Senior Cost Accountant — Electrical Construction
Location: Dallas - Fort Worth, Tx
Employment Type: Full-Time
With over 19 years of experience, Hays Electrical Services is a nationally recognized electrical contractor delivering high-quality, safe, and reliable electrical solutions across commercial, industrial, and specialty markets. Licensed in multiple states and trusted by leading general contractors, Hays is built on a foundation of safety, excellence, drive, communication, and client focus. Our mission is simple: to make ourselves indispensable to our customers. We achieve this by investing in our people, continuously improving our processes, and delivering results that set the standard in the electrical contracting industry.
Position Summary
The Senior Cost Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate project financials across electrical construction projects. This role partners closely with Project Managers, Project Executives, Operations, and Accounting to monitor job costs, revenue recognition, committed costs, forecasts, change orders, and project profitability from project setup through closeout.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and review job cost accounting for multiple active electrical construction projects.
- Prepare and analyze monthly WIP (Work-in-Progress) schedules.
- Support percentage-of-completion revenue recognition and monthly project close.
- Review actual costs, committed costs, budgets, forecasts, and cost-to-complete projections.
- Analyze labor, material, subcontractor, equipment, and other project costs against budget.
- Partner with PMs to identify cost overruns, margin erosion, forecast changes, and financial risks.
- Monitor approved and pending change orders and their impact on contract value and profitability.
- Perform project margin and variance analysis.
- Review project cost coding and ensure expenses are charged to the appropriate job/cost code.
- Assist with project setup, contract review, billing coordination, and financial closeout.
- Reconcile job-cost information between the accounting/ERP system and project management reporting.
- Prepare management reporting on backlog, earned revenue, gross margin, cost-to-complete, and project performance.
- Support month-end and year-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and audit requests.
- Help improve cost-accounting controls and reporting processes as the organization grows.
At Hays Electrical Services, you’re joining a team that values professionalism, accountability, and growth. As part of our Marketing and Communications team, you’ll play a hands-on role in capturing and sharing the work, people, and culture that power our continued success.
Benefits Include:
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off and company holidays
• Opportunities for professional growth and development in a supportive, fast-paced environment
Hays Electrical Services, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any status protected by applicable law. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice
What We Do
Founded in 2007, Hays Electrical Services, Inc. is a leading national electrical contractor specializing in large-scale construction across commercial, healthcare, hospitality, and mission-critical infrastructure markets. Licensed in 38 states with over 1,500 employees, the company delivers sophisticated electrical solutions for high-rise and complex projects. Their mission is to be indispensable to customers through reliability, quality execution, and long-term partnerships.
