Office Manager Job at Balfour Beatty plc in Austin

As an industry leader, Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays

Responsibilities:

• Manage and supervise assigned administrative staff of accountants, secretaries, clerks, switchboard operators, buyers, receivers, etc. to provide an efficient team to successfully support project completion.
• Prepare or direct the preparation of payroll, accounts payable, reconciliations, back charges, and field invoices.
• Direct all personnel administration activities on project including recruiting, new hire sign-up, employee orientation, policy and procedure interpretation, and terminations.
• Direct the purchasing of expendable materials and small tools as required and approved by project manager. Provide material control (receiving) for all materials and equipment required by project.
• Provide support for other departments on assigned projects to assist in their administrative needs.
• Prepare and maintain various cost and statistical reports to support project construction activity. Monitor project budgets and provide field management with progress reports and updates.
• Perform additional assignments as directed by Project Manager or home office Accounting Manager.

Required Experience:

Educational and experience requirements include: four years business/accounting degree plus minimum of four years construction office management experience or equivalent combinations of training and experience. Extensive knowledge of standard accounting procedures, company policies and procedures, purchasing and receiving procedures, cost control, and office administration required. Proficient communication and organizational skills essential.

About Us:

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm, we are challenging the construction industry’s assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.

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