Senior Construction Project Controller (CMiC)

Grassi; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

C.A.C. Industries, a leading heavy civil construction and infrastructure contractor in the New York metro area, seeks a Senior Project Accountant to manage budgets, cost tracking, and financial reporting across multiple projects.

You will liaise between Accounting, Estimating, and Project Management, focusing on budgets, job costing, and forecasting with CMiC and advanced Excel skills. This role requires strong analytical capabilities and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting, project accounting, project controls, or cost accounting experience within the construction industry.
• Heavy civil construction, infrastructure, utility, transportation, or public works experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of job costing, construction budgeting, cost-to-complete (CTC) reporting, project forecasting, productivity analysis, cash flow management, and construction financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Establish project budgets within CMiC upon contract award.
• Coordinate with Estimating and Project Management teams to convert detailed estimates into project budgets.
• Upload and maintain project budget information within CMiC.
• Monitor project budgets and actual costs to identify variances and potential risks.
• Reconcile project costs between accounting and project management systems.
• Prepare and maintain quarterly Cost-to-Complete (CTC) reports.
• Analyze productivity rates and compare actual performance against estimates.
• Identify profit fade, profit gain, underbilling's, and other financial trends.
• Assist project teams in monitoring project performance and maintaining accurate forecasting.
• Perform job cost analysis and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Maintain and update labor and equipment rates within CMiC.
• Develop and monitor internal equipment rates and compare actual costs to industry benchmarks.
• Review labor costs, fringe benefits, insurance costs, and overhead allocations.
• Analyze shop costs and assist in developing cost allocation methodologies and control procedures.
• Assist with project cash flow forecasting and analysis.
• Monitor actual versus projected project cash flows.
• Develop and enhance reporting tools, dashboards, and performance metrics for Project Managers and leadership.
• Support the creation of standardized operational and financial reports.
• Become a subject matter expert in the company's project management and accounting systems.
• Provide support to project teams for CMiC-related questions and troubleshooting.
• Assist with process improvements to increase efficiency, reporting accuracy, and visibility into project performance.
• Monitor requisition submissions and project billing support activities.
• Ensure project financial information is accurate, complete, and timely.

Skills

Job costing

Construction budgeting

CTC reporting

Cash flow

Excel

Data analysis

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

CMiC

Job description

C.A.C. Industries, a leading heavy civil construction and infrastructure contractor in the New York metro area, seeks a Senior Project Accountant to manage budgets, cost tracking, and financial reporting across multiple projects.

You will liaise between Accounting, Estimating, and Project Management, focusing on budgets, job costing, and forecasting with CMiC and advanced Excel skills. This role requires strong analytical capabilities and cross-functional collaboration.