Construction Project Controller

Bachner Electro USA; Duncan (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and paid holidays

Professional development opportunities

Opportunity to grow with a fast-exping

Job summary

Bachner-Electro-USA in Duncan, SC seeks a detail-oriented Construction Project Controller to oversee project financial performance, job costing, budgeting, forecasting, and WIP reporting. You will partner with project managers, operations, procurement and accounting to maintain accurate project finances, support profitability, and complete month-end tasks including cost accruals and revenue adjustments.

Proficiency with Sage Intacct and Sage Construction Management, and strong Excel skills are

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Experience in construction accounting, project financial management, or project controls.
• Strong understanding of job costing, WIP schedules, revenue recognition, budgeting and forecasting.
• Working knowledge of AP, AR, progress billing, retainage, purchase orders and change orders.
• Ability to prepare journal entries, reconcile accounts and investigate discrepancies.
• Strong Excel, analytical, organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain project budgets, cost codes and forecasts.
• Monitor costs against budgets and investigate variances.
• Review labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractor costs for accurate allocations.
• Partner with project managers to validate progress and estimate costs to complete.
• Track change orders and their impact on contract values and profitability.
• Prepare and reconcile project financial reports highlighting performance and risks.

Skills

Job costing

WIP schedules

Budgeting

Forecasting

Analytical

Organizational

Communication

Multitasking

Project collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Construction Management or related field

Tools

Sage Intacct

Sage Construction Management

Excel

Job description

Department:Accounting&Finance/Operations

PositionType:Full-Time,On-SiteLocation:Duncan,SC

AbouttheRole

Weareseekingadetail-orientedConstructionProjectControllertooverseeprojectfinancialperformance,jobcosting,budgeting,forecasting,andwork-in-progress(WIP)reporting.

Thisrolepartnerswithprojectmanagers,operations,procurement,andaccountingtomaintainaccurateprojectfinancialsandsupportprofitability.ThepositionalsoassistsAccountsPayableandAccountsReceivableandcompletesmonth-endaccountingactivitiesrelatedtoWIP,projectcosts,andrevenue.

KeyResponsibilities

ProjectFinancialManagement

• Establishandmaintainprojectbudgets,costcodes,andfinancialforecasts.
• Monitoractualcostsandpurchasecommitmentsagainstbudgets;investigatevariancesandidentifypotentialcostoverruns.
• Reviewlabor,materials,equipment,andsubcontractorcostsforaccurateprojectandcostcodeallocation.
• Partnerwithprojectmanagerstovalidateprojectprogress,updateestimatedcoststocomplete,andassessprojectedprofitmargins.
• Trackchangeordersandtheirimpactoncontractvalues,budgets,revenue,andprofitability.
• Prepareprojectfinancialreportshighlightingperformance,risks,andrecommendedcorrectiveactions.

AccountsPayable&AccountsReceivableSupport

• AssistAPwithprojectinvoicecoding,purchaseorderdiscrepancies,subcontractorcosts,andotherproject-relatedaccountingissues.
• Reviewoutstandingpurchasecommitmentsandidentifyincurredprojectcostsrequiringaccrual.
• AssistARwithprogressbillings,retainage,billingdiscrepancies,andprojectpaymentstatus.
• CoordinatewithAP,AR,andprojectteamstoresolvediscrepanciesandensureprojectcostsandbillingsarerecordedaccuratelyandontime.

Month-EndClose&WIPReporting

• Completeproject-relatedmonth-endclosetaskswithinestablisheddeadlines.
• PrepareandreconcilemonthlyWIPschedules,includingcostsincurred,estimatedcoststocomplete,earnedrevenue,andoverbillingsorunderbillings.
• Prepareandpostproject-relatedjournalentries,includingcostaccruals,costtransfers,andrevenueadjustments,subjecttorequiredapprovals.
• Reconcilejobcost,WIP,andrelatedbalancesheetaccountstothegeneralledger;investigateandresolvedifferences.
• Reviewprojecttransactionsforpropercutoff,coding,andcompleteness.
• Supportprojectcloseoutbyverifyingfinalcosts,billings,commitments,andremainingbalances.
• Maintainsupportingdocumentationandassistwithaudits,internalcontrols,andprocessimprovements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’sdegreeinAccounting,Finance,ConstructionManagement,orarelatedfield,orequivalentrelevantexperience.
• Experienceinconstructionaccounting,projectfinancialmanagement,orprojectcontrols,includinghands-onmonth-endcloseresponsibilities.
• Strongunderstandingofjobcosting,WIPschedules,constructionrevenuerecognition,budgeting,andforecasting.
• WorkingknowledgeofAP,AR,progressbilling,retainage,purchaseorders,andchangeorders.
• Abilitytopreparejournalentries,reconcileaccounts,andinvestigatefinancialdiscrepancies.
• StrongExcel,analytical,organizational,andcommunicationskills.
• Abilitytomanagemultipleprojectsandcollaboratewithaccounting,operations,andprojectmanagementteams.
• ExperiencewithSageIntacctandSageConstructionManagementpreferred.

Compensation&Benefits

• Competitivesalarybasedonexperience.
• Health,dental,andvisioninsurance.
• 401(k)withcompanymatch.
• Paidtimeoffandpaidholidays.
• Professionaldevelopmentopportunities.
• Opportunitytogrowwithoneofthefastest-growingcontractorsintheregion.

WorkEnvironment

• On-siteinDuncan,SC.
• Collaborativeteamenvironment.