Project Accountant

Nashville, TN (Metro Area) – Full‑Time – Reports to VP of Finance

About the role

We’re a growing electrical contractor supporting high‑impact projects across the region and we’re hiring a Project Accountant who is Excel‑strong, detail‑driven, and ready to build a solid foundation in project‑based accounting. If you love clean data, organized workflows, and making sure the numbers tell the truth, this role is for you.

Responsibilities

• Client Billing & