Construction Project Accountant: Elevate Project Finances

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. in Dallas seeks a Project Accountant to support the financial health of project budgets and ensure compliance.

You will partner with project leadership on cost control, forecasting and reporting, coordinating with teams to maintain accurate budgets. The role requires 5+ years in admin or 2+ years in accounting within construction, strong MS Office skills, and experience with CMiC or Procore is a plus.

Qualifications

• Must have 5+ years experience in an admin/sr. admin or 2+ years in an accountant role. Construction experience preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Fast-paced office environment; multitask, meet deadlines with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Track and report on Financial and Operational health of the project to the Project Manager and/or Finance Business Partner
• Assist in project cost maintenance with Project Manager and/or Project Admin
• Track progress on monthly owner and subcontractor pay applications submitted by the Project Manager and/or Project Admin to ensure compliance, timely payments, understanding of billing position for the project and tracking against cash flow curves
• Perform trend analysis for project general conditions and general requirements to assist Project Manager
• Perform project forecasting analysis to assist Project Manager with profit forecast reporting such as Allowance and Contingency tracking
• Assist Project Manager in subcontractor or owner claims with detailed financial reporting
• Perform audits of project financials including sales tax verifications to confirm local compliance, insurance costs and verification of owner and subcontractor contract compliance
• Assist in project financial set-up including initial budget/cost codes, cash flow curves, establishing rates, etc
• Assist in Joint Venture project cost tracking and reporting including Joint Venture billings, rate verification, compliance and month-end consolidation reporting
• Assist in yearly internal and external audits as required

Skills

MS Office

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Communication

Independent work

Proactive

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Tools

CMiC

Procore

Job description

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. in Dallas seeks a Project Accountant to support the financial health of project budgets and ensure compliance.

You will partner with project leadership on cost control, forecasting and reporting, coordinating with teams to maintain accurate budgets. The role requires 5+ years in admin or 2+ years in accounting within construction, strong MS Office skills, and experience with CMiC or Procore is a plus.