Cost Accountant

To Apply for this Job Click Here A Beacon Hill client in the construction industry is seeking a Cost Accountant to join their team. This role is responsible for validating and reconciling project costs in their system with a focus on labor, materials, equipment, trucking, and subcontractor costs. The position will work closely with field operations, project management, sales, and accounting to identify discrepancies, ensure all incurred costs are captured, and protect project margins. 2+ years of construction job costing, project coordination, or construction accounting experience is required. Position Summary:

• Review and validate job cost actuals entered into the system, including labor, materials, equipment, trucking, disposal, and subcontractor costs
• Reconcile project costs against invoices, delivery tickets, weight slips, timecards, payroll reports, equipment logs, and subcontractor documentation
• Identify missing, inaccurate, or misallocated costs and resolve discrepancies prior to billing
• Confirm job costs align with contract scope, approved work, and change orders
• Ensure all committed and incurred costs are captured before project closeout
• Review actual versus estimated costs and support project profitability and margin analysis
• Provide job costing sign-off and release completed projects for final review, invoicing, and closeout
• Track project activity as field work is completed and help improve job costing processes and documentation Technical Qualifications:
  • 2+ years of construction job costing, construction accounting, or project coordination experience
  • Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Construction Management, or related field preferred; equivalent construction experience considered
  • Working knowledge of construction cost categories, including labor, materials, equipment, subcontractors, trucking, and disposal
  • Experience with job-costing\/ERP platform preferred
  • Strong understanding of construction documentation, including change orders, vendor invoices, delivery tickets, timecards, equipment logs, and subcontractor agreements
  • Experience reconciling project-level actual costs against estimates and supporting documentation
  • Strong Excel skills and ability to analyze cost discrepancies
  • High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple active projects and follow costs through final closeout
    
    
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