Construction Accounting Lead — Job Costing & Financial Reporting

JHM Certified Public Accountants; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2 weeks PTO

5 days sick/personal leave

Annual discretionary bonus

Job summary

JHM Certified Public Accountants is assisting a client in Chattanooga, TN by recruiting a Construction Accounting Manager to lead the accounting and financial reporting for a growing construction company.

This full‑time, in‑office role oversees monthly close, job costing, WIP, billing, cash‑flow reporting, subcontractor compliance, and related processes, partnering with ownership and project managers to deliver timely, reliable financial information.

Qualifications

• At least three years of construction accounting or project accounting experience.
• Experience with job costing and project-level financial reporting.
• Experience independently preparing AIA G702/G703 pay applications.
• Understanding of retainage, schedules of values, change orders, and committed costs.
• Experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, and monthly close.
• Hands-on QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel experience.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet accounting and billing deadlines.
• High degree of accuracy, confidentiality, accountability, and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Manage the monthly and year-end close.
• Maintain the general ledger and review transactions for accuracy.
• Prepare bank, credit card, and balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly financial statements, cash-flow forecasts, and management reports.
• Establish consistent accounting procedures and internal controls.
• Coordinate with the company’s external CPA on financial reporting, tax compliance, and audits.
• Maintain organized accounting records and supporting documentation.
• Maintain accurate project-level job cost records.
• Review costs for proper project, cost-code, and expense classification.
• Prepare and analyze WIP schedules, including contract values, costs incurred, estimated costs to complete, billings, retainage, and over- or underbillings.
• Work with ownership and project managers to identify job cost discrepancies, margin changes, budget issues, and billing concerns.
• Maintain contract values and approved change orders.
• Prepare project profitability, backlog, and other management reports.
• Manage customer billing, including AIA G702/G703 pay applications, schedules of values, and retainage.
• Monitor accounts receivable and follow up on outstanding invoices and retainage.
• Oversee accounts payable, invoice coding, approvals, and payment scheduling.
• Maintain subcontractor and vendor records, including W-9s, certificates of insurance, licenses, and lien waivers.
• Monitor subcontract commitments, purchase orders, invoices, and change orders.
• Reconcile vendor statements and support year-end Form 1099 reporting.
• Oversee or support payroll processing, reporting, and PTO tracking.
• Assist with contracts, subcontracts, business licenses, permits, and insurance documentation.
• Support project closeout and warranty documentation as needed.
• Communicate with ownership, project managers, field personnel, subcontractors, vendors, clients, lenders, and municipalities.

Skills

Construction accounting

Job costing

AIA pay applications

Retainage

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Excel

QuickBooks

Close process

Communication

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field

Tools

QuickBooks

Microsoft Excel

Job description

JHM Certified Public Accountants is assisting a client in Chattanooga, TN by recruiting a Construction Accounting Manager to lead the accounting and financial reporting for a growing construction company.

This full‑time, in‑office role oversees monthly close, job costing, WIP, billing, cash‑flow reporting, subcontractor compliance, and related processes, partnering with ownership and project managers to deliver timely, reliable financial information.