Assistant Project Accountant

About the role

SLSCO is seeking an organized, detail‑oriented Assistant Accountant to support project accounting on a major public PLA mega‑project in New York City. Reporting to the Accountant, this full‑time, in-office role is responsible for all project-level financial and administrative processing, ensuring that information entered, tracked, and submitted is complete, accurate, timely, and fully compliant with owner and company requirements.

Responsibilities

• Post and allocate materials, and subcontractor costs to project cost codes in CMiC/ACC and reconcile to job ledgers
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date job cost records, including labor, materials, equipment, and subcontract costs
• Track purchase orders, change orders, and commitments, ensuring alignment between contracts, approvals, and system entries
• Support requisitions and payment submissions to owner by compiling required backup and verifying completeness
• Coordinate with project team members to obtain missing or corrected documentation as needed
• Perform detailed reviews of data prior to submission to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness
• Identify discrepancies or missing information and escalate promptly to the Project Accountant or Project Controller
• Maintain strict version control and documentation standards
• Process vendor invoices, subcontractor pay applications, and employee cost allocations in accordance with contract terms and owner requirements
• Manage lien waiver collection, verify subcontractor compliance documentation, and track lien waiver status
• Support invoicing and collections for owner billings; reconcile A/R balances and escalate exceptions
• Assist auditors and client representatives with requests for financial and compliance documentation; ensure timely, accurate responses
• Serve as a key administrative liaison between the project team, accounting, and external partners
• Provide timely and reliable support to ensure project financial processes run smoothly
• Support owner interactions by ensuring required documentation is organized, accurate, and readily available

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred
• 2–3 years accounting experience; construction/project accounting or public contract experience strongly preferred

Skills

• Proficiency with CMiC, Textura, Excel; working knowledge of ACC or similar accounting platforms
• Strong attention to detail, time management, and ability to meet weekly and monthly deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills for working with project teams, subcontractors, and compliance officers
• Must be able to work full‑time, onsite in NYC