[Hiring] Construction Job Cost Accountant @Hire Emerald

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Job Cost Accountant to own the accuracy and integrity of job cost data across an active portfolio of construction projects. This role is dedicated to project financial performance and will be responsible for:

• Running and reviewing job cost reports, maintaining accurate cost coding, reconciling project financial data between Sage 100 and Procore.
• Managing the monthly Work in Progress (WIP) schedule.
• Partnering directly with Project Managers and Construction Managers.
• Embedding with project teams to serve as a financial partner to operations.
• Ensuring costs are accurately captured, forecasts remain current, and project leadership has reliable financial information for decision-making.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of job cost accounting experience with a general contractor, specialty contractor, or construction company.
• Construction industry accounting experience is required.
• Hands-on experience with construction job costing and project financial reporting.
• Working proficiency with Sage 100 Contractor or Sage 100 construction job cost modules.
• Working proficiency with Procore, including commitments, change orders, and invoicing.
• Experience preparing and maintaining WIP schedules and percentage-of-completion calculations.
• Strong understanding of cost codes, committed costs, project budgets, actual costs, and cost-to-complete forecasting.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup functions, reconciliations, and reporting workbooks.
• Experience reconciling financial information across accounting and project management systems.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work effectively with U.S.-based finance, project management, and construction teams in a fully remote environment.

Requirements

• Conduct formal monthly job cost reviews with Project Managers and Construction Managers.
• Review budget vs. actual costs, committed costs, job cost detail, and forecast-to-complete estimates.
• Partner with project teams to identify and correct misallocated expenses.
• Own the monthly WIP schedule across all active projects.
• Maintain accurate calculations for cost to date, estimated cost at completion, percentage complete, earned revenue, and over/under billings.
• Deliver a clean, accurate, and defensible WIP package as part of the monthly financial close process.
• Work extensively in Sage 100 and Procore as the primary systems for project cost accounting.
• Build and maintain Excel reporting workbooks summarizing job cost, WIP, committed cost, and project financial performance.

Benefits

• Compensation: $1,600–$1,900 USD/month.
• Fully Remote (Telecommute) work arrangement.
• Full-Time Independent Contractor employment type.
• Availability to work during U.S. business hours.