What are the responsibilities and job description for the Construction Project Accountant position at Last Energy?
Last Energy seeks a Construction Project Accountant to support the procurement and budgeting for micro nuclear reactor projects. As our Construction Project Accountant, you will own the procurement accounting lifecycle across active project budgets — working inside an established three-way match PO system and partnering closely with project managers, procurement, and operations to ensure every dollar is tracked, approved, and auditable.
\n- Own project-level purchase order management — initiating, tracking, and maintaining purchase orders through the full three-way match process (PO, receipt, invoice)
- Monitor and manage project budgets against approved commitments; flag variances and work with PMs to resolve discrepancies before they become problems
- Maintain organized order histories and approval records in NetSuite, ensuring audit-ready documentation at all times
- Review and code vendor invoices against correct project cost codes and budget line items; route for appropriate approvals
- Administer project-level spend in expense management platform (Ramp) — enforce coding policy, reconcile card transactions to project budgets, and ensure receipt documentation meets compliance standards
- Support project managers with budget-to-actual reporting and commitment tracking throughout the project lifecycle
- Participate in procurement approval workflows, ensuring purchases align with project scope and authorized spend levels
- Maintain meticulous records in support of regulatory, lender, or third-party audits
- Other duties as assigned
- 2–4 years of accounting or project controls experience, ideally in construction, energy, defense, aerospace, or another heavily regulated capital project environment
- Exposure to Ramp or similar spend management platforms
- Experience working within a formal Purchase Order process, including three-way and two-way procurement matching
- Strong attention to detail
- Process-oriented mindset
- Comfortable working cross-functionally with non-accounting teams in a fast-moving startup environment
- Proficient in Excel; able to manage and reconcile budget tracking independently
- Hands-on NetSuite experience & familiarity with project/job costing modules is preferred
- Background in government-regulated construction is a plus
- Familiarity with document control standards in regulated industries is a plus