Cost Accountant

Division: Nashville Main
Project

Location:

Nashville, TN 37202 USA
Job Classification: Experienced
Job Type: Regular
Compensation: Salaried Exempt
Job Family: Finance

Provide comprehensive financial administration, perform accounting and cost analysis, and provide fiscal management and cost guidance for assigned projects in support of regulating fiscal compliance with company policies and procedures.

• Provide financial analytical support that drives strategic outcomes for assigned projects and implement financial procedures, including complex contract types and joint ventures.
• Partner with Operations team to review project budgets accurately and ensure they reflect risk, potential enhancements, and align with owner contract and Turner policies.
• Communicate and escalation project risks to senior leadership and supervisors.
• Understand client contractual requirements, monitor billing and accounts receivables, and address or escalation issues.
• Implement and maintain financial internal control safeguards for assigned projects.
• Collaborate with project Operations and Turner Shared Services (TSS) teams to maximize accounting support, including establishing structures for Project Financial launch during project setup, managing Accounts Payables for vendor and subcontractor invoices, ensuring proper sales and use tax reporting, and overseeing month‑end close processes.
• Monitor and understand project cash position, assess financial risks, and work with leadership to implement strategies to mitigate risks and enhance profitability.
• Oversee project assets and rentals for proper insurance documentation in collaboration with the project team.
• Prepare financial analyses, informational reports, and special analysis to validate financial outcomes of assigned projects.
• Accumulate, audit, and correlate information to produce required cost reports, including Budget Analysis Reports (BARs) and Cost‑Audited BARs (CABs).
• Analyze project forecasts and re‑forecasted projections to confirm accuracy and compliance with contract terms.
• Support project financial closeout to secure final contract amounts and meet closeout documentation requirements.
• Participate and support internal and external audit requests.
• Attend and participate in on‑site meetings, Operations Review Meetings (ORMs), budget reviews, and forecasting sessions.
• Provide oversight of work and mentor junior accounting staff to develop skills and learn cost processes as applicable.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field, and a minimum of 3 years of related experience, with at least 1 year as a project accountant or equivalent.
• Thorough application of accounting principles (GAAP) and company policies.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor communication to various organizational levels.
• Ability to educate others to identify risks and reinforce compliance with company financial practices and policies.
• Analytic ability to review and assess financial data, interpret trends, and recognize inconsistencies.
• Knowledgeable of cash flow and able to implement procedures to optimize profitability.
• Exercises independent judgment and discretion with ability to identify problems and initiate corrective action.
• Ability to manage competing activities, requests, and short‑cycle deadlines.
• Applies innovation to offer and implement suggestions to improve overall operations.
• High degree of organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Self‑motivated, adaptable, and flexible to operate with minimal direction in a complex and changing environment.
• Proficient with financial system applications (e.g., SAP, Textura) and Microsoft Office suite with advanced MS Excel skills.
• Travel may be required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee regularly works in an office or remote setting, and occasionally works at construction sites where conditions may include moving mechanical parts, high or precarious places, fumes, airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer—minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.