Junior Project Accountant

Certified Industrial Partners; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Certified Industrial Partners is seeking a Junior Project Accountant to join our team and help keep construction and service projects financially on track. You’ll own a portfolio of lower-complexity projects from setup through closeout, while building the skills to take on larger, more complex work over time.

You’ll work closely with project managers, operations leaders, and our Senior Accounting Manager to ensure accurate billing, timely WIP schedules, and clean project closeouts, with growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance or 1–3 years of construction/project accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of the WIP process.
• Strong Excel and accounting system skills.
• Understanding of job setup, billing rules, retention mechanics, and change order impacts.
• Ability to manage workload independently and anticipate potential issues.
• Confidence interfacing with project managers.

Responsibilities

• Co-dependently run project review meetings.
• Independently manage the accounting for a defined portfolio of lower-complexity projects.
• Own end-to-end billing for assigned projects, including invoices, change order (CO) billing, and retention tracking.
• Successfully support internal financial reviews for assigned projects.
• Assist with preparing WIP schedules.
• Independently manage the closing process for construction projects.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Accounting systems

WIP process understanding

Billing and invoicing

Change order awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

1-3 years construction/project accounting experience

Job description

Certified Industrial Partners is a network of proven leaders in industrial refrigeration and industry-experts that are dedicated to service, safety and excellence.

About the role

We're looking for a Junior Project Accountant to join our team and help keep our construction and service projects financially on track.

You'll work closely with project managers, operations leaders, and our Senior Accounting Manager to make sure every job is set up correctly, billed accurately, and closed cleanly. You'll own a portfolio of lower-complexity projects from setup through closeout, while building the skills to take on larger, more complex work over time. This is a hands-on role for someone who likes the details, enjoys working with people in the field, and wants to grow a career in construction accounting.

What you'll do

• Co-dependently run project review meetings
• Independently manage the accounting for a defined portfolio of lower-complexity projects
• Own end-to-end billing for assigned projects, including invoices, change order (CO) billing, and retention tracking
• Successfully support internal financial reviews for assigned projects
• Assist with preparing WIP schedules
• Independently manage the closing process for construction projects

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in accounting or finance; or 1-3 years of construction, project, or job-cost accounting experience
• Strong understanding of the WIP process
• Strong Excel and accounting system skills
• Understanding of job setup, billing rules, retention mechanics, and change order impacts
• Ability to manage workload independently and anticipate potential issues
• Confidence interfacing with project managers

The pay range for this role is:

55,000 - 70,000 USD per year (KC Office)