Position title
Senior Job Cost Accountant
Employment Type
Full-time
Description

**CANDIDATES WHO APPLY MUST CURRENTLY LIVE IN THE GREATER PHOENIX, AZ AREA TO BE CONSIDERED**

Position: Senior Job Cost Accountant
Industry: Construction | Phoenix -East Valley, AZ | On-site | Full-time | Direct Hire
Salary: $95,000 - $115,000 Plus Bonus

Position Overview
Our client is an established commercial general contractor in the East Valley of the Phoenix metro, specializing in tenant improvement and ground-up construction across commercial, industrial, retail, and office markets. Under new ownership and in growth mode, with revenue projected to double over the next two years, the company is rebuilding its accounting team under a new controller. This is a fast-paced, high-volume shop, and this position is the senior accounting voice for the entire general contracting portfolio: it owns the full project life cycle for all GC jobs, from setup through closeout, and reports directly to the controller.

Responsibilities
  • Own the full project accounting life cycle for a portfolio of active general contracting jobs, from job setup through closeout
  • Set up new jobs in Sage 300 CRE, including job cost structures, budgets, and cost codes
  • Prepare and own monthly work-in-progress (WIP) schedules, cost-to-complete analysis, and over/under billing reporting
  • Monitor project budgets and costs; identify variances early and drive resolution with project managers
  • Issue and administer subcontracts, including compliance documentation (lien waivers, insurance certificates, contracts, W-9s)
  • Review and process project-related invoices, subcontractor pay applications, and purchase orders
  • Prepare and issue monthly progress billings, including change orders and retainage
  • Reconcile project costs and the job cost subledger; own month-end close for the job cost side of the business
  • Manage project closeout: final billings, retainage release, subcontract final releases, and final cost reconciliation
  • Prepare and distribute job cost reports to project managers and company leadership, and present findings in plain language
  • Mentor and review the work of junior project accounting staff
  • Partner with the controller on process improvement as the company scales
  • Support accounts payable and accounts receivable functions as needed
Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS

  • 5+ years of job cost or project accounting experience in construction, general contracting, specialty trades, homebuilding, or a related project-driven industry. Candidates without hands-on job cost experience will not be considered
  • Proven ownership of WIP schedules, cost-to-complete, and over/under billing analysis, not just exposure
  • Strong understanding of job costing, project accounting, and construction financial processes end to end
  • Sage 300 CRE experience strongly preferred; deep experience in a comparable construction ERP (Timberline, Spectrum, Viewpoint, CMiC) accepted
  • Experience with AIA billing, retainage, and subcontract administration
  • Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field preferred; deep relevant experience weighs more
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft Office suite
  • Ability to analyze financial data, spot cost trends and discrepancies, and act on them without being asked
  • Strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills
  • Energy that matches the room: this is a fast-paced, high-volume environment, and the person in this seat keeps up, communicates crisply, and brings questions and answers to project managers directly
  • Self-starter who works well independently and alongside project managers

BONUS

  • Construction payroll and certified payroll reporting
  • Experience supporting a company through rapid growth or a system implementation
  • Knowledge of construction contracts, change orders, and subcontract management at scale
Job Benefits
  • Annual bonus: minimum 5% of salary with higher potential, tied to company profitability
  • 2 weeks PTO, accruing from hire date
  • 6 paid company holidays
  • 40 hours of paid sick time, accruing from hire date
  • Aetna PPO medical, choice of two plans, employee cost as low as $8.70 per week
  • HRA: the company reimburses $4,500 of your medical deductible
  • Dental and vision coverage, as low as $5.50 a week combined
  • Company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance
  • 401(k) with up to 4% company match
  • Company cell phone or $40 per month stipend ($480 a year)
  • Optional short-term and long-term disability, accident, and critical illness coverage
  • Career growth as the company scales, with revenue projected to double over the next two years
Job Location
Phoenix, AZ (East Valley), Southwest, United States
Base Salary
$95000-$115000 Per year
Beginning of employment
Actively Interviewing
Duration of employment
Full-Time position
Industry
Construction
Working Hours
M-F (7:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
Date posted
November 13, 2026