Accountant I

Job Description

Accountant I | Gilbane Building

The Tone:
This is an entry-level, full-time hybrid role at Gilbane Building, located in Albany, NY, offering significant career growth opportunities. Gilbane, a family-owned business founded in 1870, is a Top-10 ENR Contractor with 45 offices dedicated to shaping communities through reliable and safe project delivery. The company builds a diverse range of projects including schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, and sports arenas, consistently recognized for its reputable construction management. This position is considered an entry point into the Business Unit Accounting job family, providing extensive mentorship from seasoned professionals and multi-dimensional training through Gilbane University to help you grow in title, compensation, and responsibility, contributing to Gilbane’s mission to deliver projects safely and on-time.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, Albany, NY
• Pay: $56000–$75000 yearly
• Team: Works with a team of seasoned professionals, receiving mentorship
• Mission: To assist the accounting staff in technical aspects of compliance and production work.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel, Word

What You’ll Actually Do
• Pay Applications: Assist with the preparation and processing of pay applications.
• Financial Tracking: Track and review accounts receivable to ensure timely collection.
• Invoice Processing: Review and process accounts payable efficiently and accurately.
• Compliance Assurance: Ensure overall compliance with accounting policies and procedures.
• Project Support: Provide essential accounting support for on-site project management teams.

The Must-Haves
• Background: An Associate’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field. This is an entry-level position.
• Experience: 0-3 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Skills: Strong written and verbal communication abilities; proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word. The ability to effectively convey information based on the audience to ensure shared meaning, and a capacity to listen actively to understand.
• Bonus: A commitment to Gilbane’s core values of Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship. This role requires an inclusive approach, showing empathy and treating others with dignity, and the ability to solve problems by identifying, prioritizing, and implementing alternatives for solutions. Candidates should also demonstrate adaptability by maintaining effectiveness and adjusting to change, exploring new approaches, and collaborating with team members to achieve excellence. A self-starter mentality is valued, showing passion, commitment, and ownership while delivering on business outcomes and driving results, along with identifying opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value-added solutions.