Construction Job Cost Accountant

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Location: Remote – Latin America
Work Arrangement: Fully Remote (Telecommute)
Employment Type: Full-Time Independent Contractor
Industry: Construction / General Contracting
Compensation: $1,600–$1,900 USD/month
Schedule: Full-Time | Availability to work during U.S. business hours
English Proficiency: Professional written and spoken English required
About the Company

Our client is a U.S.-based construction company specializing in the development of community parks, amenity centers, recreational spaces, monuments, and other outdoor environments for residential developers and communities.

The company works closely with project managers, construction managers, landscape architects, and other industry partners to deliver high-quality projects with a strong focus on execution, cost control, and operational excellence.

As the organization continues to manage a growing portfolio of active construction projects, it is strengthening its financial and project accounting capabilities to provide greater visibility into project performance and costs.
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Job Cost Accountant to own the accuracy and integrity of job cost data across an active portfolio of construction projects.

This role is dedicated to project financial performance and will be responsible for running and reviewing job cost reports, maintaining accurate cost coding, reconciling project financial data between Sage 100 and Procore , managing the monthly Work in Progress (WIP) schedule , and partnering directly with Project Managers and Construction Managers.

This is not a passive reporting role . The Job Cost Accountant will be embedded with project teams and serve as a financial partner to operations, helping ensure that costs are accurately captured, forecasts remain current, and project leadership has reliable financial information for decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
Job Cost Reporting & Accuracy

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Run, review, and distribute weekly and monthly job cost reports from Sage 100 for all active projects.

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Reconcile Procore commitments, change orders, and invoicing against Sage 100 job cost detail.

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Identify financial variances and work with project teams to resolve discrepancies at the source.

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Review cost coding for AP invoices, subcontractor billings, labor, and equipment charges before they close to the job.

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Identify misallocated expenses and coordinate corrections with the appropriate project stakeholders.

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Maintain an accurate cost code structure in collaboration with finance and project leadership.

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Ensure job cost information rolls up accurately for financial reporting, project analysis, and estimating feedback.

Project Management & Construction Management Partnership

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Conduct formal monthly job cost reviews with Project Managers and Construction Managers.

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Review budget vs. actual costs, committed costs, job cost detail, and forecast-to-complete estimates .

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Partner with project teams to identify and correct misallocated expenses.

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Serve as a primary finance resource for questions related to job costs, cost code selection, and committed cost reconciliation.

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Escalate recurring coding or accountability issues to finance and project leadership when appropriate.

WIP & Percentage of Completion

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Own the monthly WIP schedule across all active projects.

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Maintain accurate calculations for:

- Cost to date

- Estimated cost at completion

- Percentage complete

- Earned revenue

- Over/under billings

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Partner with Project Managers to validate monthly cost-to-complete estimates.

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Identify and challenge outdated or unsupported project forecasts.

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Deliver a clean, accurate, and defensible WIP package as part of the monthly financial close process.

Specialized Cost Tracking

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Partner with project leadership to capture the true cost of specialized construction activities when deeper cost analysis is required.

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Establish