Accountant

Odyssey Contracting Corp; Garner (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction management company in Garner, North Carolina, is looking for a detail-driven Construction Accountant to oversee day-to-day accounting operations. This role focuses on protecting job profitability, cash flow, and ensuring financial accuracy. Key responsibilities include job costing, AR/AP management, financial reporting, and payroll support. Candidates should have over 3 years of accounting experience, preferably in construction, strong job costing knowledge, and proficiency with QuickBooks. This is an active finance role, not passive bookkeeping.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of accounting experience, preferably in construction.
• Strong understanding of job costing principles.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks and CRM systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate job cost tracking for projects.
• Manage customer invoices and vendor payments.
• Perform monthly reconciliations and prepare financial statements.
• Support payroll processing and labor coding.

Skills

Job costing

Attention to detail

AR/AP management

Financial reporting

Payroll processing

Tools

QuickBooks

Job description

Odyssey Contracting is seeking a detail-driven Construction Accountant to manage day-to-day accounting operations while protecting job profitability, cash flow, and financial accuracy. This is not a passive bookkeeping role; it requires an active financial operator who understands construction workflows.

• Job Costing: Maintain accurate job cost tracking, ensuring costs are coded correctly to jobs, phases, and cost categories.
• AR/AP Management: Track customer invoices, monitor aging, process vendor invoices, and manage lien waivers.
• Financial Reporting: Perform monthly reconciliations, prepare financial statements, and support budget vs. actual reporting.
• Payroll & Labor: Support payroll processing, ensuring labor is coded correctly by job and cost type.
• Systems Management: Maintain accuracy in QuickBooks (or equivalent) and coordinate data with CRM systems.

Requirements: 3+ years of accounting experience (construction preferred), strong understanding of job costing, proficiency with QuickBooks, and high attention to detail.