Project Accounting Associate - Baton Rouge, LA

Turner Industries is a fully diversified industrial contractor. We help move the world forward by providing responsive, innovative solutions designed to increase plant production, reduce costs, reduce downtime, and even prevent shutdowns. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA, Turner Industries has over 20,000 employees with offices and job sites across the United States. Our single-solution approach in the petrochemical, refining, energy, pulp and paper, and related industries has made Turner one of the nation's top industrial contractors and earned us the No. 1 spot on ABC's 2024 Top Performers list. People are at the heart of everything we do. Their safety, security, and satisfaction have always been our top priorities. For proof, look no further than our strong working relationships and extraordinary workforce.

Turner Industries Group is hiring a Project Accounting Associate to join our team in Baton Rouge, LA. The overall purpose of the Project Accountant position is to assist Project Management, Field Personnel and Accounting Management to ensure invoicing on each project is handled in an accurate, efficient, and professional manner.

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting / Business
• Self-motivated, problem-solving, mentor, communication, time management
• Extensive technical skills Microsoft Word, Excel, ReportsNow, etc.
• Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation
• Applicant/employee must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others at the workplace

Functional Requirements:

Employee must help Project Accountants prepare and submit to our clients, detailed and accurate invoices of reimbursable costs associated with maintenance and construction projects; employee must effectively communicate and work closely with other departments, field personnel and client representatives to adequately compile invoicing information and problem resolution; employee must work well with other Project Accountants and offer assistance when a co-workers workload deems necessary. Any other free time will be filled with special projects such as client audits, system conversions, etc. as deemed necessary by Project Accountants and Project Accounting Management; employee must help Project Accountants prepare detailed and accurate month end accruals (when necessary) and will help to efficiently research, report, and explain any billing transactions to Accounting Management; perform additional assignments per supervisor's direction

Compensation

Final agreed upon compensation is based upon individual qualifications and experience.

Benefits

Depending on your employment status, benefits include health, dental, vision, life, ADD, voluntary life / ADD, disability benefits, leaves of absence, 401k, paid time off, paid holidays, telehealth access, and employee assistance program.

Physical Involvement:

May be required to do the following: reaching in all directions; handling and manipulating objects and materials; coordinating the movements of eyes, hands, and fingers to operate tools and equipment; standing / sitting; walking; seeing with or without correction; hearing with or without correction; typing / data entry

Turner Industries is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability and/or protected veteran status in accordance with governing law.

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