Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Specialist – Construction

TCWGlobal; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

TCWGlobal is seeking an experienced Construction Accounting Specialist to support day-to-day AP/AR across active construction projects. You will manage vendor invoices, job costing, cost codes and billing, ensuring accurate project financials.

Ideal candidates have construction industry experience, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with Spectrum/Viewpoint or Procore. This is a W2 contract-to-hire role in San Diego, California.

Qualifications

• Experience in construction accounting and project-based accounting.
• Ability to manage high volume invoices and deadlines.
• Knowledge of job costing and cost codes for projects.
• Experience with vendor and subcontractor billing.
• Familiarity with project management software in construction.

Responsibilities

• Process vendor and subcontractor invoices and assign to the correct project and cost code.
• Review invoices for approvals, supporting docs, POs and subcontract info.
• Manage AP processing including vendor setup, entry, payments and discrepancies.
• Support project billing and AR, including invoicing, posting payments and aging follow-up.
• Verify job costs with Project Managers and teams and assist with coding.
• Reconcile AP/AR accounts and research discrepancies.
• Assist with subcontractor documentation, lien releases and payment applications.
• Support month-end close and job-cost reporting.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Job Costing

Construction Accounting

Excel

Spectrum/Viewpoint

Procore

Attention to detail

Deadline management

Tools

Spectrum/Viewpoint

Procore

Excel

Job description

Construction Accounting Specialist – AP/AR

W2 Contract to Hire

$75k-78k DOE

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Specialist to support day-to-day accounting operations across active construction projects. This role requires someone who understands construction accounting and can accurately manage project-related invoices, job costing, cost codes, vendor and subcontractor payments, and customer/project billing.

The ideal candidate has worked within a general contractor, subcontractor, or other construction environment and understands how accounting transactions flow through individual projects.

Responsibilities

• Process vendor and subcontractor invoices and ensure expenses are accurately assigned to the correct project, cost code, and general ledger account.
• Review invoices for appropriate approvals, supporting documentation, purchase orders, and subcontract information.
• Manage accounts payable processing, including vendor setup, invoice entry, payment preparation, and resolution of discrepancies.
• Support project billing and accounts receivable, including preparing invoices, posting payments, monitoring outstanding balances, and following up on aging receivables.
• Work closely with Project Managers and project teams to verify job costs, billing information, change-related expenses, and invoice coding.
• Maintain accurate project and vendor accounting records.
• Reconcile AP and AR accounts and research discrepancies.
• Assist with subcontractor documentation, lien releases, payment applications, and other construction-related accounting documentation as needed.
• Support month-end close, account reconciliations, job-cost reporting, and other accounting activities.
• Communicate directly with vendors, subcontractors, customers, and internal project teams to resolve invoice and billing questions.
• Ensure financial transactions are accurately reflected within the company's construction accounting systems.

Qualifications

• Prior construction accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience with accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Strong understanding of job costing, project accounting, and construction cost codes.
• Experience processing vendor and subcontractor invoices.
• Experience with project/customer billing and accounts receivable.
• Comfortable working directly with Project Managers and construction operations teams.
• Experience with Spectrum/Viewpoint, Procore, or similar construction accounting/project management systems preferred.
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage a high volume of invoices, projects, and deadlines with minimal supervision.