Senior Project Accountant: Drive Project Cost Excellence

Scorpio Co; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonuses

Company-paid medical insurance

Dental, Vision, Life & Disability

401(k) match up to 4%

HSA

Paid parental leave

Paid time off & holidays

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

Sunstall Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Accountant to support project financial management from start-up through close-out, collaborating with Project Managers and the Financial Management Team. This role focuses on accurate job costing, variance analysis, and revenue recognition.

You will contribute to month-end close, internal and external audits, and process improvements, ensuring high integrity and efficiency in construction accounting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• 10+ years of accounting experience, with at least 5 years focused specifically on job cost or project accounting.
• Understanding of WIP schedules, percent-of-completion accounting, and change order management preferred.
• Proficiency with enterprise ERP systems (Sage Intacct preferred).
• Exposure to construction payroll processes and wage allocations or time-tracking software (e.g., Miter or integrated ERP payroll modules) a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivotTables, complex formulas, data modeling).
• Familiarity with project management integrated software (e.g., Procore) a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, analyze, and reconcile job cost ledgers, ensuring accurate allocation of expenses.
• Monitor actual costs against original estimates and baseline budgets and report on job cost variances.
• Coordinate with project managers to create progress billings based on percentage-of-completion revenue recognition.
• Review and process subcontractor pay applications
• Assist with processing or reviewing project payroll, ensuring accurate job costing allocations, labor burden tracking, and certified payroll reporting (if applicable)
• Continuously seek process improvements to refine job costing processes and internal controls to improve accounting accuracy and efficiencies.
• Assist with month-end close processes
• Support internal and external audits

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Advanced Excel

Job cost accounting understanding

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance or related field

Tools

Sage Intacct

Procore

Miter / ERP payroll modules

Job description

Scorpioisateamofexperiencedconstructionmanagementprofessionalsdedicatedtobuildingprojectsthatstrengthencommunitiesandenhancetheplaceswherepeopleliveandwork.Fromprojectinceptionthroughcompletion,wedeliverinnovative,sustainablesolutionswhilemaintainingthehigheststandardsofquality,safety,andintegrity.Everyprojectwebuildisdesignedtoprovidelastingvalueforourclientsandourcommunities.

WeareseekingaSeniorProjectAccountanttosupportprojectfinancialmanagementfromstart-upthroughclose-out,whilepartneringcloselywithProjectManagersandtheFinancialManagementTeam.

WhatYouWillDo:

• Maintain,analyze,andreconcilejobcostledgers,ensuringaccurateallocationofexpenses.
• Monitoractualcostsagainstoriginalestimatesandbaselinebudgetsandreportonjobcostvariances.
• Coordinatewithprojectmanagerstocreateprogressbillingsbasedonpercentage-of-completionrevenuerecognition.
• Reviewandprocesssubcontractorpayapplications
• Assistwithprocessingorreviewingprojectpayroll,ensuringaccuratejobcostingallocations,laborburdentracking,andcertifiedpayrollreporting(ifapplicable)
• Continuouslyseekprocessimprovementstorefinejobcostingprocessesandinternalcontrolstoimproveaccountingaccuracyandefficiencies.
• Assistwithmonthendcloseprocesses
• Supportinternalandexternalaudits

WhatYouWillBringtoScorpio:

• Bachelor’sDegreeinAccounting,Financeorrelatedfield
• 10+yearsofaccountingexperience,withatleast5yearsfocusedspecificallyonjobcostorprojectaccounting
• UnderstandingofWIPschedules,percentage-of-completionaccounting,andchangeordermanagementstronglypreferred
• ProficiencywithenterpriseERPsystems(SageIntacctpreferably)
• Exposuretoconstructionpayrollprocesses,wageallocations,ortime-trackingsoftware(e.g.,MiterorintegratedERPpayrollmodules)isaplus
• Advancedexcelskills(pivottables,complexformulas,datamodeling).
• Familiaritywithprojectmanagementintegratedsoftware(e.g.,Procore)isaplus.
• Stronganalyticalandproblemsolvingskills
• Highattentiontodetailandaccuracy

WhatScorpioOffers:

• Competitivesalarywithannualperformancebonuses
• Company-paidmedicalinsurancewithcoverageupto100%ofemployeepremium
• Dental,Vision,Life,Short-TermandLong-TermDisability
• 401(k)with100%companymatchupto4%
• HSA
• Paidparentalleave
• PaidTimeOffandcompanyholidays
• Collaborative,innovative,andenjoyableworkenvironment!