Project Cost Accountant
Project Cost Accountant
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Job Description
Fahrenheit Advisors is assisting our client Liesfeld Contractor in the search for a Project Cost Accountant to join their growing team. Our ideal candidate has project cost accounting experience in the construction industry is a self-starter who can hit the ground running and lead the company initiative to standardize job costs ensure accurate monthly billings and reporting. This is a unique opportunity to shape and own this newly created cost control role.
Liesfeld is a 50-year-old family-owned commercial contracting business that has grown from a basic excavating company into a turnkey site development firm that offers transportation emergency environmental mining support and client services across Central Virginia. Their leadership values fast data-driven decisions and is a dedicated tight knit group with long-standing relationships and there is room to grow.
Responsibilities:
- Keep budgets current Update costs and change-order log within systems or trackers.
- Watch committed vs. actual Issue monthly variance reports and explain the deltas.
- Own pay apps Straightforward AIA billing; track retainage lien waivers and collections.
- Validate invoices Match subs and vendors to contracts and pay items; audit one supplier and one subcontractor each month.
- Forecast cost-to-complete & cash flow Flag overruns or savings early; roll forecasts into WIP.
- Coach the team Train PMs and field staff on cost coding and best practices.
- Ensure controls & compliance Keep our cost data clean and ready for internal audit.
Requirements:
- 5 years in project cost control or project accounting on heavy-civil industrial or large commercial jobs.
- Hands-on with HCSS (Heavy Job or similar) and/or Viewpoint; advanced Excel (pivots lookups dashboards).
- Comfortable preparing AIA pay apps tracking retainage and managing lien waivers.
- Able to spot cost variances quickly explain them clearly and propose fixes.
- Strong communicator who can translate numbers into plain language for field crews PMs and leadership.
- Enjoy coaching teams on cost coding and using reports.
- Nice to have: experience on data-center or hyperscale projects.
Employment Type
Contract
