Remote Construction Accountant & Electrical Estimator

Overseas (United States); Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 1,400,000 - 1,976,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid in USD bi-monthly

Paid Time Off

Holidays

100% remote setup

Job summary

Overseas is a construction management firm seeking a Construction Accountant with commercial electrical estimating experience to support a fast-moving, multi-state operation. You will work across project administration and accounting to keep bids, projects, and financials organized and accurate.

The role emphasizes commercial electrical estimation and Foundation ERP familiarity, with a fully remote setup and US business hours. Bi-monthly USD payments, PTO, and holidays are provided.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with commercial electrical estimation and take-offs.
• Foundation ERP experience is a hard requirement—candidates without it will not be considered.
• Experience in construction project administration, coordination, or accounting.
• Experience with AP, AR, billing, purchase orders, and job costing in a construction environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform commercial electrical quantity take-offs from drawings and specs.
• Assist with preparing and organizing bid packages for commercial electrical projects.
• Review plans to identify scope, materials, labor, and cost inputs for estimates.
• Maintain organized estimate files, bid logs, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate with project managers and estimators to ensure bids are accurate and submitted on time.
• Track bid results and assist with post-bid analysis and follow-up.
• Provide administrative and coordination support to project managers and leadership across active projects.
• Assist with new project setup and maintain accurate project information within Foundation ERP.
• Maintain organized electronic project files and supporting documentation.
• Create and maintain project, work order, and job tracking logs.
• Assist with purchase order creation, tracking, and vendor coordination.
• Track project-related invoices, purchase orders, material purchases, and other job documentation.

Skills

Electrical estimation

Take-offs

Project coordination

Accounting support

Excel/Office 365

Tools

Foundation ERP

Bluebeam/PlanSwift familiarity

Job description

Overseas is a construction management firm seeking a Construction Accountant with commercial electrical estimating experience to support a fast-moving, multi-state operation. You will work across project administration and accounting to keep bids, projects, and financials organized and accurate.

The role emphasizes commercial electrical estimation and Foundation ERP familiarity, with a fully remote setup and US business hours. Bi-monthly USD payments, PTO, and holidays are provided.