Project Finance Manager

Lend Lease Retail and Communities is seeking and Experienced Project Finance Manager located in Denver CO.

 

 

Lend Lease Retail and Communities is a member of the Lend Lease group of companies, which is the world's largest fully integrated real estate organization. Listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, Lend Lease operates in 41 countries on six continents, with a significant presence in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific.

 

Lend Lease Retail and Communities is a fully integrated community development company that is dedicated to delivering world-class finance, development, design-build construction, maintenance, asset management, and property management to our customers. It currently owns Actus Lend Lease and Lend Lease Communities.

 

Lend Lease Communities is a new venture that is focusing on large scale development projects. It has been selected by the Arizona State Land Commissioner as planning consultant to begin the process of planning, engineering and bringing to public auction approximately 7,700 acres of prime Arizona State Trust Land.

 

More information is available on our website www.actuslendlease.com

 

Job Summary

Implement and Maintain accounting best-practices for efficient daily operation of projects for the organization. Plans, develops, implements, coordinates, monitors, and/ provides oversight for the organization?s cost controls, and reinforces such discipline within D&C accounting departments.

Essential Job Functions, Duties and Responsibilities

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified.

? Commit to and actively support and participate in Incident & Injury Free.

? Implement and reinforce appropriate and effective accounting practices and procedures across project to ensure they are meeting and/or exceeding project accounting/reporting goals and objectives.

? Responsible for implementing policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements, as well as the required cost control discipline required to meet company goals and best-practices at Project Site.

? Ensure accuracy of annual, quarterly and monthly project reporting requirements, participating in on-site reviews when appropriate.

? Point of contact for any operational accounting questions, to include Lend Lease accounting policies and procedures and JD Edwards

? Work with Project Management and staff in cost report generation, cost control, billing, and budgeting, forecasting, project review and contract generation.Review Job Cost Regularly for Accurate Commitments and Postings and advice project management of proposed entries to be made.

? Review and approve all invoice and pay application for correctness and accuracy based on approved commitment and contracts.Review and Approve Cost Coding for Purchase Orders and Change Orders prior to commitment entry to JDE Financial System. Oversee Consolidated Insurance Program (CIP) through Insurance Representative and track, along with the Insurance Company, all Subcontractors' actual labor costs.Perform analysis and reconciliation of general ledger account balances. Supervise all general accounting activities including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll time sheet input, bank reconciliation?s, cash receipts, cash disbursements and general ledger maintenance. Timely submission of quarterly balance sheet schedules. Timely filing of Business Tax renewals and Business property tax statements. Year-end responsibilities include preparation of 1099 statements and employees? relocation Form 4952. Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual closing statements as needed. May include preparation of journal entries, adjusting journal entries, trade billings adjustments, depreciation and amortization entries and internal invoices.Oversee internal and third party audits. May include expense report auditing and processing for payment. May include maintaining purchase order files.

 

General Background and Minimum Requirements

? Four-year degree in accounting or business.

? Extensive experience and knowledge of all aspects of project accounting and financial management required.

? Required: Solid Accounting/Cost control background. Construction or job-cost environment background desired. Degree Desired.

? Thorough knowledge in the use of ERP Systems (J.D. Edwards, SAP, Oracle, etc.) financial software applications, databases, spreadsheets, and other MS Office suite programs required.

? 5+ years experience required ?Skills in Project management, cost control / cost engineering, etc. desired, and management/supervisory experience desired.

Working Conditions

Standard Office Environment

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Travel Required

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Lifting Required

 

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Continuous Standing

 

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Exposure to Loud Noises

 

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COMPENSATION:
DOE. Lend Lease is prepared to offer the right candidate a competitive compensation (salary and bonus) package and full benefits.

 

BENEFITS:

Our benefits become effective on the associate's date of hire! We offer the following: Medical Dental Vision Group Term Life STD/LTD Flexible Spending Accounts 401(k) with matching contribution Employee Assistance Program Tuition Reimbursement Program

CONTACT:

For immediate consideration either apply online or submit your resume via e-mail to Rick.Cardarella@actuslendlease.com or fax (615) 324-6838 including the title ?Project Finance Manager? in the subject line of your e-mail for fast and accurate tracking.

 

No phone calls or inquires from applicants or recruiting firms. Please read the qualifications carefully as this position requires a defined skill set.

 

Lend Lease is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and seeks to hire the best and brightest talent. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, color, ancestry, disability, marital status, arrest and court record, or veteran status. The Company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in undue hardship.