Top Project Accountant Jobs

Owns project revenue recognition, billing, deferred revenue, unbilled receivables, work-in-progress balances, reconciliations, and close activities. Partners with project leaders to ensure timely and accurate billing, reviews contracts and invoices, supports accounts payable and expense reviews, prepares journal entries and audit schedules, and improves billing controls and documentation. Requires strong accounting judgment, Excel skills, and collaboration across departments.

Processes construction project subcontractor invoices, lien waivers, bonds, payments, cost transfers, project P&Ls, owner billings, and accounts receivable tracking. Reviews project financial accuracy, supports project managers with billing and reporting, monitors cash flow, and travels regularly to jobsites for cost report reviews. Requires a bachelor's degree and at least two years of construction accounting experience.

Manages day-to-day accounting for multiple construction projects, including subcontractor contracts, lien waivers, invoices, payments, cost transfers, project profit-and-loss reports, and owner billings. Communicates with project teams, clients, subcontractors, and suppliers to support accurate, timely financial processing and payment tracking.

Manages accounting for mega-projects and multiple large construction projects. Responsibilities include reviewing subcontracts, invoices, lien waivers, bonds, cost reports, project P&Ls, cost transfers, owner billings, accounts receivable, and cash flow. The role independently ensures accurate, timely accounting operations and collaborates with project staff, the Accounting Manager, and Controller.

Provides financial oversight for large-scope construction projects, including budget tracking, cost analysis, revenue recognition, forecasting, variance analysis, and profitability recommendations. Ensures compliance with accounting standards and internal policies, resolves project accounting issues, prepares financial reports, improves accounting processes, and guides less experienced team members.

Supports project financial health by processing owner invoices, managing owner and trade payments, tracking budgets, costs, and billings, preparing financial reports, assisting with variance analysis and project close activities, resolving accounting discrepancies, maintaining accurate records, ensuring policy compliance, and contributing to process improvements.

Prepares project journal entries, reconciles cost reports, analyzes pay forms, and supports month-end close, budgeting, accounts payable, invoicing, payroll reporting, equipment accruals, and subcontractor compliance tracking. The role collaborates with project and field personnel to maintain accurate financial records, resolve payment issues, and support project expense management.

Provides accounting and administrative support for construction projects from startup through closeout. Manages project accounting, subcontractor records, contracts, bonds, insurance, payables, liens, billings, payroll, and cost and budget reporting. Acts as liaison between job sites and finance, ensures accounting procedures are followed, supports project administration and customer relations, and analyzes value-management options.

Provides accounting and administrative support for construction projects from startup through closeout. Manages job costs, accounts receivable, billings, payables, payroll, budgets, subcontractor requisitions, contracts, insurance documentation, liens, and project records. Serves as the liaison between jobsite teams and corporate finance, maintains accurate accounting records, supports project reporting, and performs general jobsite administrative duties. The role is primarily based at construction jobsite offices and may require relocation between project locations.

Provides accounting and administrative support for construction projects from startup through closeout. Manages project accounting, contracts, bonds, insurance, payables, liens, billings, payroll, cost and budget reporting. Serves as the liaison between job sites and finance, supports subcontractor management, ensures accounting procedures are followed, promotes customer relations and employee development, and analyzes value management options.

Provides accounting and administrative support for construction projects from startup through closeout. Maintains job cost, accounts receivable, billing, payroll, payables, contracts, insurance, lien, and budget records. Processes invoices, subcontractor payments, purchase orders, change orders, and owner billings while ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with company procedures. Supports project administration, documentation, supplier setup, certified payroll, and communication between jobsite teams, subcontractors, customers, and corporate finance.

Provides accounting and administrative support for construction projects. Responsibilities include entering transactions, processing invoices, preparing billing documentation, tracking subcontractor records, reconciling project files, maintaining documentation, supporting payroll and compliance activities, and generating reports. The role also provides office administration and customer service to project teams, vendors, subcontractors, and clients while supporting multiple projects.

Maintains general ledger integrity, intercompany accounting, bank reconciliations, payroll accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, and month-end and year-end close activities. Supports cash flow reporting, billing, revenue reporting, audits, lender requirements, and compliance schedules. Reviews accounting work, resolves discrepancies, and contributes to process improvements. The role requires project or government contract accounting experience and knowledge of GAAP, with FAR and CAS knowledge preferred.

