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Project Accountant
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Robert Half
Pompano Beach, FL (In Person)
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Job Description
Description We are looking for a Project Accountant to join a growing construction company in Coconut Creek, Florida. This position plays a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting project-level cost visibility, and keeping core accounting activities on schedule. The person in this role will work closely with company leadership and internal teams to strengthen financial organization, support informed decisions, and help build efficient processes for continued growth.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee day-to-day accounting operations, including bookkeeping activities, transaction recording, and account maintenance.
- Review and enter invoices, receipts, credit card charges, and project-related expenditures with accurate coding and documentation.
- Monitor project costs across active jobs, ensuring budgets, committed spending, billings, deposits, draws, and retainage are tracked correctly.
- Prepare recurring cash flow updates that highlight receivables, payables, and upcoming payment obligations for leadership review.
- Manage weekly payment cycles for subcontractors and suppliers while maintaining organized support for each disbursement.
- Process payroll for office and field employees on a weekly basis, ensuring time and pay information is complete and accurate.
- Follow up with internal staff and external partners to obtain missing approvals, receipts, invoices, timecards, and other required records.
- Work with ownership, field personnel, office staff, and vendors to keep financial and project information accurate, timely, and aligned.
- Recommend and implement improvements to accounting workflows, reporting practices, documentation standards, and financial controls. Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience handling full-cycle bookkeeping or project accounting responsibilities.
- Prior experience in construction accounting or another project-driven business environment is strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge of job costing, payroll processing, accounts payable, and project expense tracking.
- Proficiency with QuickBooks and familiarity with accounting or project management software tools.
- Ability to manage recurring weekly deadlines and maintain accuracy in a fast-paced setting.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-through across multiple priorities.
- Strong communication skills and the confidence to coordinate with field teams, vendors, and company leadership.
- Experience with construction payment practices in Florida is a plus.