Construction Accountant

Insight Global; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global seeks a Construction Project Accountant to support a growing facilities management and construction services client in Houston. You will oversee financial operations across capital projects, drive efficiency, and partner with Project Managers and leadership to improve financial visibility.

The role blends strategic process improvement with hands-on accounting, ensuring accurate reporting and strong controls in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of project accounting, construction accounting, or project financial management.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, reconciliations, financial controls, and project reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills including INDEX/MATCH.
• Data analysis and reconciliations experience.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication with Project Managers, Operations, and Finance leadership.
• Experience with financial reporting, project reconciliations, and account analysis.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial operations across a portfolio of capital projects.
• Drive process improvements and enhance financial visibility.
• Support audit readiness and partner with Project Managers and leadership.
• Balance strategic process improvements with day-to-day project accounting duties.

Skills

Project accounting

Construction accounting

Financial controls

Excel advanced

INDEX/MATCH

Data analysis

Multi-project management

Analytical skills

Communication with PMs

Project reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Construction Project Accountant for a top facilities management and construction services client. This candidate will play a critical role supporting a rapidly growing construction management organization by overseeing financial operations across a portfolio of capital projects. Unlike a traditional project accounting role focused solely on transactional processing, this opportunity offers the chance to drive process improvements, enhance financial visibility, support audit readiness, and partner directly with Project Managers and leadership teams. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, thrives in evolving environments, enjoys solving complex financial challenges, and can balance strategic process improvement initiatives with day-to-day project accounting responsibilities. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to make a significant impact within a growing organization and help build scalable financial processes for long-term success.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 5+ years of project accounting, construction accounting, or project financial management experience
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, reconciliations, financial controls, and project reporting
• Advanced Excel skills:
• INDEX/MATCH
• Data analysis and reconciliations
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills with Project Managers, Operations, and Finance leadership
• Experience with financial reporting, project reconciliations, and account analysis

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Construction industry experience
• Experience supporting project closeouts
• Experience with reimbursable revenue collections
• Internal and/or external audit support experience
• Process improvement or business transformation experience
• Experience with project coding structures, cost centers, and project financial reporting