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Project Accountant

Elmont Permanent USD140,000 - USD160,000 per year View Job Description
The Project Accountant supports construction projects by managing budgets, tracking costs, forecasting financial performance, and ensuring accurate billing and reporting throughout the project lifecycle. This role partners closely with project managers and operations teams to maintain financial controls, ensure contract compliance, and drive timely, informed decision-making.
  • Potential for major growth within an established company.
  • This company is growing fast and has been expanding.

About Our Client

The organization is a full-service construction firm with a long-standing reputation for delivering complex projects across sectors such as commercial, residential, healthcare, and infrastructure. Known for its hands-on approach, it emphasizes collaboration, disciplined project management, and financial rigor, combining large‑scale construction capabilities with a family‑owned culture focused on quality, integrity, and long-term client relationships.

Job Description

The Project Accountant will

  • Maintain and monitor project budgets, including setup, cost tracking, forecasting, and variance analysis
  • Prepare and process monthly billings, ensuring accuracy and compliance with contract terms
  • Manage cost reporting, including labor, subcontractor, materials, and general conditions
  • Support project managers with financial insights to drive informed operational decisions
  • Review and process subcontractor invoices and change orders
  • Assist with monthly close activities, including accruals and revenue recognition
  • Ensure adherence to internal controls, company policies, and audit requirements
  • Collaborate with accounting and operations teams to support overall project financial health

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

A successful candidate is detail‑oriented and analytical, with a strong foundation in accounting principles and experience supporting construction or project‑based environments. They are highly organized, able to manage multiple priorities, and communicate effectively with project managers and leadership, combining financial rigor with a collaborative, proactive mindset.

What's on Offer

A competitive base salary and bonus.

Contact
Billy Kelty
Quote job ref
JN-032026-6979730

Job summary

Sector
Accounting
Sub Sector
Financial Accounting
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Elmont
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Billy Kelty
Job Reference
JN-032026-6979730