About the role

What you'll do

• Set up newly awarded jobs in the accounting system and keep project records current throughout the project lifecycle.
• Partner with project leaders to track budgets, contract amounts, commitments, and expected costs to support informed financial decisions.
• Review job cost activity, work-in-progress reporting, and project forecasts to identify trends, discrepancies, and potential overruns.
• Prepare owner invoices, update schedules of values, and reconcile billing changes tied to approved contract modifications.
• Monitor retainage balances, committed expenses, purchase orders, and subcontract change activity to maintain accurate project accounting.
• Examine subcontractor and vendor invoices for accuracy, confirm required supporting documentation, and coordinate timely payment processing.
• Produce monthly financial reporting for assigned projects, including budget-to-actual analysis and profitability insights for project management.
• Assist with monthly close tasks, account reconciliations, audit support, tax-related documentation, and compliance with contract and company requirements. Requirements
• At least 3 years of project accounting experience, preferably within commercial construction environments.
• Practical knowledge of job costing, construction invoicing, change order administration, retainage tracking, and contract compliance.
• Ability to interpret project financial data and communicate budget variances and performance updates clearly to internal stakeholders.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to manage detailed financial information accurately and efficiently.
• Experience using construction accounting or project management platfo

What you'll bring

• At least 3 years of project accounting experience, preferably within commercial construction environments
• Practical knowledge of job costing, construction invoicing, change order administration, retainage tracking, and contract compliance
• Ability to interpret project financial data and communicate budget variances and performance updates clearly to internal stakeholders
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to manage detailed financial information accurately and efficiently
• Experience using construction accounting or project management platforms such as Sage 300 CRE, Viewpoint Vista, CMiC, Foundation, Procore, Spectrum, Acumatica Construction Edition, or similar systems
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline is preferred but not required

Benefits

• contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles
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