Overview
A growing organization in the Pacific Northwest is seeking a Regional Project Accountant to support its expanding operations. This full-time remote role involves partnering with Project Managers, Operations, and Finance teams to monitor project financial performance, manage job costing, and ensure accurate project reporting from startup through completion.
Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate project job cost records by reviewing accounts payable, labor, material, and subcontractor costs.
- Review and code vendor invoices to appropriate jobs, phases, and cost codes.
- Prepare and analyze project cost reports to support Project Managers and Operations leaders.
- Assist with Work-in-Progress (WIP) reporting, project accruals, and month-end close activities.
- Review and process job-cost timecards and labor allocations.
- Monitor project budgets, committed costs, purchase orders, subcontract agreements, and change orders.
- Partner with Project Managers to analyze budget variances, forecast project costs, and identify financial risks.
- Assist with vendor payment processing, lien waivers, retainage tracking, and subcontractor compliance.
- Maintain accurate accounting records and supporting documentation for audits and financial reporting.
- Collaborate with Finance and Operations to improve project financial performance and profitability.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of accounting experience with project accounting, job costing, or construction accounting.
- Experience in commercial construction, mechanical contracting, HVAC, or related project-based industries is strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of general accounting principles, job costing, and project financial reporting.
- Experience using ERP or accounting systems such as NetSuite, QuickBooks, SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms.
- Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with exceptional attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Experience with construction accounting software such as Davisware Vision, NetSuite, Vista, Foundation, Sage, or similar ERP systems.
- Experience with Work-in-Progress (WIP) reporting and percentage-of-completion accounting.
- Knowledge of lien waivers, retainage, subcontractor compliance, and 1099 reporting.
- Experience supporting multiple companies or regional operations.
- Familiarity with construction job cost structures, project forecasting, and cost code management.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- Medical, dental, vision, and pet insurance.
- 401(k) plan with up to a 4% company match.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions.
- Company-paid life insurance, long-term disability (LTD), and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) plus 7 paid holidays.
- Career advancement opportunities within a growing national organization.
Location
- Remote position supporting Pacific Northwest operations.