What are the responsibilities and job description for the Construction Client Accountant position at Syscon Inc?
Construction Client Accountant
Remote | Construction Accounting | Sage 100 Contractor | Client Facing
Syscon, Inc.is looking for an experienced construction accountant to support multiple construction clients with day-to-day accounting, payroll, job costing, billing, reconciliations, and month-end close.
This is a hands-on role for someone who is comfortable working directly with clients, managing competing priorities, and working in construction accounting systems.
Please Read Before Applying
Recent, hands-on Sage 100 Contractor experience is strongly preferred.Sage 100 Contractor is a specific product and is not the same as Sage 100, Sage 300 CRE/Timberline, Sage Intacct, Sage 50, or other Sage products. Candidates without Sage 100 Contractor experience should have substantial, recent construction accounting experience in a robust construction ERP environment.
This role also requires strong hands-on construction accounting and payroll experience. A background primarily in QuickBooks or general bookkeeping is not sufficient
.What You'll Do
- Manage day-to-day accounting for multiple construction clients
- Process payroll and related payroll taxes, filings, and compliance responsibilities
- Perform job costing, reconciliations, month-end close, and billing support
- Support WIP, progress billing, AP, AR, audit, and year-end accounting needs
- Maintain accurate accounting records and resolve routine accounting issues
- Manage multiple client deadlines and communicate directly with clients
What You Bring
- Strong, recent hands-on construction accounting experience
- Experience working with contractors, subcontractors, or construction-related businesses.
- Hands-on payroll processing experience
- Sage 100 Contractor experience or strong experience in a comparable construction ERP
- Hands-on job costing and month-end close, journal entry, and reconciliation experience
- Experience with progress billing and WIP
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and communicate directly with clients
Preferred Experience
- Deep and recent Sage 100 Contractor experience
- Multi-state payroll
- Union, prevailing wage, or certified payroll
- AIA billing or pay applications
- Multi-client or multi-entity accounting
- Audit and year-end support
What Makes You Stand Out
- Deep and recent Sage 100 Contractor experience
- Experience supporting multiple construction companies, entities, or clients
- Certified payroll experience
- AIA billing or pay application experience
- Experience supporting audits and year-end accounting
- Ability to explain accounting concepts clearly to non-accountants
What Success Looks Like
- Clients trust your accuracy and responsiveness
- Deadlines are met across your client portfolio
- Books are clean, reconciled, and audit-ready
- WIP and job costing information is accurate and supported by the accounting
- Payroll and filings are accurate and on time
- Clients rely on you as their go-to resource for day-to-day accounting support
How We Work
- High autonomy with accountability to deadlines and client commitments
- Strong internal support from leadership, IT, and business applications
- No ego, no drama: we show up, do the work, and support each other
- Teaching mindset: we help clients improve, not just complete tasks
Compensation & Details
- Full-time W-2 position
- Fully remote
- Salary commensurate with experience
- Flexible schedule with accountability to client commitments and deadlines
- Clients across multiple U.S. time zones
- U.S. work authorization required
- No employment sponsorship available
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid medical insurance for employees
- SIMPLE IRA with 3% company match
- Paid time off with increased flexibility over time
- Fully remote work environment
- Supportive, team-oriented culture with strong internal resources
- You won't be on an island here. You'll have the backing of a team that understands construction accounting, technology, and the needs of construction clients.
About Syscon
Syscon has been helping construction companies get more out of their technology since 1986. As a long-time Sage Business Partner, Syscon brings deep expertise in construction accounting systems along with a full team supporting IT, business applications, and client operations.
Recruiting Safety: To help protect applicants from recruiting scams, Syscon does not make job offers without an interview process and will not request banking information, credit card information, payment, or money transfers as part of the application or interview process.
Please, no phone calls regarding this position.
Syscon, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.