Senior Accountant- Construction/ Project Accounting

About The Job Senior Accountant- Construction/ Project Accounting

Senior Accountant – Construction / Project Accounting

Location: San Antonio, TX (in office)

Compensation: $90,000 – $105,000 base salary discretionary bonus (commensurate with experience)

This range reflects the technical expertise required for construction accounting, job cost analysis, and process improvement within a growing organization.

Position Summary

Southwest Electrical Contracting Service LLC is seeking a highly skilled Senior Accountant with strong experience in construction, project, and cost accounting. This role is ideal for a hands-on professional who thrives in environments where systems and processes are evolving and where the company has outgrown its current structure.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, understands the complexities of job cost accounting and construction financial reporting, and is energized by building and refining accounting processes within a growing organization.

This role will also support contract financial review, customer credit evaluation, and bonding administration, helping ensure that new jobs are properly structured within our systems before work begins.

Key Responsibilities

Experience with Spectrum Viewpoint is strongly preferred.

Project & Cost Accounting

• Oversee job cost accounting to ensure accuracy and integrity of project financial data
• Review job cost reports and assist in monitoring project profitability and margin performance
• Support revenue recognition under percentage-of-completion or other applicable methodologies
• Analyze project costs, change orders, and contract values
• Partner with operations and project teams to ensure financial data reflects project performance
  
  

Financial Reporting & Close

• Assist with month-end and year-end close processes
• Prepare and review journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintain accuracy of key construction accounting accounts including WIP, retainage, and accrued costs
• Support preparation of financial statements and external audit requests
  
  

Contract Financial Review & Job Setup

• Perform accounting review of customer contracts prior to job setup
• Ensure contracts are properly structured for revenue recognition, billing, and job cost tracking
• Coordinate job setup within Spectrum Viewpoint, ensuring accurate contract values, cost codes, billing terms, and tax settings
• Identify financial risk items such as retainage terms, payment structures, and billing schedules
• Partner with project managers to ensure contract terms align with accounting and reporting requirements
  
  

Customer Setup & Credit Review

• Review and approve new customer setups, including credit checks and risk assessment
• Establish customer payment terms and credit limits where appropriate
• Maintain integrity of customer master data within the ERP system
• Support mitigation of credit risk through deposits, advance billing, or modified payment terms when needed
  
  

Sales Tax & Multi-State Compliance

• Review project locations and contract details to determine sales tax applicability
• Ensure correct tax settings are applied during job setup
• Assist in developing processes to track and manage multi-state tax exposure as the company grows
  
  

Bonding Administration

• Coordinate bonding documentation with surety partners and project teams
• Track bonded job requirements and maintain bond documentation
• Assist with financial information required for bonding capacity reviews
  
  

Process Development & Improvement

• Build and document scalable accounting processes as the organization grows
• Improve workflows related to job cost accounting, contract review, billing, and financial reporting
• Strengthen internal controls and improve consistency across accounting activities
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes within Spectrum Viewpoint
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5 years of accounting experience, with strong exposure to construction or project accounting
• Strong understanding of job cost accounting and construction financial reporting
• Experience with Spectrum Viewpoint strongly preferred
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience supporting audits and financial statement preparation
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or CPA-track a plus
• Experience working in growing or evolving organizations
• Familiarity with contract financial review and risk identification
• Experience working with operations and project teams
  
  

What Makes This Role Different

This is not a maintenance role. We are looking for someone who:

• Enjoys building structure where processes are still evolving
• Can bring clarity and organization to a growing accounting function
• Thinks critically about workflow, controls, and scalability
• Is comfortable working in a growth-oriented construction environment
  
  

Growth Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Controller, this role offers significant opportunity to help shape the accounting function as the company continues to grow. The position provides exposure to construction operations, financial reporting, and process development, with potential for expanded leadership responsibilities over time.

Benefits Of Working With SWECS

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance