Client: Construction Engineering Title: Senior Project Accountant Salary Range: $125,000-$150,000 PERM Location: Farmingdale, NY Fully Onsite 4-5 days a week
***A candidate must come from construction, engineering. civil engineering or largescale infrastructure background
Position Overview We are looking for a Senior Project Accountant to drive financial strategy, cost controls, and revenue optimization across major capital initiatives. In this high-impact position, you will act as a primary financial partner to project managers and executive leadership - monitoring job profitability, evaluating risk across long-term job lifecycles, and ensuring robust financial oversight on multi-year projects. What You'll Do Day-to-Day
- Job-Cost Tracking & Budget Analysis: Continuously track project expenditures across labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractor commitments. Compare real-time spend against established project budgets and deliver clear variance explanations for cost overruns or under-budget items.
- Financial Forecasting & Cash Flow Modeling: Build and refine forward-looking revenue projections, cash flow needs, and overall profitability estimates as multi-year projects progress.
- Revenue Recognition & Billing Controls: Verify that all customer progress billings, scope modifications, and change order charges are properly accounted for and allocated.
- Claims & Dispute Management: Oversee the financial management of project claims - analyzing data for unexpected delays, scope growth, or dispute costs to protect project margins.
- Leadership Advisory & Reviews: Lead regular financial performance reviews with Project Managers and Operations Directors to explain cost performance, highlight financial risks, and recommend proactive cost-control measures.
- Strategic & Ad Hoc Support: Partner with regional financial leadership to assist with annual planning, rolling forecasts, and custom financial analysis for executive management.
Candidate Qualifications Experience & Education
- Background: 7 to 10 years of progressive project accounting or cost engineering experience within heavy civil or large-scale infrastructure construction environments.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (CPA is a plus).
- Multi-Year Project Accounting: Proven track record with percentage-of-completion (POC) accounting and long-term project lifecycles.
Technical Skills & Tools
- Financial Software: Advanced proficiency in JD Edwards -Only preferred (or equivalent enterprise ERP systems).
- Financial Modeling: Expert-level Microsoft Excel skills for building complex cash flow models, forecasting templates, and data aggregations.
- Compliance & Controls: Solid grasp of construction accounting principles, project budgeting, and multi-tiered cost control frameworks.
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