Senior Project Accountant

FH Construction Group; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid parental leave policy

Company-paid life insurance

Impact-based bonus opportunities

Unlimited paid time off

9 paid holidays

Job summary

FH Construction Group is seeking a cost accountant to manage all aspects of job cost accounting for assigned projects, including setup, cost tracking, and forecasting and closeout.

You will partner with Field Operations to ensure budgets, costs, and commitments reflect real-time project performance, and prepare monthly cost reports, WIP schedules, communicating trends and risks to leadership. Proficiency in Excel, Sage 100C, GC Pay, and Autodesk Construction Cloud is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field is required.
• Experience in accounting with job cost or project-based financials in construction preferred.
• Strong understanding of construction project financials including job costing, forecasting, WIP, billing, commitments, and closeout.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of job cost accounting for assigned projects including setup, cost tracking, forecasting and closeout.
• Collaborate with Field Operations to ensure budgets, costs, and commitments reflect real-time performance.
• Prepare and review monthly cost reports, projections, and WIP schedules and communicate trends, risks, and actions to leadership.

Skills

Job costing

Forecasting

WIP reporting

Billing

Change management

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Project closeout

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Sage 100C

GC Pay

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Bluebeam

Job description

What You’ll Do:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Manage all aspects of job cost accounting for assigned projects, to include setup, cost tracking, and supporting forecasting and closeout.
• Partner with Field Operations to ensure budgets, costs, and commitments are coded accurately and reflect real-time project performance.
• Prepare and review monthly cost reports, projections, and WIP schedules. Clearly communicate key trends, risks, and actions to project leadership.
• Collaborate with Field Operations to understand changes in cost, schedule, commitments, and projected profitability to develop and maintain accurate project forecasts.
• Support owner billings and change order documentation, ensuring alignment with project progress.
• Reconcile job costs monthly and help identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Track and process subcontractor pay applications and retainage in coordination with AP and GC Pay.
• Maintain strong working relationships with operations, vendors, and shared services.
• Reconcile job costs and project financials monthly and independently investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Support month-end close, including accruals, journal entries, reconciliations, and other project related accounting activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve job cost reporting processes and implement workflow enhancements.
• Help establish and improve best practices for project accounting as FH grows.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Experience in accounting, ideally with job cost or project-based financials with a general contractor or in the construction industry
• Strong understanding of construction project financials, including job costing, forecasting, WIP, billing, commitments, change management, and project closeout.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with advanced skills in Excel (pivot tables, formulas, etc.)
• Proficient in accounting software (FH currently uses Sage 100C)
• Experience with GC Pay, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and Bluebeam, preferred
• Understanding of forecasting, WIP reporting, and change management
• Proactive problem-solving skills, especially around billing or collections
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills

What We Provide:

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Paid parental leave policy
• Company-paid life insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Impact-based bonus opportunities
• Unlimited paid time off
• 9 paid holidays

AAP/EEO Statement

FH Construction Group is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.