Leads project accounting and financial management for federal government contracts, including budgeting, forecasting, EACs, billing, revenue recognition, reconciliations, audits, incurred cost submissions, and month-end and year-end close. Manages Deltek Costpoint data, contract modifications, invoices, subcontractor costs, receivables, and financial reporting while advising project managers and leadership on profitability, compliance, and corrective actions.

Manages accounting and financial forecasting for small- to mid-sized construction projects. Responsibilities include contract administration, requisition and lien waiver reviews, project forecasting, monthly forecast meetings, accounts receivable and payable, financial closeout, audits, contract abstracts, and Work in Process analysis. The role collaborates with project teams, clients, and subcontractors and requires travel to project job sites.

Manages high-volume and complex project invoicing, unbilled balances, accounts receivable tracking, collections, forecasting, and billing compliance. Partners with Project Managers and Finance leaders to resolve project accounting issues, improve profitability, support project reviews, train managers on billing procedures, and maintain accurate client invoices. Uses Deltek Vantagepoint, Tableau, and Microsoft Office while providing general accounting and financial process support.

Manages project accounting, contract administration, high-volume and complex invoicing, collections, forecasting, unbilled balances, and accounts receivable support. Mentors Project Accountants and trains Project Managers on billing processes, project setup, and contract compliance. Resolves complex billing issues, supports project reviews and forecasting, and partners with Finance Leaders and Project Managers to improve project profitability and financial outcomes.

Supports the financial management of construction projects by tracking budgets and costs, preparing monthly reports and owner billings, reviewing subcontractor and supplier financial information, managing fixed-asset records, and filing state tax requirements. The role also audits project information and improves financial processing and reporting to support construction operations.

Supports the financial management of construction projects by tracking budgets and costs, preparing monthly reports, producing owner billings, auditing project information, reviewing subcontractor and supplier financials, monitoring fixed assets, and filing state tax requirements. The role requires accurate accounting, cost tracking, compliance review, reporting, and process improvement while partnering with project operations teams.

Supports financial management of construction projects by tracking budgets and actual costs, preparing monthly financial reports and owner billings, reviewing subcontractor and supplier financial information, monitoring fixed assets, auditing project items, and filing state tax requirements. The role also improves financial processing and reporting while ensuring accurate, timely information for project operations.

Supports monthly accounting close and project financial reporting through journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, percentage-of-completion accounting, invoice monitoring, and job-cost analysis. Assists with budgeting, forecasting, audits, and internal-control improvements while identifying financial discrepancies and trends. The role requires strong accounts payable and receivable knowledge, Excel and ERP experience, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.

Owns financial administration for construction projects from contract award through closeout. Responsibilities include contract billing, pay applications, job cost and revenue reconciliation, change order processing, inventory reconciliation, financial risk analysis, and project closeout review. The role resolves complex billing issues, ensures accurate revenue recognition, and partners with Project Managers, Sales, and Accounting leadership. It may also guide Project Accountants on complex matters.

Manages accounting for construction and development projects, including contract review, commitment monitoring, monthly construction billings, subcontractor invoice processing, loan draw packages, financial reporting, reconciliations, journal entries, and discrepancy resolution. Partners with project managers, vendors, insurance teams, and developers while ensuring contract compliance, accurate coding, timely payments, and adherence to reporting deadlines.

Prepare owner billings, process and reconcile project costs, coordinate billing with project teams, manage subcontractor payments and waiver packages, support job closeout, monitor insurance compliance and cash flow, and compile certified payroll reports. The role requires accounting knowledge, strong attention to detail, communication, organization, and the ability to work independently or collaboratively in a construction environment.

The Project Accountant supports the Accounting Manager by completing pay applications, assisting with project billing, reconciling jobs, researching change orders and back charges, maintaining work-in-progress and sales-order records, and completing project closeouts. The role requires strong mathematical, analytical, communication, and Excel skills, with preferred experience in construction and accounting. It is primarily office-based and may involve occasional business travel.