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Construction Project Accountant

SOAR Real Estate
Hackensack, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 12/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/17/2026

Construction-Project Accountant, multifamily projects

Self-performing Developer

Managing the finances for building projects, specializing in job costing, budgeting, and cost control, handling everything from subcontractor payments and invoicing to preparing financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) and ensuring regulatory compliance, working closely with project managers to keep projects profitable and on track financially.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist with creating project budgets, tracking costs against estimates, and analyzing variances
  • Prepare monthly financial statements, Construction-In-Progress (CIP) reports, profit & loss, and cash flow reports/forecast to provide management with project performance metrics
  • Collaborate with project managers and executives to provide financial insights and support decision-making.
  • Process invoices, manage vendor/subcontractor payments, and prepare owner billings/pay applications
  • Understand contracts, change orders, subcontractor agreements
  • Oversee subcontractor compliance with documentation, insurance, and payment terms.
  • Ensure sub-contractors are in compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements (COI-required insurance limits, lien waivers, bonds)
  • Process subcontractors pay applications, verifying insurance requirements, and managing retainage (withheld payments) and lien waivers
  • Prepare and submit monthly loan draw requests to lenders or owners for project funding
  • Managing the legal documentation required to ensure all parties are paid and the property is clear of claims

Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
  • 3–5 years of accounting experience, ideally in a project-based or construction environment.
  • Technical proficiency of construction ERP software such as Sage Intacct Construction, Procore, Textura, advanced Microsoft Excel/Word skills, QuickBooks

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $71,252.51 - $85,809.48 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Health insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $71,253 - $85,809

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