Construction Accountant

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT | HOMEBUILDING

Concord, CA | 100% On-Site

$40.00-$46.64/hour
⏰ Monday-Friday | 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
⭐ Temporary with Potential to Become Temp-to-Hire

If you know homebuilding accounting, I want to talk to you!

I'm looking for an experienced Senior Accountant who understands the unique accounting that happens behind the scenes in residential homebuilding.

This isn't just a role focused on journal entries and reconciliations. You'll be working with the financial side of active homebuilding projects , digging into job costs, monitoring construction activity, supporting closings, and helping ensure the numbers behind each project are accurate.

If you've worked for a homebuilder, residential developer, or similar construction environment , this could be a great opportunity to put that experience to work!

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

You'll have your hands in several areas of accounting, including:

️ Job Cost & Construction Accounting

• Track and reconcile project and construction costs
• Review budgets against actual spending and investigate variances
• Review invoices, commitments and change orders
• Assist with construction draws and related documentation
• Make sure costs are properly coded and allocated

Month-End & Financial Reporting

• Prepare journal entries, accruals and account reconciliations
• Play an active role in month-end and year-end close
• Prepare financial reporting and supporting schedules
• Research discrepancies and keep accounts accurate and audit-ready

Home Closings & Inventory

• Support the accounting surrounding new home closings
• Handle revenue and cost-of-sales activity
• Reconcile escrow and settlement information
• Track WIP, inventory, land and development costs
• Assist with cost-to-complete and inventory analysis

✅ Controls & Compliance

• Assist with audit and tax support
• Help maintain strong accounting processes and documentation
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiencies and controls
• Provide support and guidance to other accounting team members when needed

WHAT WILL MAKE YOU STAND OUT

We're especially interested in someone with:

✅ 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
✅ Residential homebuilding, construction or real estate development accounting experience
✅ Strong knowledge of job cost/construction accounting
✅ Experience with WIP, retention and project-related accounting
✅ Strong Excel skills
✅ Ability to manage deadlines and multiple priorities
✅ A collaborative personality and ability to work with both accounting and operational teams

SYSTEM EXPERIENCE

Experience with homebuilding or construction accounting systems is highly valuable.

Trueline/AS400 experience is strongly desired , along with experience using systems such as:

• Yardi
• NX
• Sage 300 CRE
• Viewpoint/Vista
• Foundation
• BuilderMT
• Similar construction/homebuilding ERP systems

⭐ EXTRA POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

➕ New home closing and escrow reconciliation experience
➕ Construction lender draw experience
➕ ASC 606/revenue recognition knowledge
➕ California construction accounting experience
➕ Multi-entity or partnership accounting
➕ CPA or progress toward your CPA

‍♀️ INTERESTED?

This opportunity is starting as coverage for a leave, but there is potential for it to become a longer-term/temp-to-hire opportunity .

If you've built your accounting career in the homebuilding world and you're available to make a move, I would love to hear from you!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.