Senior Project Accountant Construction

Roof Technology Partners•Woodstock, GA

About The Position

Roof Technology Partners delivers expert commercial roofing solutions built on engineering-driven design, technical expertise, and long-term performance. We specialize in reroofing, service, maintenance, and restoration for complex facilities across the Southeast, using innovative approaches to solve real roofing challenges. At Roof Technology Partners, we offer more than a job, we offer the opportunity to build a lasting career with a team committed to safety, quality, and customer success. RTP (Roof Technology Partners), a Skybound Service Partners company, is seeking an experienced accounting professional to join our team as a Senior Project Accountant. This role owns full-cycle project accounting and financial oversight for a portfolio of concurrent commercial roofing and construction projects. The Senior Project Accountant partners closely with the Controller, project managers, and operations leadership to maintain accurate project financials, support forecasting and profitability analysis, identify financial risks, and ensure projects remain financially well-managed from initial setup through final closeout. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of project or construction accounting experience, a strong understanding of work-in-progress (WIP) and percentage-of-completion accounting, and the confidence to independently evaluate project financial performance and communicate issues and opportunities to project leadership.

Requirements

5+ years of project or construction accounting experience, ideally within commercial roofing, construction, or specialty contracting
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
Strong working knowledge of percentage-of-completion accounting, WIP schedules, job costing, project forecasting, and cost-to-complete concepts
Understanding of the construction project lifecycle, including budgeting, commitments, change management, billing, forecasting, cost control, and project closeout
Experience reviewing project financial performance and working directly with project managers and operations personnel
Hands-on proficiency with Sage 100 Contractor and/or Sage Intacct preferred
Experience with Procore or similar construction project management software preferred
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and financial analysis
Familiarity with AIA billing, schedules of values, retainage, lien waivers, and subcontractor compliance requirements
Familiarity with construction contracts, insurance requirements, and bonding concepts preferred
Experience with certified payroll and prevailing wage reporting is a plus
CPA or active progress toward CPA licensure is a plus
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate financial information effectively to both accounting and operational audiences

Nice To Haves

Hands-on proficiency with Sage 100 Contractor and/or Sage Intacct preferred
Experience with Procore or similar construction project management software preferred
Familiarity with construction contracts, insurance requirements, and bonding concepts preferred
Experience with certified payroll and prevailing wage reporting is a plus
CPA or active progress toward CPA licensure is a plus

Responsibilities

Own full-cycle job cost accounting for multiple concurrent construction and roofing projects, including project setup, cost coding, budgets, commitments, change orders, and ongoing budget-to-actual tracking
Prepare and analyze monthly work-in-progress (WIP) schedules and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition calculations, ensuring project forecasts and financial results are complete and accurate
Maintain and evaluate project estimated costs to complete (ETCs) in partnership with project managers and operations
Review project financial forecasts for reasonableness, consistency, and emerging financial risks
Monitor project budgets, committed costs, actual costs, anticipated costs, and profitability throughout the project lifecycle
Identify cost variances, potential overruns, margin changes, and other financial risks and communicate findings to project managers and leadership
Review and understand project contracts, subcontract agreements, change orders, schedules of values, and cost proposals for their financial impact
Review, code, and process subcontractor and vendor invoices and ensure costs are recorded to the appropriate projects and cost codes
Manage and reconcile project retainage, commitments, change orders, and related project accounting balances
Reconcile job cost ledgers to the general ledger and prepare project-related journal entries for month-end and year-end close
Support project-level cash flow forecasting and profitability reporting
Partner with project managers to maintain accurate project forecasts, including contract value, approved and pending change orders, committed costs, anticipated costs, and ETCs
Participate in and support recurring project forecast and WIP meetings with project managers and operations leadership
Independently evaluate project forecasts and challenge assumptions when financial results, cost trends, or project activity indicate potential risk
Analyze changes in projected gross profit and margin and help identify the operational or financial drivers behind significant changes
Ensure project forecasts are supported by current project information and are consistent with accounting records
Assist the Controller with the monthly WIP review and revenue recognition process
Provide timely and accurate project financial information to support management reporting and decision-making
Support the Billing Coordinator with owner billing submissions, including AIA G702/G703 pay applications, schedules of values, change orders, retainage, and supporting documentation
Monitor project billing status and accounts receivable and partner with the appropriate teams to support timely collection
Review subcontractor payment documentation, including invoices, lien waivers, certificates of insurance, and other required compliance documentation
Help ensure subcontractor payments are appropriately supported and consistent with contract terms, project progress, and compliance requirements
Assist with resolving billing, payment, cost coding, and project accounting discrepancies with project teams, customers, subcontractors, and vendors
Manage the financial closeout process for assigned projects
Ensure final billings, collections, subcontractor payments, retainage, change orders, commitments, and project costs are appropriately resolved before financial closeout
Review final project profitability and investigate significant differences between original expectations and final results
Ensure project accounting records and supporting documentation are complete and audit-ready
Develop strong working relationships with project managers, superintendents, operations leadership, subcontractors, and internal accounting teams
Serve as a financial resource to project teams by helping them understand project costs, forecasts, margins, billing status, and financial risks
Maintain an independent financial perspective when reviewing project forecasts and financial results and escalate significant risks or inconsistencies to the Controller
Identify opportunities to improve project accounting, forecasting, WIP, billing, and closeout processes
Assist with the implementation and ongoing use of the Company's enterprise ERP system, Sage Intacct, and related construction systems
Support external audits, surety and bonding requests, tax return preparation, and other financial reporting requirements by providing accurate project financial information
Compile supporting schedules and documentation for financial reporting and audits
Review the work of and mentor junior project accounting staff as assigned
Collaborate with Operations, Corporate Accounting, and other cross-functional teams to improve consistency and financial visibility across the organization
Take on additional responsibilities and special projects to support the Company's continued growth