- Direct Hire
- Harahan, LA
- Education Required: Bachelor Degree
- Experience Required: 3 + yrs

The Personnel Consulting Group
This position is responsible for all project accounting for the company, including project costing, budgeting, project assets, sales and use tax, and monthly/quarterly/annual deliverables. Also, for ensuring adoption, consistency and optimization of standard operating processes and policies between all companies as well as project and inventory accounting. Will also serve as the first contact for managers in the field regarding project accounting issues. This position will be required to actively interface with all corporate departments and will report directly to the CFO.
Job Responsibilities:- Monitor and maintain current inventory levels and dollars allocated; processes purchasing orders as required; tracks orders and investigates problems.
- Records purchases, maintains database, and reconciles actual count to computer-generated reports.
- Coordinate inventory reporting of receipt and consumption activities
- Prepare inventory valuations and inventory reserve calculations
- Record journal entries and reconcile intercompany accounts for all entities
- Assist with all aspects of month end close
- Review job budgets with Project Managers
- Compare commitments to budgets. Ensure proper coding, investigate potential over/under budget items, and help resolve.
- Review Job Cost reports
- Prepare WIP schedules
- Provide job cost information for month end, quarter end and year-end close.
- Responsible for conducting ongoing analysis for job costing.
- Ensure that established controls and processes are followed
- Assists in managing the accounting software set up, and chart of accounts
- Reviews or calculates month-end journal entries
- Reviews or prepares monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Performs a detailed review of key P & L accounts
- Assist with sales and use taxes and property tax return process
- Assist with the annual audit
- Compile, analyze, and report on sales data.
- Work with Project Mangers to drive timely close out of projects
- Assist with the resolution of disputes where it pertains to billing issues.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting Required
- Effective understanding of controls/US GAAP compliance practices
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in G/L accounting with a for-profit company.
- Demonstrated proficiency in general ledger systems and Microsoft Office products.
- CPA or CPA candidate preferred.
- Public accounting experience preferred.
- Knowledge of NetSuite general ledger system and associated reporting tools helpful but not required.
- Ability to work diligently to meet deadlines
- Displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments
- Maintain high level of customer service
- Ability to work in a dynamic and changing environment
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work well with people at all levels
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Good organizational skills