Project Accountant📍 Mesa, AZ
🕒 Full-Time | Direct Hire | 100% Onsite (Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
What You'll DoProject Accounting & Job Costing- Manage project accounting activities from project setup through financial closeout.
- Set up and maintain project budgets, cost codes, contracts, commitments, and project accounting records.
- Track actual costs, committed costs, and budget-to-actual performance.
- Review project transactions to ensure accurate coding and cost allocation.
- Prepare job cost reports and identify cost concerns, discrepancies, and potential overruns.
- Reconcile project accounts and investigate financial variances.
- Maintain financial oversight throughout project lifecycles, typically lasting 18-24 months.
Billing, Forecasting & Financial Reporting- Prepare and submit AIA billings, schedules of values, pay applications, and supporting documentation.
- Manage a 25-day billing cycle and ensure timely, accurate invoicing.
- Coordinate billing based on completed work and forecasted project progress.
- Track retainage, change orders, pending changes, and outstanding billings.
- Prepare forecasts, estimated costs to complete, and projected project financial results.
- Support WIP reporting, project financial reviews, and profitability analysis.
- Assist with final billing, collections, retainage release, and project closeout activities.
- Prepare project financial reports including actual costs, earned revenue, projected costs, and estimated profitability.
- Support month-end and year-end close activities, accruals, and reconciliations.
Payroll Administration- Own weekly payroll processing with established review procedures.
- Review and process employee timecards accurately and on schedule.
- Prepare and submit certified payroll reports.
- Support union payroll reporting and compliance requirements.
- Maintain payroll records and resolve payroll discrepancies.
- Ensure payroll costs are properly allocated to projects and cost codes.
Subcontractor & Vendor Management- Review subcontractor and vendor invoices for accuracy and compliance.
- Manage subcontractor commitments, payments, retainage, and outstanding balances.
- Verify subcontractor insurance compliance prior to payment release.
- Maintain Certificates of Insurance (COIs), lien waivers, and required documentation.
- Partner with subcontractors, vendors, and project teams to resolve billing and payment issues.
- Monitor subcontractor activity in support of project schedules and financial requirements.
Team Collaboration- Partner closely with the Controller, Project Managers, subcontractors, vendors, and leadership team.
- Support audits, internal reviews, and project closeout documentation.
- Maintain organized payroll, billing, insurance, and project financial records.
Required Experience- 2+ years of construction accounting or project accounting experience.
- Experience within commercial construction.
- Strong background in:
- Job Costing
- Project Accounting
- AIA Billing & Progress Billing
- Certified Payroll
- Union Payroll
- WIP Reporting
- Forecasting
- Cost Codes
- Change Orders
- Retainage
- Subcontractor Accounting
- Experience managing subcontractor invoices, payments, and compliance documentation.
- Knowledge of COIs, insurance requirements, and lien waivers.
- Strong Excel skills and overall Microsoft Office proficiency.
- Excellent organization, attention to detail, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
- Experience supporting construction projects in the $20M-$100M+ range.
- Experience with large-scale commercial or stadium projects.
- Experience with Acumatica or similar construction ERP/accounting systems.
- Knowledge of percentage-of-completion accounting.
- Experience owning the full project accounting lifecycle from setup through closeout.
- Experience working in a smaller, high-growth construction environment.
- Interest in advancing into a future Controller position.
What You'll Get Direct hire opportunity
Exposure to large-scale commercial construction projects
High visibility with company leadership
Acumatica training provided
Significant ownership and autonomy
Clear career growth path toward Controller-level leadership
Stable Monday-Friday schedule (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Mesa, AZ.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $72000.00 - $101000.00/yr.
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.
Will provide benefits info during interview stage
Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Mesa, AZ.
Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 13, 2026.
Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Mesa,AZ.
