Senior Job Cost Accountant
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Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Job Cost Accountant to work for our client. The ideal candidate aligns with the responsibilities and qualifications outlined below.
This is a great opportunity for a detail-driven accounting professional to take ownership of project/job costing functions, playing a key role in ensuring accurate financial tracking across active projects, in a hybrid role based in Columbus, OH.
Responsibilities
- Track, analyze, and report on job costs across active projects, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Prepare and review job cost reports, comparing actual costs to budgeted/estimated costs
- Reconcile work-in-progress (WIP) schedules and ensure proper revenue recognition
- Partner with project managers to monitor project budgets and flag cost variances
- Support month-end and year-end close processes related to job costing
- Assist with the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP
- Maintain and improve job costing systems, processes, and reporting templates
- Support internal and external audit requests related to project accounting
- Identify opportunities to improve cost tracking accuracy and reporting efficiency
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- 4+ years of accounting experience, with hands-on job costing/project accounting experience
- Strong understanding of WIP schedules, percentage-of-completion, and job costing methodologies
- Proficiency with accounting/ERP and job costing software
- Advanced Excel skills, including experience with complex reporting and reconciliations
- Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with project management teams
What Our Client Offers
- Competitive salary with annual performance-based increases
- Direct collaboration with project management and operations leadership
- Generous paid time off and company-observed holidays
- Stable, growth-oriented organization with room for advancement