Project Analyst

Ascendo Resources; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascendo Resources searches for a Project Analyst to lead project finance at a growing national construction company. This newly created role will connect local operations with corporate finance and guide the project accounting and billing teams.

The candidate will own WIP tracking, forecasting, and revenue recognition under GAAP, while collaborating with project managers and estimators to drive accurate financial reporting.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in construction accounting, project accounting, or project finance.
• Strong knowledge of job costing, WIP, construction billing, and project forecasting.
• Experience working alongside project managers in a construction or project-based environment.
• Working knowledge of GAAP and month-end close.
• Advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead project finance across the full project lifecycle, from setup and WIP tracking through forecasting, billing, and closeout.
• Oversee WIP reporting and connect labor, materials, subcontractor costs, and change orders to financial projections.
• Identify unbilled work, cost variances, and margin risks, and share forecasts with finance and operations leaders.
• Oversee progress, milestone, T&M, service, and AIA billing, including Schedules of Values and retainage.
• Support revenue recognition and month-end close under GAAP.
• Lead and develop the project accounting and billing team.
• Partner with project managers, estimators, sales, and service teams, and explain financials clearly to non-finance colleagues.
• Improve processes, reporting, and dashboards in NetSuite and ServiceTrade.

Skills

Construction accounting

Project accounting

Job costing

WIP tracking

GAAP

Advanced Excel

Leadership

Communication

Tools

NetSuite

ServiceTrade

Job description

A growing, private equity-backed national construction company is hiring a Project Analyst to lead project finance and serve as the link between local operations and corporate finance. This is a newly created role with real room to grow.

Responsibilities:

• Lead project finance across the full project lifecycle, from setup and WIP tracking through forecasting, billing, and closeout
• Oversee WIP reporting and connect labor, materials, subcontractor costs, and change orders to financial projections
• Identify unbilled work, cost variances, and margin risks, and share forecasts with finance and operations leaders
• Oversee progress, milestone, T&M, service, and AIA billing, including Schedules of Values and retainage
• Support revenue recognition and month-end close under GAAP
• Lead and develop the project accounting and billing team
• Partner with project managers, estimators, sales, and service teams, and explain financials clearly to non-finance colleagues
• Improve processes, reporting, and dashboards in NetSuite and ServiceTrade

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in construction accounting, project accounting, or project finance
• Strong knowledge of job costing, WIP, construction billing, and project forecasting
• Experience working alongside project managers in a construction or project-based environment
• Working knowledge of GAAP and month-end close
• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong leadership and communication skills