Sr. Accountant Job in Melville, NY

Project Accountant, Melville Area, Long Island, NY

Anna Parson at Robert Half is recruiting for a Project Accountant for a growing construction services company seeking a motivated accounting professional with construction services or project accounting experience. Project Accountant role is an excellent opportunity for someone who understands WIP reporting, job costing, and the distinction between customer deposits and earned revenue, and is looking to advance into a future Accounting Manager.

As the Project Accountant, you will:

• Process full cycle day-to-day accounting operations, including AP, AR, collections, project billing, account reconciliations, and maintaining accurate financial records.
• Oversee project accounting activities, including job costing, WIP reporting, revenue recognition, project profitability tracking, and invoicing from deposit stage through project completion.
• Partner with sales and operations teams to reconcile project documentation, track labor reporting, support compliance requirements, and ensure financial information is accurate and up to date.
• Assist with month-end close, journal entries, financial reporting, process improvements, and management analysis to support continued company growth.
• Assist with insurance documentation, including verifying COIs and keeping compliance materials current.
• Utilize construction accounting platforms and Excel to streamline processes and prepare meaningful analyses for management.

What's offered:

• Highly visible role with direct exposure to ownership and leadership.
• Opportunity to build accounting processes and reporting capabilities.
• Diverse responsibilities across accounting and project finance.
• Clear advancement path into a senior accounting leadership role.