Cost Accounting Manager

The Cost Accounting Manager’s primary responsibility is to prepare timely and accurate periodic financial reports for use by local and parent company executives. Additional duties include overseeing the accounting operations of all active projects and ensuring the accuracy of projections prepared by project management. This position reports to the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for preparing monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages for use by executive management and submission to corporate finance team

Prepares annual budgets and periodic budgets vs. actual comparisons

Prepares ad hoc research and reports at the request of management

Prepares or oversees preparation of client assistance for the internal and external audits and tax returns

Facilitates the project status meetings for active projects and ensures follow through on action items generated

Periodically compares actual job costs with initial estimates (over/under budget) and provides feedback to estimating/operations

Reviews subcontractor change orders and ensures reconciliation with signed owner change orders

Provides oversight and training for project accounting staff

Serves as a technical resource to accounting and operations staff

Education/Experience Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required

minimum of 5 years of public accounting and/or construction accounting experience with a focus on budgeting and forecasting

CPA preferred

Extensive experience and knowledge of all aspects of construction accounting and financial management desired