Lead Project Accountant

ABOUT THE TEPA COMPANIES

Established in 2005 and owned by the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, The Tepa Companies deliver comprehensive and sustainable solutions to federal, state, local, and private-sector clients throughout the United States. The tribally owned companies work independently and collaboratively to provide wide-ranging construction, engineering, environmental, industrial, staffing, and technology services.

When you join Tepa Companies, you have the opportunity to expand your entrepreneurial skill set while growing professionally alongside the best in the industry. You will have the opportunity to impact your team, the organization as a whole, and, subsequently, our Tribe.

We seek out top talent to provide the best services for our clients. We focus on being a responsible company for our employees and their families by creating a culture that reflects our core values and offering competitive pay and benefits package. Our benefits package includes comprehensive medical, dental, vision, generous paid time off and holidays, 401(k) plan with company match, life insurance, flexible spending and health savings account, mental health support and resources, short and long-term disability, and tuition reimbursement.

LOCATION - Remote

ABOUT THE JOB

The Tepa Companies are seeking a Lead Project Accountant (LPACT) who is responsible for complex projects, maintaining budgets, monitoring the progress of projects, investigating variances between billing/revenue, investigating variances between budget/cost, and entering client billings. The PACT is responsible for closing out projects; making sure revenue is 100% earned, budgets are trued up to equal cost, and reconciling AR, and training & assisting employees with any Unanet issues.

Job Functions:

Unanet

• Training and assisting new employees
• Responsible for more complex projects.
• Sets up new projects for both 'Direct' and 'Indirect' project types
• Enters MODs and corresponding budget updates
• Enters client billings
• Creates new GL accounts, pay types, labor groups, PAGs, labor categories, locations
• Creates new user for system access and assign rights/permissions
• Trues up budgets at year-end using 'Actual' rates vs 'Target' rates
• Closes out projects
  • Trues up budget to equal cost/revenue
  • Trues up revenue to equal value (100% earned)
  • Reconciles Billing and Revenue
  • Reconciles AR - Billed and Receivables
• Analyzes monthly reports for any billing/revenue variances
• Analyzes monthly reports for any budget/cost variances

Time & Expense (T&E)

• Reviews employee data for accuracy; org, supervisor, work schedule, beginning leave balances, module access, job assignments (charge tree)
• Assigns functional rights for employees to specific supervisor groups, e.g., "Proxy" rights for admin support and "Supervisor" rights for backup supervisors/approvers
• Manages system controls - restrictions, charge trees, accounts, charge types, expense types; make sure all data is set up and linked the same way it is in Unanet
• Runs queries/reports

All Systems (Unanet and ADP)

• Performs other duties as required to support Accounting Department

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or
• 2-4 years of accounting experience in Engineering/Construction or related field
• 10-key by touch
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills; must be detail oriented
• Ability to multitask
• Open to change and willing to learn new skills
• Ability to follow up on pending issues
• Ability to meet deadlines

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans