Assistant Project Manager ( Accounting Focus )

Hilscher Clarke Electric · United States

Join Hilscher-Clarke as a full-time Assistant Project Manager – Accounting Focus in Canton, Ohio , where we're more than a team – we're more like a family. At Hilscher-Clarke , our people embody our core values of Faith, Integrity, Respect, Selflessness, and Teamwork every day. With over a century of leadership in electrical contracting across Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and West Virginia, we deliver excellence in commercial, industrial, specialty, and residential projects. Join our family at Hilscher-Clarke and contribute to a legacy of excellence and values-driven success. 

The Assistant Project Manager – Accounting Focus will work closely with our project teams and gain exposure to the financial side of our projects. This could be a great opportunity for someone with an accounting or finance background who is looking to take their career in a different direction. You’ll have the opportunity to apply the skills you already have while developing project management experience and growing your career with Hilscher-Clarke.

Hilscher-Clarke offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including bonus opportunities, opportunities for advancement, PTO, Health insurance, AD&D insurance, Dental insurance, Disability insurance, Life insurance, Vision insurance, 401(k), and 401(k) matching.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Project Management Responsibilities:

  • Read and process engineering documentation such as plan-view drawings and details, project specifications, product information and installation instructions.

  • Relationship building with General Contractors, Subcontractors, Vendors, and all other HC Team Members, including On-site PM Staff and Field Staff.

  • Connect oral communication and direction with written details and specifications to create systems that can be estimated.

  • Perform detailed take-offs to generate lists of materials to be installed for use of getting quotes, evaluating those quotes, and assisting w/purchasing material items.

  • Review 3D modeling to ascertain material routes and quantities to build materials lists for same quoting, analysis, etc.

  • Verify vendor and subcontractor estimates fall within the defined scope and have the correct items needed to perform the work estimated.

  • Survey potential sites for suitability and cost association.

• Accounting & Financial Responsibilities:

  • Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded accurately.

  • Update accounts receivable and assist with issuing invoices.

  • Update accounts payable and perform account reconciliations.

  • Assist with preparing balance sheets, income statements, and other financial statements in accordance with company accounting and financial guidelines.

  • Assist with reviewing expenses.

  • Keep financial information in company databases accurate and up to date.

  • Prepare and submit weekly and monthly reports.

  • Assist with month-end and year-end closing activities.

  • Assist with other accounting and financial projects.

  • Other duties as assigned. 

Required Experience:

• 2 year degree in an electrically related curriculum or hands-on electrical experience is preferred, but not required.

• 1-3 years’ experience in Electrical Contracting, Construction, or similar fields preferred.

• 1-3 years of Project Management experience preferred.

• Prior accounting or finance experience preferred.

Required Knowledge & Skills:

• Clear and effective written and oral communication skills.

• Must be detail-oriented and able to put multiple-step tasks together.

• Must be organized and be able to manage several tasks and small projects at one time.

• Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills.

• Strong numerical and analytical skills.

• Working knowledge of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices.

• Software skills are required, including but not limited to knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Google Suite, Adobe, and Bluebeam Revu.

Job Type: Full-time

Job Location: Office – Canton, Ohio.

Hilscher-Clarke is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.