Cost Accountant

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Cost Accountant

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1141

Salary Range: $29.00 To $31.00 Hourly

Cost / General Accountant

Location: Greer, South Carolina
Employment Type: Full-time, On-site
Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

Position Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Cost / General Accountant to join a growing accounting team in Greer, South Carolina. This position combines general accounting responsibilities with a strong focus on job costing, project accounting, and financial systems.

The Cost / General Accountant will manage the daily and monthly accounting activity that supports accurate financial reporting, including transaction coding, account reconciliations, job setup, budget maintenance, cost reporting, and work-in-progress schedules.

This position works directly with the CFO and serves as a key user of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and ProjectPro.

Key Responsibilities

• Set up new jobs, cost codes, and project budgets in Business Central and ProjectPro.
• Update project budgets as change orders and scope changes are approved.
• Review labor, equipment, material, subcontractor, and other project costs for proper coding.
• Prepare monthly job-cost reports, including cost-to-date and estimate-to-complete information.
• Support preparation of work-in-progress schedules and over/under billing calculations.
• Investigate cost variances and coding errors with project managers and field supervisors.
• Reconcile field production information and equipment hours to costs recorded within the ERP system.
• Maintain accurate cost and revenue records across multiple legal entities.
• Prepare intercompany entries and allocations.
• Complete account reconciliations, journal entries, and other month-end closing responsibilities.
• Prepare financial schedules and supporting documentation for the outsourced controller, external accountants, auditors, sureties, and lenders.
• Maintain vendor, job, dimension, cost-category, and approval-routing master data.
• Serve as the primary accounting resource for day-to-day system questions.
• Build and maintain recurring financial reports and reconciliations.
• Assist with the continued development of Power BI reporting.
• Identify accounting and operational process breakdowns and implement lasting improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field.
• Three to five years of relevant accounting experience.
• Demonstrated experience with job costing, project accounting, or manufacturing cost accounting.
• Working knowledge of percentage-of-completion accounting and work-in-progress schedules.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience working directly within an ERP system.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to communicate effectively with accounting, project management, and field operations teams.
• High attention to detail and a commitment to accurate financial reporting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and ProjectPro.
• Experience with Power BI or a similar reporting platform.
• Background in construction, heavy civil, utilities, industrial services, or project-based accounting.
• Experience preparing information for financial audits, bank reviews, lenders, or surety providers.
• Experience working with multiple legal entities and intercompany transactions.

What We Offer

• Direct working relationship with the CFO.
• Significant ownership of accounting processes and financial systems.
• A modern, fully implemented accounting and reporting environment.
• Professional development and advancement opportunities as the company grows.
• Competitive base salary based on experience.