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Project Accountant

Daniels Construction
Madison, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 9/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/12/2025
We exist to improve lives!

Building Better: People, Futures, and Communities!

At Daniels Construction, you’ll do more than crunch numbers. As our next Project Accountant, you’ll be a trusted partner to project teams, helping ensure our projects succeed financially so we can continue building what matters most for our clients and communities.

How Will You Contribute

In this role, you’ll combine technical accounting expertise with collaboration across project teams. Your work will provide financial insights and reporting that keep projects on track and the company moving forward.

Project Accounting

  • Prepare job progress status schedules and generates job cost information for monthly and quarterly work in process (WIP) meetings with project teams and management.
  • Supports with timely downloading/entering of project specific budgets in the accounting system.
  • Supports project teams to ensure that adequate owner billings are being issued in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Cross-train to back up subcontractor/material purchase order commitments and change orders.
  • Serve as a go-to financial resource for project teams.

General Accounting

  • Contribute to general financial operations including, but not limited to, general ledger maintenance and reconciliations, financial analysis, and payroll tax reporting and filing.
  • Assist in preparing the annual operating budget and monthly monitoring of performance to help identify, interpret, and resolve any unusual variances.
  • Maintain sales and use tax compliance, including preparing and filing returns.
  • Supports retirement (ESOP/401k) related functions, including compliance and audit/reporting requirements.
  • Assist with audits of all insurance policies.

What You Need To Qualify

Daniels will help make the most of your post-secondary education (or equivalent experience) in Construction Accounting.

  • Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree in accounting or a related business field preferred (in lieu of a degree, 5 years of industry experience may be considered).
  • 3 years of Accounting Experience in the Construction Industry, required.
  • Knowledge of percentage of the completion revenue recognition method.
  • Experience in job cost reporting/analyses and financial reporting.
  • Proficiency with computerized construction accounting systems (Sage 300 CRE preferred).

What’s in it for you?

At Daniels, you’re more than an employee, you’re an employee-owner. We’re committed to supporting you at every stage of life, from early career to retirement.

Ownership & Financial Security

  • 100% Paid Employee Premium Medical Insurance
  • $4/hr. Contribution to 401(k)
  • $1/hr. (minimum) Contribution to Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • Life Insurance & Short-Term Disability

Career Growth & Balance

  • Competitive wages
  • Exposure to diverse projects and the chance to expand your skills
  • Opportunities for advancement in a family - and employee - owned company
  • Work/life balance and flexible support for life’s stages

Community & Culture

  • Volunteer opportunities to give back to the communities we serve
  • A culture built on grit, growth, family, quality, and integrity

Join us and make an impact — on projects, on people, and on your future.

Daniels Construction is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We are committed to achieving and maintaining a diverse workforce. Qualified females, minorities, veterans and disabled individuals are encouraged to apply.

Daniels Construction is a Federal Contractor and a Drug-Free Workplace.

Please note: Marijuana remains a controlled substance under federal law, and use is prohibited regardless of state legalization. All applicants must be able to pass a drug screening as a condition of employment.

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