Project Accounting Manager

Senior Project Accountant / Project Accounting Manager

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Overview

Location: On-site at project jobsite (Monroe County, ~60 miles south of Atlanta)

Employment type: Full-time, direct hire

Compensation: $100,000 – $130,000/$140,000 base, depending on experience, plus

annual company bonus program and full benefits

Start: Immediately in Atlanta (hybrid); project mobilizes to site January 2027 (full time

on site)

About the Company

• Several hundred full-time employees
• Strong promote-from-within culture — nearly all partners came up through the company
• Long-standing relationships with major Atlanta-area institutional and Fortune 500 clients, including aviation, sports/entertainment, and consumer brands
• Dozens of mission critical projects completed for private and confidential clients across the Southeast
• Industrial and data center group launched in recent years; it represents roughly one-third of company revenue this year and is projected to double next year

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day project accounting for the jobsite
• Support project setup in the ERP prior to mobilization: budgets, cost codes, vendor and subcontractor setup, and commitments
• Prepare monthly owner pay applications (AIA G702/G703) and maintain the schedule of values
• Process and review subcontractor pay applications, including retainage, conditional and unconditional lien waivers, and back-up documentation
• Track subcontractor and vendor compliance documents (certificates of insurance, bonds, W-9s)
• Code and process accounts payable; match invoices to purchase orders and subcontracts
• Track change orders (owner and subcontractor) and keep budgets and commitments current
• Prepare job cost reports and support project managers with cost-to-complete, forecasting, and WIP reporting
• Complete project month-end close: accruals, journal entries, and reconciliations
• Monitor project cash flow and billing/collections status
• Support internal and owner audits and ensure compliance with contract financial requirements
• Support field timecard and payroll entry as needed
• Train, review the work of , and serve as a resource for Project Accountants on the team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 5+ years of construction project accounting experience; general contractor experience preferred
• Experience on large-scale commercial, industrial, or mission critical projects; datacenter experience a strong plus
• Working knowledge of AIA billing, retainage, lien waivers, job costing, and percentage-of-completion/WIP reporting
• Experience with a construction ERP (e.g., Viewpoint Vista, Sage 300 CRE/Intacct,CMiC, or similar); Procore experience a plus
• Advanced Excel skills
• Able to work on-site daily for the duration of the project (some hybrid flexibility may be available prior to January 2027 mobilization)
• Comfortable working directly with project managers, superintendents, subcontractors, and owner representatives

Why This Opportunity

• Long-term opportunity: 2+ year fully financed project, with the intent to keep the team together on future Atlanta-area or most likely another local data center project
• Fast-growing data center group within an established, multi-decade firm
• Promote-from-within culture
• Employee-friendly environment: generous PTO and family-inclusive company events
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability , and 401(k)
• Paid holidays, paid parental leave, and paid volunteer leave
• Wellness program and continuing education program
• Annual company-wide bonus program and employee referral bonuses

Pay: $100,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person