Construction Job Cost Accountant

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Location: Remote – Latin America
Work Arrangement: Fully Remote (Telecommute)
Employment Type: Full-Time Independent Contractor
Industry: Construction / General Contracting
Compensation: $1,600–$1,900 USD/month
Schedule: Full-Time | Availability to work during U.S. business hours
English Proficiency: Professional written and spoken English required
About The Company
Our client is a U.S.-based construction company specializing in the development of community parks, amenity centers, recreational spaces, monuments, and other outdoor environments for residential developers and communities.
The company works closely with project managers, construction managers, landscape architects, and other industry partners to deliver high-quality projects with a strong focus on execution, cost control, and operational excellence.
As the organization continues to manage a growing portfolio of active construction projects, it is strengthening its financial and project accounting capabilities to provide greater visibility into project performance and costs.
About The Role
We are seeking an experienced Job Cost Accountant to own the accuracy and integrity of job cost data across an active portfolio of construction projects.
This role is dedicated to project financial performance and will be responsible for running and reviewing job cost reports, maintaining accurate cost coding, reconciling project financial data between Sage 100 and Procore, managing the monthly Work in Progress (WIP) schedule, and partnering directly with Project Managers and Construction Managers.
This is not a passive reporting role. The Job Cost Accountant will be embedded with project teams and serve as a financial partner to operations, helping ensure that costs are accurately captured, forecasts remain current, and project leadership has reliable financial information for decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
Job Cost Reporting & Accuracy
Run, review, and distribute weekly and monthly job cost reports from Sage 100 for all active projects
Reconcile Procore commitments, change orders, and invoicing against Sage 100 job cost detail
Identify financial variances and work with project teams to resolve discrepancies at the source
Review cost coding for AP invoices, subcontractor billings, labor, and equipment charges before they close to the job
Identify misallocated expenses and coordinate corrections with the appropriate project stakeholders
Maintain an accurate cost code structure in collaboration with finance and project leadership
Ensure job cost information rolls up accurately for financial reporting, project analysis, and estimating feedback
Project Management & Construction Management Partnership
Conduct formal monthly job cost reviews with Project Managers and Construction Managers
Review budget vs. actual costs, committed costs, job cost detail, and forecast-to-complete estimates
Partner with project teams to identify and correct misallocated expenses
Serve as a primary finance resource for questions related to job costs, cost code selection, and committed cost reconciliation
Escalate recurring coding or accountability issues to finance and project leadership when appropriate
WIP & Percentage of Completion
Own the monthly WIP schedule across all active projects
Maintain accurate calculations for:
Cost to date
Estimated cost at completion
Percentage complete
Earned revenue
Over/under billings
Partner with Project Managers to validate monthly cost-to-complete estimates
Identify and challenge outdated or unsupported project forecasts
Deliver a clean, accurate, and defensible WIP package as part of the monthly financial close process
Specialized Cost Tracking
Partner with project leadership to capture the true cost of specialized construction activities when deeper cost analysis is required
Establish tracking approaches before activities begin, including appropriate cost codes, labor tracking, equipment capture, and reporting structure
Ensure cost information is collected accurately in real time rather than reconstructed after project activities are completed
Prepare actual-cost reporting that can support future estimating, purchasing, project planning, and strategic decision-making
Systems, Reporting & Documentation
Work extensively in Sage 100 and Procore as the primary systems for project cost accounting
Maintain accurate and consistent financial data across both systems
Build and maintain Excel reporting workbooks summarizing job cost, WIP, committed cost, and project financial performance
Use AI-enabled tools and services, where appropriate, to improve reporting, reconciliation, and document review processes
Maintain organized documentation and strong data hygiene across project accounting workflows
Required Qualifications
3–6 years of job cost accounting experience with a general contractor, specialty contractor, or construction company
Construction industry accounting experience is required
Hands-on experience with construction job costing and project financial reporting
Working proficiency with Sage 100 Contractor or Sage 100 construction job cost modules
Working proficiency with Procore, including commitments, change orders, and invoicing
Experience preparing and maintaining WIP schedules and percentage-of-completion calculations
Strong understanding of cost codes, committed costs, project budgets, actual costs, and cost-to-complete forecasting
Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup functions, reconciliations, and reporting workbooks
Experience reconciling financial information across accounting and project management systems
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
Ability to identify discrepancies, investigate root causes, and coordinate corrections with operational teams
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
Ability to work effectively with U.S.-based finance, project management, and construction teams in a fully remote environment
Preferred Qualifications
Previous experience supporting multiple active construction projects simultaneously
Experience working directly with Project Managers and Construction Managers on monthly financial reviews
Knowledge of construction revenue recognition and percentage-of-completion accounting
Experience with AP coding, subcontractor billing, change orders, commitments, and construction cost controls
Experience using AI or automation tools to improve accounting, reconciliation, or reporting workflows
What Success Looks Like
The successful candidate will ensure that project financial data is accurate, timely, and actionable. Project Managers and Construction Managers will have a reliable financial partner who understands their projects, WIP reporting will be accurate and defensible, cost coding issues will be identified and corrected quickly, and leadership will have greater visibility into the true financial performance of every active project.
This is a remote/telecommute position
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