner-funded amounts.
- Notify project management if liens, claims, and notices have been issued against SpawGlass from subcontractors or suppliers and collect lien waivers when necessary prior to processing subcontractor payments.
- Assist project teams with established budgets by completing the original coding of invoices (cost allocation) or correcting the original coding (cost reallocation) to ensure it is reported under the appropriate activity.
- Provide monthly accounting close support by capturing all costs from the previous month, requesting invoices from vendors, and preparing and entering month-end accruals.
What you bring to the team
- You are actively pursuing a degree in accounting or finance
- Fundamental knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and application of general accounting theory
- Ability to work independently and work collaboratively with team members throughout the organization
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
$20 - $20 an hour
Essential Functions
Walking and sitting alternately, lifting up to 20 lbs.
SpawGlass is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
