Administrative

Part Time Bookkeeper

Certis Solutions is seeking a skilled Part-Time Bookkeeper to join a boutique landscape architecture firm to handle our daily and monthly accounting operations. We are looking for a professional who can manage our transactional accounting, partner with our CPA for year-end planning, and ensure accurate financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage day-to-day transactional accounting, including Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), and in-house payroll processing for 8-10 staff members.
  • Reconcile monthly bank statements to ensure financial accuracy.
  • Conduct month-end close procedures, preparing reports and summaries for leadership.
  • Collaborate with CPA for year-end activities, including projections, tax planning, and compliance.
  • Maintain accurate financial records using Deltek Ajera and potentially assist with a future transition to QuickBooks Online.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • Proficiency in Deltek Ajera; experience with QuickBooks Online is a plus.
  • 3+ years of bookkeeping or transactional accounting experience, preferably in a small business environment.
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently.

Why Join Us?

  • Flexible part-time, hybrid schedule to accommodate your lifestyle.
  • Be a key contributor to the financial health of a creative and innovative firm.
  • Opportunity to collaborate with experienced professionals and assist with modernizing financial systems.

If you’re a detail-oriented bookkeeper looking for a flexible, part-time opportunity in a supportive and creative environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Senior Account Executive

Overview:
Join a rapidly growing, well-established firm in the construction inspection, material testing, and geotechnical design industry. This senior-level opportunity offers a dynamic role to drive business development and strategy, work on high-profile projects, and collaborate with a passionate, results-driven team. You’ll lead efforts to expand market share, build lasting client relationships, and achieve substantial revenue growth.

Salary Range: $160-200K annually DOE (Additional performance based bonus structure)

Must Have Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of experience in sales, account management, or business development within the construction inspection, material testing, or geotechnical sectors.
  • Proven ability to lead teams and achieve business development and revenue goals.
  • Strong understanding of California’s A/E market and competitive dynamics.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.
  • Proficiency in CRM systems and sales analytics tools.

Top Skills/Key Job Responsibilities:

  • Business Development & Sales Strategy: Drive revenue growth by identifying new business opportunities, developing sales strategies, and building relationships with key clients in construction inspection, material testing, and geotechnical sectors.
  • Client Relationship Management: Act as the primary point of contact for major accounts, ensuring high client satisfaction and long-term relationships.
  • Team Leadership & Collaboration: Mentor and lead a team of sales professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.
  • Market Analysis & Competitive Intelligence: Monitor trends and competitors, offering strategic insights to position the company effectively.
  • Proposal & Contract Development: Create and deliver high-quality proposals and presentations, aligning them with client expectations and industry standards.

Preferences:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in construction, business, marketing, or a related field.
  • Established network of industry contacts, including developers, contractors, and public agencies.
  • Strong presentation skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Why Join Us?

  • Be part of a company recognized as one of the region’s fastest-growing and largest engineering firms.
  • Enjoy a supportive, team-oriented culture with access to the latest sales tools and a seasoned leadership team.
  • Play a key role in driving business success while working on exciting, high-profile projects.
  • Opportunity for personal and professional growth in a rapidly expanding industry.

 

Contract Administrator (Bakersfield)

Must Have Qualifications

Skills and Qualifications

  • At least 3 years of contract administration experience
  • Basic knowledge of construction
  • Insurance experience a plus
  • Strong reading comprehension skills
  • Critical and interpretive thinking skills to analyze and interpret contract terms, technical language and legal terminology
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Protocol and process driven
  • Self-directed with strong organizational skills
  • Detail oriented
  • Team player

Preferred Programs

  • Timberline / Sage
  • Microsoft Office Suite (Strong Excel skills)
  • Procore

Top Skills / Key Job Responsibilities

  • Prepare contract templates with focused attention to detail to ensure contract terms are accurate and errors are minimized
  • Communicate with subcontractors to work through unresolved issues and finalize the terms of their agreement
  • Responsible for compliance tracking of subcontractor’s credentials; licensing and insurance
  • Multiple administrative tasks encompassing a wide range of different, time-sensitive responsibilities:
    • Support estimating department; bid bonds, verify insurance required to bid, pre-qualification packages
  • Prime contract to Client: draft prime contracts with exhibits and issue to client via DocuSign
  • Project setup: work with project managers to set up project specific exbibits for subcontractor contracts
  • Subcontractor contracts: prepare contract drafts, package with contract exhibits and issue to subcontractors via DocuSign
  • Track subcontractor contract status; licensing and insurance compliance
  • Project closeouts: draft Notice of Completion, obtain warranties, O&M documents, and as-builts from subcontractors. Prepare warranty and O&M packages for Owner
  • Assist with subcontractor safety vetting

??Overview
The Contract/Risk Administrator’s focus is on administration, execution and oversight of prime and subcontractor contracts as well as assessing and mitigating risk associated with contracts.