Construction Bookkeeper

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What you'll do

• Maintain accurate financial records across 5 to 8 active construction projects simultaneously.

• Own construction job costing end to end, including cost codes, purchase orders, committed costs, change orders, and work in progress (WIP).

• Process a high volume of subcontractor and vendor invoices (roughly 600 per project), including receipt photos submitted by project managers directly from the jobsite.

• Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable, ensuring timely payments, accurate coding, and properly supported records.

• Prepare and submit construction loan draw packages, adapting to each bank's specific rules, formats, and documentation requirements for disbursements.

• Handle complex billing scenarios, such as spec homes sold mid-construction where the bank loan funds the base structure while additions and change orders are billed directly to the end client.

• Perform bank and credit card reconciliations, ensuring every transaction is accurately recorded and supported.

• Keep QuickBooks Online and Buildertrend aligned so the accounting system reflects the real status of each project in the field.

• Track job profitability at the project level, flagging cost overruns, margin erosion, and budget variances before they become problems.

• Identify accounting issues, investigate discrepancies, and escalate them to management with clear context and recommended solutions.

• Absorb the existing accounting process during a smooth, agile transition from the outgoing fractional CFO, and take full ownership from there.

• Maintain organized financial records, strengthen internal controls, and identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and operational efficiency.

What you must have

• Proven experience in residential construction accounting, not general bookkeeping. This is non-negotiable for the role.

• Advanced English proficiency.

• 5+ years of bookkeeping or staff accounting experience, with significant time supporting construction companies.

• Hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online and Buildertrend.

• Strong command of construction job costing, cost codes, purchase orders, committed costs, change orders, and work in progress reporting.

• Experience billing construction loans and preparing draw packages under different bank requirements.

• Experience managing multiple active construction projects at the same time and handling high transaction volume without losing accuracy.

• Solid experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, and bank and credit card reconciliations.

• An investigative mindset: the ability to spot problems, research the root cause, and raise them proactively rather than waiting for instructions.

• Excellent analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail.

• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and time management skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• High level of integrity, professionalism, and ownership.

• Reliable availability during Eastern Time business hours, a consistent work schedule, and interest in long-term professional growth.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience in construction accounting.

A great plus

• Experience supporting high-end custom home builders, renovations, or speculative residential projects.

• Experience working alongside a fractional CFO or preparing financial reporting for ownership.

• Experience preparing budgets, forecasts, and cash flow analyses for construction projects.

• Experience with additional construction or project management platforms beyond Buildertrend.

• A track record of improving accounting processes, implementing efficiencies, and strengthening financial controls.

• Experience mentoring or supervising junior bookkeeping staff.

• CPA designation.

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