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Our construction and service (mechanical and electrical) experience includes a broad range of commercial and government projects, including data centers, hospitals, sports stadiums, convention centers, hotels, and research laboratories.\nJob Summary\nJob Title: Cost Accountant, Construction (Project Support)\nLocation: Richmond, VA 23227\nReports to: Project Management / Chief Financial Officer\nFLSA Status: Exempt\nShift: Monday through Friday - 8:00a.m. - 5:00 p.m.\nABOUT US\nThe Poole and Kent Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of EMCOR Group. Inc. Poole and Kent is one of the leading mechanical contractors in the eastern United States. Our construction and service (mechanical and electrical) experience includes a broad range of commercial and government projects, including data centers, hospitals, sports stadiums, convention centers, hotels, and research laboratories.\nSUMMARY\nThe Cost Accountant assists the company in meeting its objectives and goals by performing a full cycle accounting process as it relates to the pay application process for specific projects. This includes understanding and compliance with established accounting principles, practices, and procedures, and regulatory compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related federal and state laws, and the upstream contractual requirements.\nESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\nReview and understand and develop pay applications in accordance with upstream contractual requirements through communication with the accounting and project operations departments and their related processes and technological resources.\nResponsible for review, audit of accounts payable invoices specific to project pay applications. This includes vetting packing slips with vendor invoices for materials purchased for the applicable projects, equipment purchase orders vetting to vendor invoices, and the ability to discern errors in quantities, unit pricing, taxable vs. non taxable scenarios.\nResponsible for payroll audit and collection of payroll related data for the pay application process. Ability to interpret certified payroll reports, and reporting obligations.\nResponsible for ensuring all timesheets, time cards, and other means and methods of reporting of time is fully completed, and with accuracy and are approved by authorized managers within the organization (e.g. payroll coding, employee classifications, and authorized signatures are on time cards) and/or processed correctly through the remote time entry software.\nPrepares and customizes various excel reports developing source documents for the feed of data to various rollup Excel workbooks.\nResponsible for the timely and accurate development of the project pay application.\nMaintains employee confidence by protecting payroll information in confidence and within company best practices and policies.\nFlexibility to work overtime when necessary to meet exceptional deadlines.\nResponsible for accounting compliance with accounting principles and practices, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and other federal and state law as required.\nValid state driver’s license is required.\nAbility to meet the fitness for duty requirements as may be required of upstream clients is required.\nAbility to meet criminal background check requirements (seven prior years).\nThis is not a remote work position.\nSUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES\nNone\nQUALIFICATIONS\nTo perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nYou must be work authorized in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future. The Company cannot offer employment to F-1 (student) visa holders who require employer sponsorship in the future or cannot work now on a full-time basis.\nPREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE\nA bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or Construction Management.\nOne to three years of related professional cost accounting experience is required, preferably in the construction industry.\nGeneral accounting fundamentals and concepts required.\nStrong understanding of related accounting practices and procedures.\nAdvanced working knowledge of accounting systems software.\nProfessional experience with certified payroll requirements, and bona fide fringe benefits.\nCOMPUTER SKILLS\nAdvanced end user of Microsoft applications, particularly Excel.\nProficient to advanced usage and knowledge of accounting platforms and interface with Microsoft Access.\nAdvanced usage and knowledge of accounting software solutions and Microsoft Excel.\nProficient user of automated accounts payable platforms.\nREQUIRED ATTRIBUTES\nThe requirements listed below are representative of characteristics and demonstrated capabilities sought to perform this job successfully.\nMust possess a strong attention details and self proof work for accuracy.\nMust possess professional written and verbal communications skills.\nMust demonstrate professional emotional intelligence and steadfast composure.\nMust have the ability to discern work assignment priorities and utilize independent thinking within the scope of authority the position.\nMust demonstrate commitment to performing duties in a safe manner within the scope of company policies, state and federal laws.\nMust demonstrate ability to work collectively with peers and in a manner supporting teamwork in the workplace.\nMust demonstrate ability to effectively organize and manage information and processes as required with the position requirements.\nMust demonstrate commitment to company values.\n\nLANGUAGE SKILLS\nMust have the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate, cooperate, and collaborate with multiple levels of employees, vendors and suppliers. Must be able to fluently communicate in English both verbally and in writing.\nPHYSICAL DEMANDS\nThe 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.\nWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, see, talk, and hear. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.\nWe offer our employees a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package and are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.\n#PKNORT\n#LI-Onsite\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nAs a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.Affirmative Action Policy\nPlease review our Affirmative Action Policy.\nNotice to Prospective Employees\nNotice to prospective employees: There have been fraudulent postings and emails regarding job openings. EMCOR Group and its companies list open positions here. Please check our available positions to confirm that a post or email is genuine. EMCOR Group and its companies do not reach out to individuals to help with marketing or other similar services. 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