Project Accountant

Dynamic Group•Baton Rouge, LA

About The Position

The Project Accountant manages the day-to-day financial administration and cost control for large construction projects. This role works closely with Project Managers, Superintendents, Project Administrators, vendors, subcontractors, and Corporate Accounting to ensure project costs and revenues are accurate and aligned with the budget.

Requirements

Construction or project accounting experience
Strong knowledge of AP, AR, billing, job costing, and budgeting
Experience with purchase orders, cost coding, and financial reporting
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Ability to identify financial discrepancies and communicate issues proactively

Responsibilities

Prepare customer invoices and progress billings, track collections and retainage, monitor past-due accounts, and maintain billing documentation.
Review and code vendor and subcontractor invoices, match invoices to purchase orders and supporting documentation, resolve discrepancies, and maintain accurate AP records.
Maintain project budgets, track actual and committed costs, monitor budget-to-actual performance, identify variances, and support cost-to-complete forecasting.
Create and maintain purchase orders, verify budget and authorization, track vendor commitments, and monitor major purchases and deposits.
Prepare project financial reports covering revenue, costs, budgets, commitments, billing, collections, forecasts, and projected margins.
Maintain change-order information and ensure approved changes are reflected in project budgets and commitments.
Support accruals, reconciliations, billing reviews, and monthly project financial reporting.
Ensure project spending and purchasing follow company policies, approvals, contractual requirements, and documentation standards.
Reconcile final costs, commitments, billings, and collections; close outstanding POs; resolve invoices and retainage; and maintain final financial records.