Construction Accounting ERP Consultant

Overview

This role is sourced from a job board.

This is a full-time, remote position supporting construction accounting teams through ERP consulting, implementation, training, troubleshooting, reporting, and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with construction accounting teams to understand accounting, workflow, reporting, and ERP challenges
• Support ERP implementations from discovery and process mapping through configuration, testing, training, go-live, and ongoing support
• Improve workflows involving job costing, WIP, progress billing, payroll, general ledger, month-end close, financial reporting, and related construction accounting processes
• Configure and troubleshoot ERP workflows, accounting setup, reporting, and business processes
• Train accounting teams and other end users so they understand both the system and the process behind it
• Create clear procedures, training materials, and documentation clients can use independently
• Assist clients with year-end processes, software updates, accounting changes, reporting needs, and transaction history
• Build and maintain reports using ERP report writers, Excel, Power BI, and query tools
• Manage multiple client priorities with clear communication, accurate follow-through, and timely issue resolution
• Continue building knowledge of ERP platforms, construction accounting, and emerging technology

Requirements

• At least five years of professional experience in construction accounting and/or construction ERP systems, including meaningful hands-on experience with a construction accounting ERP
• Strong working knowledge of construction accounting, including job costing, WIP, progress billing, general ledger, financial reporting, and month-end processes
• Meaningful hands-on experience using, supporting, implementing, or consulting within a construction accounting ERP system
• Recent construction ERP experience
• Experience working through accounting or business processes beyond basic software navigation or user support
• Experience training or supporting accounting end users
• Ability to understand a client’s accounting or workflow problem, ask good questions, investigate, and drive it toward resolution
• Strong communication, organization, follow-through, and client service skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and take ownership of commitments
• Ability to learn unfamiliar systems independently and apply what you learn
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word
• Authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• Sage 100 Contractor experience
• Acumatica experience
• Experience with Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate, Viewpoint Vista, CMiC, Foundation, Jonas, or another comparable construction accounting ERP
• Experience supporting more than one full ERP implementation
• Experience with specialty subcontractors or service contractors
• Construction and/or union payroll experience
• Experience with ERP report writers, Power BI, SQL, or other reporting tools
• Experience creating procedures, user guides, or standard operating procedures
• Prior ERP consulting experience

About the Platforms

• Sage 100 Contractor is a primary platform for this role; Acumatica is also an important platform
• Direct experience with either is valuable, but strong construction accounting knowledge and meaningful experience with another comparable construction ERP system are also considered
• Supporting experience may include Procore, Buildertrend, ServiceTitan, FieldEdge, ServiceTrade, CRM systems, and project management software; however, these do not replace experience with a construction accounting ERP system

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience (details shared during the interview process)
• Fully remote work with a consistent Monday through Friday schedule
• Unlimited PTO
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• SIMPLE IRA with company match
• Dedicated support from IT, Business Applications, and scheduling teams

Location

• Remote (United States work authorization required)

What Success Looks Like

• Understands both the accounting process and how the ERP supports it
• Can follow a construction accounting transaction through the system and explain its impact on job cost, billing, payroll, general ledger, reporting, and financial results
• Asks questions and investigates before jumping to answers
• Explains complex accounting or system issues in language clients can understand
• Trains users in a way that builds independence
• Follows through, documents work, and keeps clients informed
• Learns from mistakes, accepts feedback, and applies what is learned
• Continues developing expertise rather than relying only on existing knowledge

Application Notes

• Be prepared to share specific examples of construction accounting processes you have personally owned or supported, ERP implementations you have participated in, and end users you have trained.
• Selected candidates will be contacted for a conversation about background and experience.
• No phone calls regarding this position.
• Offers are made through an interview process; banking information, credit card information, payment, or money transfers are not requested as part of the application or interview process.

Equal Opportunity

This employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.