Assistant Accounting Manager (Contract)

Assistant Accounting Manager – Contract (Leave Coverage)

8AM-5PM, M-F

$41 - $47 Per hour

100% onsite

Contract position to provide temporary coverage for an employee on leave.

The Assistant Accounting Manager will support the Accounting Manager, Controller, and CFO with daily accounting operations, financial reporting, and construction project accounting. Responsibilities include job costing, WIP reporting, progress billing, accounts payable/receivable, subcontractor payments, retainage, and month-end closing.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and financial statements.

• Prepare and review WIP schedules, percentage-of-completion calculations, job cost reports, and project profitability analyses.

• Monitor project costs, budgets, labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractor expenses.

• Prepare and review progress billings, AIA forms (G702/G703), customer invoices, and change orders.

• Manage AP/AR activities, subcontractor payments, retainage, vendor reconciliations, and collections.

• Review invoices against contracts, purchase orders, change orders, and supporting documentation.

• Monitor subcontractor compliance, including insurance certificates and lien waivers.

• Coordinate with project managers, vendors, subcontractors, and accounting personnel.

• Provide financial reporting and project cost information to management.

• Assist with coordinating and reviewing the work of accounting staff.

Required Qualifications

• 4–7 years of progressive accounting experience, preferably within the construction industry.

• Strong knowledge of construction accounting, job costing, WIP schedules, percentage-of-completion accounting, and revenue recognition.

• Experience with AIA billing, retainage, lien waivers, subcontractor payments, and construction contracts.

• Knowledge of GAAP, general ledger reconciliations, and month-end closing procedures.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting/ERP systems.

• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and competing priorities.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.

• Experience with audits, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management preferred.

• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting and working at a computer.

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