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About the Role
SLSCO is seeking an organized, detail-oriented Assistant Accountant to support project accounting on a major public PLA mega-project in New York City. This full-time, in-office role is responsible for all project-level financial and administrative processing, ensuring information is complete, accurate, timely, and compliant with owner and company requirements.
Responsibilities
- Post and allocate materials, and subcontractor costs to project cost codes in CMiC/ACC and reconcile to job ledgers
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date job cost records, including labor, materials, equipment, and subcontract costs
- Track purchase orders, change orders, and commitments, ensuring alignment between contracts, approvals, and system entries
- Support requisitions and payment submissions to owner by compiling required backup and verifying completeness
- Coordinate with project team members to obtain missing or corrected documentation
- Perform detailed reviews of data prior to submission to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness
- Identify discrepancies or missing information and escalate promptly
- Maintain strict version control and documentation standards
- Process vendor invoices, subcontractor pay applications, and employee cost allocations in accordance with contract terms and owner requirements
- Manage lien waiver collection, verify subcontractor compliance documentation, and track lien waiver status
- Support invoicing and collections for owner billings; reconcile A/R balances and escalate exceptions
- Assist auditors and client representatives with requests for financial and compliance documentation; ensure timely, accurate responses
- Serve as a key administrative liaison between the project team, accounting, and external partners
- Provide timely and reliable support to ensure project financial processes run smoothly
- Support owner interactions by ensuring required documentation is organized, accurate, and readily available
Requirements
- 2–3 years accounting experience
- Construction/project accounting or public contract experience strongly preferred
- Proficiency with CMiC, Textura, Excel
- Working knowledge of ACC or similar accounting platforms
- Strong attention to detail, time management, and ability to meet weekly and monthly deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal skills for working with project teams, subcontractors, and compliance officers
- Must be able to work full‑time, onsite in NYC
Skills
- CMiC
- Textura
- Excel
- ACC
- Project Accounting
- Prevailing Wage
- Certified Payroll
- MWBE
- Public Agency Documentation
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Full-time
- In-office
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 2-3 years
Education Level
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred
About the Company
- SLSCO is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other federal, state, or local protected class.