Remote Construction Procurement & Cost Specialist

Paired; Colombia; Remote; COP 291,300,000 - 420,766,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Work From Anywhere

US-dollar salary

Bonuses based on performance

Paid US holidays

Annual compensation reviews

Job summary

Paired is seeking an experienced Procurement and Job Cost Accounting Specialist to join its accounting team. This fully remote contractor role covers procurement, job costing, AP/AR support, and general accounting, with ownership of pricing, POs, and cost catalogs.

You will ensure pricing flows into estimating, pricing, project profitability, and financial records. The role requires 5+ years in accounting with AP, purchasing, procurement, or job costing, strong Excel and QuickBooks Online

Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting experience with ownership of AP, purchasing, procurement, or job costing.
• Strong command of full AP process: vendor bill entry, approvals, documentation, reconciliations.
• High proficiency in QuickBooks Online.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Solid understanding of GAAP and general accounting principles.
• Experience with job costing, cost codes, vendor pricing, or cost catalog management.
• Ability to read estimates, quotes, POs, invoices, pricing, and spot discrepancies.
• Ability to prioritize a high volume of vendors, POs, invoices, projects, and deadlines.
• Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills; ability to escalate when needed.
• Professional and confident communication with vendors, subcontractors, customers, and internal teams.
• Discretion with contractor pricing and company financial information.
• Fluent English; Spanish is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Procurement and job cost accounting: onboard vendors, maintain pricing, tax forms, insurance, licenses, and payment data.
• Maintain vendor price lists and cost catalogs; update costs when pricing changes.
• Coordinate with Sales and Estimating to ensure current pricing is used in budgets and change orders.
• Review quotes, POs, and vendor bills to ensure detail matches vendor agreements.
• Research pricing discrepancies and resolve vendor-related issues.
• Ensure purchases land on correct project, phase, and cost code; escalate major cost concerns.
• Record and review transactions in QuickBooks Online and ensure correct GL coding.
• Assist with bank, credit card, and balance sheet reconciliations; support month/year-end close.
• Support financial reporting, audits, and CPA requests; maintain audit trail and backups for AP/AR.

Skills

Vendor management

GAAP knowledge

Excel proficiency

QuickBooks Online

Analytical skills

Communication with vendors

Problem solving

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Excel

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Job description

Paired is seeking an experienced Procurement and Job Cost Accounting Specialist to join its accounting team. This fully remote contractor role covers procurement, job costing, AP/AR support, and general accounting, with ownership of pricing, POs, and cost catalogs.

You will ensure pricing flows into estimating, pricing, project profitability, and financial records. The role requires 5+ years in accounting with AP, purchasing, procurement, or job costing, strong Excel and QuickBooks Online