Project Accounting Manager

About Us:

Since 1980, Dyna Ten Corporation (a Comfort Systems USA Company) has delivered high-quality Commercial Construction and Service Solutions across the greater North Texas market. We partner with our clients to provide technical expertise and high-level execution on every project. As a result, Dyna Ten is a trusted provider of HVAC, Plumbing, and Building Automation Controls solutions.

Our culture is built on accountability, teamwork, and a commitment to developing our people. We take pride in promoting from within, supporting both field and office teams, and delivering results the right way. We offer strong long-term career opportunities, excellent benefits, and a positive, team-oriented work environment.

Position Summary The Project Accounting Manager leads Dyna Ten's project accounting function and develops the Project Accountant team. The role oversees project setup, job-cost accounting, forecasting, work-in-progress reporting, construction billing, revenue recognition support, project closeout, and related controls while partnering with Project Managers, Project Executives, and Operations leadership to improve financial accuracy, visibility, and accountability. This position reports to the Controller.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Lead, coach, and develop Project Accountants; establish priorities and performance expectations; and support hiring, onboarding, training, evaluations, succession, and cross-training.

Oversee project setup, contract entry, budgets, cost codes, billing requirements, and financial structures in company systems.

Ensure labor, equipment, material, subcontract, and other project costs and commitments are recorded accurately and investigate unusual variances.

Lead the monthly project forecasting and work-in-progress processes; review forecasts for completeness and reasonableness; and identify profitability trends, margin risk, and corrective actions.

Support revenue recognition calculations and ensure project accounting practices follow company policy, contractual requirements, and established accounting controls.

Oversee AIA, progress, unit-price, and time-and-material billing; monitor retainage, unbilled revenue, and billing backlog; and help resolve customer billing questions or disputes.

Support monthly and year-end close, review project financial and profitability reports, and prepare clear management analyses and executive reporting.

Partner with project and operations leaders on job-cost accuracy, forecast quality, cash flow, closeout, and financial risk throughout the project lifecycle.

Maintain effective internal controls, provide documentation for internal and external audits, and lead approved improvements to ERP, reporting, and project accounting processes.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

At least 7 years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 5 years of construction or project accounting experience and 2 years of supervisory or team-lead experience.

Strong knowledge of construction job costing, forecasting, work-in-progress reporting, revenue recognition, retainage, subcontract accounting, cost-code structures, and construction billing.

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with construction accounting, ERP, reporting, and document-management systems.

Demonstrated ability to review project financial statements and job-cost reports, identify material variances or margin erosion, and explain findings to operational leaders.

Strong leadership, communication, organization, judgment, data-accuracy, confidentiality, and deadline-management skills.

Preferred…