Project Accountant

We are seeking a skilled Project Accountant to join our team and support full-cycle cost management of large-scale construction projects. The role involves establishing and maintaining robust cost controls from concept through completion, facilitating change management systems, and ensuring timely and accurate processing of change orders.

• Support the full-cycle cost management of projects, establishing and maintaining robust cost controls from concept through completion.
• Facilitate use of subcontractor change management system ensuring timely responses by responsible parties and performing completeness reviews.
• Process change orders in the system of record ensuring timeliness and completeness standards are upheld.
• Support presentation of monthly cost reports and risk assessments to senior internal and external stakeholders, highlighting key variances, risks, and recommended mitigation actions.
• Support monthly stakeholder meetings and formal presentations with clear financial content, data-driven insights, and expert commentary.
• Review and interpret contractual terms to recommend entitlements related to change orders, claims, and other commercial matters.
• Coordinate directly with client finance and accounting teams to ensure accurate reporting and full compliance with all financial controls.
• Analyze and report on local labor markets, union implications, commodity fluctuations, and tax impacts to inform project cost strategy and budget updates.
• Assist in resolving invoice/change order discrepancies and payment-related issues.

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering or a related field.
• A minimum of 1 year of project accounting/finance experience in construction.
• A minimum of 1-3 years of experience in a project management, cost management role, or accounting role within the commercial construction industry.
• Thorough understanding of construction accounting principles.
• Experience with entire change order lifecycle.
• Proficiency in construction management software such as Procore or Autodesk Construction Cloud.

• Familiarity with transactional finance support and audit processes.
• Experience in construction space and understanding of accounting/finance aspects behind project sites.

The work environment includes several job sites across the US where individuals are required to be on-site five days a week from 7 AM to 4 PM. Job sites have mobile office trailers equipped with monitors and hardware, hosting 30-100 corporate employees. Facilities include restrooms and lunch provisions. The primary project financial management tool is Procore, with additional processes established in Smartsheets.

Each building project can span from 18 months to several years, offering continuous work opportunities based on the location of future builds.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Covington, GA.

The pay range for this position is $38.46 - $48.07/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Covington, GA.

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 24, 2026.

This is a fully onsite position in Covington,GA.

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