Senior Accountant- Construction​/Project Accounting

Senior Accountant
- Construction/ Project Accounting

Job Description:

Location: San Antonio, TX (in office)
Compensation: $90,000 – $105,000 base salary + discretionary bonus (commensurate with experience)

This range reflects the technical expertise required for construction accounting, job cost analysis, and process improvement within a growing organization.

Position Summary

Southwest Electrical Contracting Service LLC isseeking a highly skilled Senior Accountant
with strong experience in construction, project, and cost accounting
. This role is ideal for a hands‑on professional who thrives in environments where systems and processes are evolving and where the company has outgrown its current structure.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, understands the complexities of job cost accounting and construction financial reporting
, and is energized by building and refining accounting processes within a growing organization.

This role will also support contract financial review, customer credit evaluation, and bonding administration
, helping ensure that new jobs are properly structured within our systems before work begins.

Experience with
Spectrum Viewpoint is strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

Project & Cost Accounting

• Oversee job cost accounting to ensure accuracy and integrity of project financial data
• Review job cost reports and assist in monitoring project profitability and margin performance
• Support revenue recognition under percentage-of-completion or other applicable methodologies
• Analyze project costs, change orders, and contract values
• Partner with operations and project teams to ensure financial data reflects project performance
• Assist with month‑end and year‑end close processes
• Prepare and review journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintain accuracy of key construction accounting accounts including WIP, retainage, and accrued costs
• Support preparation of financial statements and external audit requests

Contract Financial Review & Job Setup

• Perform accounting review of customer contracts prior to job setup
• Ensure contracts are properly structured for revenue recognition, billing, and job cost tracking
• Coordinate job setup within Spectrum Viewpoint
  , ensuring accurate contract values, cost codes, billing terms, and tax settings
• Identify financial risk items such as retainage terms, payment structures, and billing schedules
• Partner with project managers to ensure contract terms align with accounting and reporting requirements

Customer Setup & Credit Review

• Review and approve new customer setups
  , including credit checks and risk assessment
• Establish customer payment terms and credit limits where appropriate
• Maintain integrity of customer master data within the ERP system
• Support mitigation of credit risk through deposits, advance billing, or modified payment terms when needed
• Review project locations and contract details to determine sales tax applicability
• Ensure correct tax settings are applied during job setup
• Assist in developing processes to track and manage multi‑state tax exposure as the company grows

Bonding Administration

• Coordinate bonding documentation with surety partners and project teams
• Track bonded job requirements and maintain bond documentation
• Assist with financial information required for bonding capacity reviews

Process Development & Improvement

• Build and document scalable accounting processes as the organization grows
• Improve workflows related to job cost accounting, contract review, billing, and financial reporting
• Strengthen internal controls and improve consistency across accounting activities
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes within Spectrum Viewpoint

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of accounting experience
  , with strong exposure to construction or project accounting
• Strong understanding of job cost accounting and construction financial reporting
• Experience with Spectrum Viewpoint strongly preferred
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience supporting audits and financial statement preparation

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or CPA‑track a plus
• Experience working in growing or evolving organizations
• Familiarity with contract financial review and risk identification
• Experience working with operations and project teams

What Makes This Role Different

This is not a maintenance role. We are looking for someone who:

• Enjoys building structure where processes are still evolving
• Can bring clarity and organization to a growing accounting function
• Think critically about workflow, controls, and scalability
• Is comfortable working in a growth‑oriented construction environment

Reporting directly to the Controller, this role offers significant opportunity to help shape the accounting function as the company continues to grow. The position provides exposure to construction operations, financial reporting, and process development
, with potential for expanded leadership responsibilities over time.