THE COMPANY
Unison Consulting, Inc. (Unison) is a leading aviation consulting firm with more than 30 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.
THE CANDIDATE
We seek an energetic person with experience performing accounting functions and analyzing project financial data on capital construction projects at a client site near O'Hare airport.
The Project Accountant position requires comfort with financial information and the ability to analyze and communicate capital project financial information to a design and construction project team. The successful candidate should be able to pick up financial and industry terminology quickly and become an office-wide resource for a capital finance system. This is a tremendous finance position for an experienced Project Accountant looking for a growth opportunity. In this role, the candidate will lead the job costing process on assigned existing and new projects. The candidate must be familiar with accounting functions, project schedules, and funding sources/uses as they relate to the construction industry. The candidate must be able to work with the project managers and communicate with engineers and clients.
The candidate must have strong analytical skills and experience in project accounting, databases, and financial systems. The career opportunity is for a Project Accountant working at a client site in the Capital Finance Division of an Aviation Construction Project.
THE POSITION
Primary Responsibilities:
PERFORMANCE
Provides financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data and preparing reports.
Documents financial transactions by entering account information.
Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
Analyzing and performing funding requests.
Working with the client and other consultants to track, update and provide information related to the capital improvement programs at the Airports.
Assisting and creating new projects, including scope, schedule, budget, and funding in the CIP system.
Revising project scope, schedule, budget, and funding during the life of a project utilizing the Authorization of Baseline Change process.
Recording, tracking, and reconciling funding sources to the applicable authorization and appropriation documents.
Monitoring project status, closing out projects in the system at completion, and obtaining proper approvals for closing out contract releases.
Reviewing the accuracy and completeness of project-related information in the system.
Providing assistance to the client with year-end accrual of capital projects.
Performing journal entries and account reconciliation.
Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
Maintains financial security by following internal controls.
Answers accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.
The position requires flexible on-site work hours to accomplish unexpected tasks and requests and the ability to support other project, finance, and payment functions.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Education: Minimum of an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university in finance, accounting, construction management or engineering, business management, computer science, or related field. A CPA designation is a plus.
Experience: Minimum of five years of experience with major project control systems management and coordination.
Other Qualifications:
Very proficient in Microsoft Office programs (especially Excel) and experience with ORACLE, Tableau, and database products.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written (technical/financial) communication skills.
Knowledge of significant aspects of procurement, construction, project controls and tracking, reporting, and managing financial information.
Ability to manage multiple tasks involving personnel from different departments and companies.
Ability to understand, analyze, and manage complex data and develop logical solutions to problems.
Experience with airports and/or large governmental capital programs is very desirable.
Salary Range: $69,000 -$75,000 - Based on experience
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $69,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Referral program
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person