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General Summary
Responsible for maintaining the overall cost system in conformance with established policies, procedures, & standards to effectively and proactively manage, control, and report on cost and schedule for concurrent projects throughout Granite and its subsidiaries.
Essential Job Accountabilities
Administer job master (via the Cost Accounting Portal Database), from project startup to closeout, to maintain accurate job history and reports
Maintain project cost codes in adherence with established standard cost code structures to facilitate proper tracking of project expenses
Analyze and enter project budgets, budget and contract change orders, and project forecasts to ensure accuracy and conformance to established project requirements
Collect critical job performance data (e.g., expended labor hours, installed asphalt volume, subcontract work installed, etc.) and track against budgeted metrics to enable early discovery of potential project losses
Review and verify invoices, and supporting documents, from vendors and subcontractors to ensure accuracy (i.e., materials/labor was delivered to, or installed in, the job as required in the vendor contract)
Integrate cost and schedule data and reporting with the company's accounting and management information systems to facilitate meeting company's performance and financial goals
Identify and track all changes, or potential changes, to the project scope to provide Project Management (and the Client) visibility subsequent cost and schedule changes
Provide support for monthly and quarterly large project forecasting to ensure accuracy of quarterly financial forecasting
Develop and maintain process manual (containing Standard Operating Procedures and Process Narratives) to ensure consistent tracking of all in-process projects
Administer Project Cash Flow, Cost Summary and Key Performance Indicators reports to distribute to Project Managers and Project Controls Engineers
Education
Bachelor's degree in Business (or comparable discipline) or equivalent combination of training and experience
Work Experience
5 to 10 years' experience in a related position
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
Demonstrated proficiency of MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and Access
JD Edwards and One World experience preferred
Basic knowledge of construction industry
Good written and oral communication skills to effectively disseminate information
Ability to manage multiple priorities with a close attention to detail
Self-starter; able to seek out resources and structure own workflow
Ability to work well with all levels of staff, as well as external customers
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard.
The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Additional Requirements/Skills
Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment
Ability and willingness to abide by Granite's Code of Conduct on a daily basis
Valid driver's license and ability to drive for extended periods of time
Some travel required
Our Benefits at a Glance:
Building tomorrow starts with you, and Granite knows that you can excel only if we support you in and out of the workplace. That is why we offer a broad
Numbers & Facts
Location
La Mirada, California
Skills
Accountingunmatched
Billingunmatched
Budget Managementunmatched
Budgetingunmatched
Cash Flowunmatched
Change Requests/Ordersunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Constructionunmatched
Control Engineeringunmatched
Cost Accountingunmatched
Cost Reportingunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
Driver's Licenseunmatched
Expense Trackingunmatched
Fast Foodunmatched
Forecastingunmatched
J D Edwardsunmatched
Keyboardsunmatched
Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS)unmatched
Metricsunmatched
Microsoft Access Databaseunmatched
Microsoft Excelunmatched
Microsoft Officeunmatched
Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
Microsoft Wordunmatched
Multitaskingunmatched
Operations Processesunmatched
Performance Analysisunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Physical Demandsunmatched
Policy Developmentunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Procedure Developmentunmatched
Process Developmentunmatched
Project Close-Outunmatched
Project Controlunmatched
Project Engineeringunmatched
Project Estimatesunmatched
Project Evaluationunmatched
Project Scheduleunmatched
Project Start-Upunmatched
Project Trackingunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
Willing to Travelunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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