Project Accountant
Description

Hoopaugh Grading Company is looking for an accountant with an extensive background in job cost accounting.  This is a data heavy position. Candidates should be analytical, detail oriented, and possess a high level of financial accuracy. This position works closely with our Project Managers to perform cost analyses, review purchase orders, and to create and monitor all contracts. The goal is to ensure that all estimated construction costs are tracked and managed. Applicants should be comfortable working in a role where processes and reporting needs can change often. 


What You Bring:

· Review and post weekly labor, equipment, and materials journal entries

· Ensure committed cost reports are accurate by creating and updating subcontracts and purchase orders

· Manage subcontracts and subcontract change orders through GCPay

· Analyze and identify variances in budget to actual job cost numbers 

· Compare job cost between accounting system (Spectrum) and job cost software (HeavyJob), making sure the two systems are in agreement

· Monitor job cost details, proposing adjustments as needed

· Review over/under billings and cost to completes

· Assist with Work in Process monthly reports and budget adjustments (WIP)

· Assist Project Managers and other team members with proactive financial review/analysis and documentation for project review meetings

· Draft prebilling worksheets for Project Managers

· Maintain well-organized project records and files

· Maintain a collaborative, team-oriented rapport with Project Managers, communicating proactively, following through on commitments, and treating their priorities and time with respect


What our team needs from you:

· Must love working with numbers all day every day

· Excellent math, financial, and data analysis skills

· Ability to gather and interpret financial data across multiple systems

· Understand and explain a construction WIP schedule

· Ability to communicate with people at all levels of the company - from business owner to field employees

· Excel skills - Intermediate (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs) or advanced (power query, power pivot, power view)

· Familiarity with accounting and construction software, especially HCSS and Trimble Spectrum

· Meticulous attention to detail and a high level of accuracy

· Ability to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced environment

· A team player who enjoys working with and supporting others 


Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

· Five years’ experience in construction accounting

· In-depth knowledge of construction cost accounting and related financial procedures

· Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

  

What’s in it for you:

· Impactful Work – Play a key role in growing a team that builds our communities.

· Growth Opportunities – We invest in our teammates and provide opportunities for advancement through training at HGC Academy 

· Strong Company Culture – Join a team where doing what it takes, keeping it simple, dependable, respect, integrity, are at the core of everything we do.

· Competitive Pay

· Medical Insurance - Voluntary Dental, Vision & Life Insurances

· Free Access to a Health & Wellness Coach

· Short-Term Disability

· Group Term Life

· 401(k) Plan with Company Match

· Profit Sharing Program

· Employee Owned Company (ESOP)

Hoopaugh Grading Company, LLC is an industry-recognized, award-winning provider of construction services driven by our commitment to providing quality turn-key sitework packages for large industrial, commercial and residential projects. Voted one of Charlotte Observer’s Top Places to Work, we strive to provide a friendly work environment that encourages productivity while promoting teamwork on every level. We value and promote the education, safety and well-being of our employees. Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive wages and bonus earning potential, insurance coverage, retirement plan with company match, and employee training opportunities geared toward helping our employees reach their full potential.

Hoopaugh Grading Company, LLC is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant’s qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.