Divisional Accountant (2)

Planet Group; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Group in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a Divisional Accountant to support project operations with a focus on construction accounting, WIP, and revenue recognition. You will bridge project management and accounting, ensuring accurate accruals, variances, and compliance while PMs retain budget ownership.

The ideal candidate has a BS in accounting and 2+ years of experience, strong Excel skills, and experience with construction projects.

Qualifications

• BS degree and 2+ years accounting experience.
• Construction accounting experience or real estate development exposure.
• Ability to speak project management language and manage budgets, change orders, and percentage of completion/WIP.
• Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and pivots.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison between project managers and accounting to align on project financials and process changes.
• Deliver timely WIP reports, job cost reports, and profitability analyses for leadership.
• Perform monthly budget-to-actual analyses and communicate variances to PMs and leadership.
• Calculate and reconcile monthly cost accruals and related charges to ensure accuracy across jobs.
• Ensure alignment of recurring charges with contract terms and supporting documentation.
• Support revenue recognition under appropriate methods and assist with month-end close.

Skills

Project accounting

Budgeting

WIP

Percent complete

Education

BS degree in accounting

Tools

Excel

Oracle Fusion

Procore

Job description

Divisional Accountant

Direct Hire

On site- Phoenix, AZ

Target Salary Range: $75-$105k + bonus eligible

Must Haves:

• BS degree and 2+ years of accounting experience
• Construction accounting ( or real estate development if seen projects/renovations, etc)
• Speak project management language and knows project accounting, budgets, change orders, percentage of completion, WIP, etc)
• Excel ( V look ups, pivot tables, etc)

Plus:

• Commercial general contracting experience
• BS in Accounting or construction management
• Oracle Fusion
• Procore
• Use of AI tools

The Divisional Accountant is an accounting specialist embedded within our project operations, serving as the connection between project management teams and the accounting department. This role is focused on construction accounting functions -- accrual calculations, reconciliations, and project financial analysis -- while ensuring PMs and accounting stay aligned on project performance, process expectations, and financial compliance. Project managers retain ownership of their project budgets and financial outcomes; the Divisional Accountant brings the accounting depth to support, analyze, and validate those numbers accurately.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between assigned project managers and the accounting department -- attending project meetings, budget reviews, and accounting team meetings to ensure alignment on project financials, process changes, and expectations on both sides
• Deliver timely WIP reporting, job cost reporting, and profitability analysis to PMs and leadership, surfacing trends and margin erosion early
• Conduct monthly budget-to-actual analysis for each assigned project, identifying cost variances and communicating findings clearly to project managers and accounting leadership
• Calculate, review, and reconcile monthly cost accruals -- including sales tax, insurance, and other project-level charges -- ensuring amounts are accurate and correctly applied to each job
• Reconcile recurring monthly charges entered manually by accounting and validate their accuracy against project activity, contract terms, and supporting documentation
• Support contract negotiation to maximize opportunities through proper SOV structuring
• Coordinate client AR follow-up, subcontractor and non-commitment payments, and reconciliation of accounting and operations records
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, and accruals
• Prepare and maintain WIP schedules and support revenue recognition under percentage-of-completion or completed contract methods
• Maintain labor rates and cost code mapping and support ERP and project accounting system optimization
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, company procedures, payment requirements and, when applicable, prevailing wage and certified payroll tracking
• Support audits and maintain organized project financial records