About the Company

Join a growing construction/paving operation where your work directly impacts project profitability, cost accuracy, and successful project closeout. Multiple medium-sized firms have joined forces and are consolidating under one brand to offer their clients the best possible service, price, and schedules. This role is open to do growth and expansion and includes high upside for upward mobility and promotions!

About the Role

The Construction Accountant/Job Costing Accountant is responsible for validating and reconciling all project costs prior to billing and closeout. This role partners closely with field operations, project management/sales, vendors, and accounting to ensure all labor, materials, equipment, trucking, subcontractor, and vendor costs are properly documented and captured. This is a high-visibility role ideal for someone with construction job costing, project accounting, or construction operations experience who enjoys both detailed analysis and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate all job cost “actuals” entered into ERP
• Track project activity and field updates in real time
• Vendor invoices
• Delivery tickets and weight slips
• Payroll reports and field timecards
• Equipment logs and rental agreements
• Subcontractor invoices and agreements
• Verify labor hours including regular and overtime
• Review material, trucking, hauling, disposal, equipment, and subcontractor costs
• Identify missing costs, discrepancies, and cost misallocations
• Coordinate with field supervisors, project managers, vendors, subcontractors, and accounting teams
• Ensure all committed and incurred costs are captured before project closeout
• Validate job costing aligns with contract scope and approved change orders
• Release completed jobs for final project review and invoicing
• Support ongoing process improvements related to job costing accuracy and reporting

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred
• Equivalent construction industry experience considered
• 2+ years of experience in construction job costing/accounting
• Understanding of construction cost categories including labor, materials, equipment, trucking, and subcontractors
• Experience with construction ERP/job costing systems preferred
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to reconcile construction documentation including invoices, tickets, payroll records, and change orders
• Strong communication and cross-functional coordination skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, PIVOT, ETC)

Preferred Skills

• Experience with construction ERP/job costing systems preferred

Pay range and compensation package

Pay Rate: $80,000/yr+ (negotiable) + bonus potential + full benefits

If you are an accountant with construction/job costing experience, we welcome your application!