Senior Project Accountant

Moss & Associates LLC; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Moss & Associates LLC is seeking a Senior Project Accountant in Allen, TX to review contracts for financial and risk information, prepare project financial statements, and support month-end close. The role requires collaboration with the Controller and project teams to ensure accurate project costing and compliant invoicing.

The candidate should have 3–5 years of project accounting experience with a general contractor, a bachelor’s degree in accounting, and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting (Preferred).
• 3–5 years minimum in project accounting for a general contractor.
• Efficient in Microsoft Office (V-Lookups, Tables, etc).
• Proactive, team-oriented, and able to think independently.
• Proficient in cost analysis.

Responsibilities

• Review owner contracts and addendums for financial risk and compliance.
• Interpret owner contract requirements to understand financial impact on projects.
• Post and verify PCI data in CMiC for accuracy and PCI-type usage.
• Maintain owner notice logs; verify invoice coding and approvals for projects.
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable to ensure compliance for timely vendor payments.
• Enter budgets for new and phased projects; manage subcontractor billings via Textura.
• Assist with accounts receivable collection and project-level account management.
• Prepare subcontractor lien releases and release of claims as required.
• Oversee payroll time entry and ensure timely owner billings reconciliations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Team player

Initiative

Cost analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

CMiC

Textura

EBIX

Job description

Senior Project Accountant

Location: Allen, TX

Classification: Full Time – Exempt – Salaried

Reports to: Controller

Position Scope and Organizational Impact

Moss Senior Project Accountant is responsible for reviewing contracts and agreements for accounting related information along with reviewing and preparation of the financial statements for the project. The Senior Project Accountant will follow Moss’ policies and procedures and will communicate any potential profitability or risk to management within a reasonable timeframe. Additionally, this position will provide support for month end closing process and other required reports as defined.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Review owner contracts, addendums, and exhibits to ensure financial/risk compliances are understood for compliance tracking.
• Interpret and understand the owner’s contract requirements as it relates to the project financially.
• Review PCIs prior to posting within CMiC for accuracy inclusive of correct PCI type usage.
• Maintain Notice to Owner Log Review, verify coding and approval of invoices processed for assigned projects.
• Works in conjunction with Accounts Payable to ensure that all compliances are correct to allow for timely payments to vendors.
• Enter budgets for new/add phases of projects.
• Subcontractor billings, tracking, and payments flow through Textura. Work with Project Management to obtain approved sub‑SOV, build the SOV in Textura for subs, open and close monthly billing cycle, monitor prime sub and lower tier releases are appropriately stored in the system.
• Assists with the collection of accounts receivable as requested for the project.
• Monitors and manages all accounts created/established for the project.
• Prepares and documents items required for subcontractor check release.
• Prepares release of liens and release of claims as required (primary for Owner since Textura is automated).
• Process weekly and bi‑weekly payroll time sheet entry and collection for job site.
• Prepare and submit timely and accurate owner billing reconciliations to job cost.
• Assists the Project Manager with accounting reports/issues they may need and audit/reconcile the job cost detail to assist in forecasting.
• Monitors sub‑guard program with risk department to validate contract values along with enrolled subs (if applicable).
• Work in conjunction with the Project Manager and the CCIP Coordinator to manage the CCIP, OCIP or corporate insurance program on the project (applicable to the assigned project).
• Monitor and work in conjunction with EBIX and project team to ensure that all sub‑contractors are properly compliant.
• Be willing and flexible to travel as needed and work either on‑site at the corporate office or on‑site at a project location.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting (Preferred).
• 3-5 years minimum of work experience in project accounting with a general contractor.
• Efficient and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products – e.g., V‑Lookups, Tables, etc.
• Must be able to take the initiative, be a team player, and think independently.
• Proficient working knowledge of cost analysis.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills, with close attention to detail.
• Ability to manage confidential information.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Moss is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Moss brings an honest, positive, and intelligent approach to our business that’s not readily found in the construction industry. This has created recognizable, sustainable, innovative, award‑winning buildings and helped our company become one of the most respected and sought‑after companies in the U.S. The Moss team of experts spans the country with offices in Hawai’i, California, Texas, and Florida. Customer satisfaction is our passion. We are focused on exceeding expectations with intelligent solutions and genuine relationships. We’ve combined our deep expertise with a renowned level of integrity and transparency—serving as the foundation for all we do.