Project Accountant-Ozone Park, NY

Certerra is a growing national provider of testing, inspection, and certification services that support innovation in new product development, quality assurance, for project delivery, and engineered solutions for asset management. We are passionate about contributing to the sustainable development of the communities we serve. We are a national firm with a global reach serving national and international clients from 30+ offices located in 10 states and are ranked on ENR’s Top 500 list alongside the nation’s top firms. With a 60-year history, Certerra has a passion for high-end services, constant innovation, and investment in the development of world-class laboratory facilities, and interactive management technologies. Each member of our staff is committed to service, innovation, and the success of our clients.

Certerra is a consulting firm with over 65 years of quality service that offers professional services in the United States in the fields of geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering, construction materials engineering and testing, nondestructive testing, and welding inspection.

We have a full-time opportunity for an experienced Project Accountant in our Ozone Park, NY office.

Job Summary

Certerra is seeking a Project Accountant for the Northeast Division. The ideal candidate has strong attention to detail, have Accounts Receivable Experience, great organizational and follow up skills, the ability to manage multiple responsibilities and tasks, is adaptable, dependable, and aligns with Certerra's core values and mission.

Duties

• Accounts Receivable - This includes tracking accounts; planning a course of action to recover outstanding payments; updating the account status in the database regularly; alerting supervisors of clients unwilling or unable to pay outstanding amounts.
• Heavy phone activity with clients
• Develop relationships with our clients to ensure their experience with Certerra is positive and helpful.
• Draft, audit, send and revise invoices.
• Setup projects (including issue preliminary lien notices, compliance forms, etc.)
• Create project reports and submit with assigned deadlines.
• Support the Project Managers and Business Manager with any other tasks as needed.

Position Skills

• Highly experienced with Word, Excel, and Adobe
• Very experienced with Accounts Receivable
• Strong ability to research an issue and think outside the box for a potential solution.
• Deadline oriented in a fast-paced environment.
• Team oriented.
• A "can do" attitude cannot be overemphasized for this position. You must be someone who enjoys a challenge, wants to learn new things, and who has a "roll up your sleeves, let's get it done" approach to your work.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. This Company is dedicated to both the letter and the spirit of the equal opportunity employment laws. All applicants and all employees will be evaluated on the basis of their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions. There will be no discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, religion, age 40 and over, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other classification which may be protected by federal, state, or local laws. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, we specifically offer equal opportunity for all employees or job applicants who may have a physical or mental disability. Such persons will be hired on the basis of their ability to perform the essential functions of the job in question. Likewise, their work will be evaluated on their performance of these essential functions. We will offer reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities, to the extent that Company resources allow without undue hardship. As part of our equal employment policy, there will be no wage differentials based on gender, between men and women employed in the same establishment, on jobs that require equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions