Project Accountant

Project Accountant

10 Apr 2024
Illinois, Chicago, 60601 Chicago USA

Project Accountant

About us:

Unison Consulting, Inc. (Unison) is a leading aviation consulting firm with more than 34 years of experience advising clients around the world. Unison has provided aviation consulting services to over 100 airports throughout the United States, Canada, South America and the Caribbean, including 17 of the 25 busiest U.S. airports. Unison is a recognized industry leader. Therefore, we seek self-motivated, driven individuals to help us bring innovative ideas to our clients. Interested individuals should have talents and experience commensurate with the type of position being pursued.

At Unison Consulting, Inc., we want you to realize your full potential by having direct impact delivering on our mission while prioritizing space for personal development and fulfillment. We believe in enriching and empowering our staff to be innovators.

Unison Consulting, Inc. is guided by our deeply embedded principles: Excellence, Passion, Loyalty to Clients, Stewardship, Family, Community, Sustainability, and Inclusion.

Work you'll do:

- Auditing Payment Requests for companies providing Administrative, Construction, Land Acquisition, and Professional services to the project.

- Reading and interpreting contracts, task orders, project plans, and work authorizations to determine if the payment requests adhere to the agreements.

- Items reviewed include labor rates and classifications, contract multipliers, price escalation adjustments, timesheets, and other documentation for hours billed, overtime, reimbursable expenses, work schedules, backup documentation, certified payrolls, M/W/DBE compliance, project plans, insurance holdbacks, change orders, retainage, and other contractual obligations.

- Performing labor calculations on payment requests.

- Reviewing Travel and Work Authorizations requested by vendors.

- Reviewing Expenditure Approvals by vendors and project staff.

- Performing ad-hoc audits as may be specifically requested by the client.

- Reporting: (1) Monthly, quarterly and annual expenditure analysis and variance reporting; (2) Monthly, quarterly and annual M/W/DBE compliance reporting; (3) Weekly, monthly and annual audit reports; and (4) Ad-hoc reporting.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree

- Financial or accounting background with experience auditing professional services and construction payment requests.

- Consulting experience a plus.

- Experience working with financial systems and reviewing financial reports.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $75,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- 401(k) matching

- Dental insurance

- Disability insurance

- Health insurance

- Life insurance

- Paid time off

- Tuition reimbursement

- Vision insurance

Physical setting: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60601

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

- Monday to Friday

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