Construction​/Manufacturing Cost Accountant

Construction/Manufacturing Cost Accountant

The Construction/Manufacturing Cost Accountant is responsible for overseeing job costing, project budget tracking, and accounting support functions for a growing construction and prefabrication company. This role is responsible for maintaining accurate financial data related to projects, monitoring job profitability, supporting operational decision-making, and helping leadership maintain strong financial controls.

The ideal candidate has experience in construction accounting and job costing, understands project financial management, and can work closely with project managers, operations, purchasing, and leadership teams to improve budget accuracy and profitability

Essential Duties (Core Competencies):

• Job Cost & Project Budget Oversight:
• Maintain accurate job costing for all construction and prefabrication projects
• Track and analyze:
• Labor costs
• Material costs
• Subcontractor costs
• Equipment expenses
• Freight and shipping costs
• Overhead allocations
• Monitor projects budgets versus actual costs
• Assist in developing and maintain project budgets
• Work closely with project managers and operations teams to identify cost overruns and budget concerns
• Review purchase orders and vendor commitments against project budgets
• Assist with monthly project financial reviews
• Support forecasting of projects margins and cash flow needs
• WIP Reporting & Financial Analysis:
• Prepare and maintain accurate Work In Progress (WIP) schedules
• Track percentage-of-completion reporting and project revenue recognition
• Assist leadership in evaluating:
• Cost-to-complete estimates
• Earned revenue
• Under billings and over billings
• Estimated final project margins
• Generate weekly and monthly project financial reports for management review
• Provide analysis on project performance trends and cost drivers
• Develop reporting tools and dashboards to improve operational visibility
• Assist with forecasting company backlog, cash flow, and project profitability
• Budgeting & Operational Support:
• Participate in project startup meetings to establish financial tracking requirements
• Assist estimating and project management teams with budget setup and cost planning
• Review change orders and assist with tracking approved and pending changes
• Coordinate with purchasing and operations to verify pricing and material cost accuracy
• Assist in evaluating vendor pricing, material usage, and purchasing trends
• Support inventory and material tracking procedures within fabrication and warehouse operations
• Help establish operational controls to improve project efficiency and accountability
• Accounting & Financial Support:
• Assist with month-end and year-end close processes
• Reconcile job cost reports to general ledger activity
• Support accounts payable and accounts receivable processes related to project accounting
• Assist with payroll allocation and labor costing
• Maintain accurate cost coding and project financial records
• Support sales tax and multi-state construction reporting requirements and filings
• Assist external CPA firms and auditors with financial documentation and tax filings
• Assist with licensing for projects
• Help maintain accounting procedures and internal controls
• Assist in monthly forecasting and projections
• Complete prequalification's for jobs as needed
• Operational & Process Improvement:
• Manage and provide the monthly status on the bad-debt write-off process and provide recommendations for reserve accruals.
• Manage and provide monthly status reports on the release of bonds, liens, and all other related processes pertaining to cash and contract receivables.
• Manage the job status from active, to inactive, to closed, and issue status reports monthly.
• Help improve job cost tracking systems and reporting accuracy
• Assist leadership with financial analysis and operational reporting
• Develop and maintain project cost tracking tools and dashboards
• Improve documentation and purchasing controls
• Work collaboratively with:
• Project management
• Purchasing
• Estimating
• Operations
• Executive leadership
• Systems, Process Improvement & Leadership Support:
• Assist with implementation and improvement of ERP/accounting systems
• Help improve:
• Job cost accuracy
• Reporting efficiency
• Purchasing controls
• Financial workflows
• Inventory controls
• Documentation standards
• Develop standardized financial reporting procedures across departments
• Train project managers and staff on job cost procedures and financial reporting expectations
• Support executive leadership with special projects, financial analysis, and operational initiatives
• Participate in management meetings and project review discussions as needed
• Purchasing & Inventory Management:
• Assist with materials, tools, equipment, and physical inventories, and cycle count as needed.
• Learn, understand, and support inventory management procedures and accounting.
• Other Duties As Needed:
• Assist with records retention maintenance.
• Provide payables and capital data for audits (insurance, state, internal).
• Follow up on vendor inquiries from vendors and/or employees.
• Establish new state/local reporting requirements, as…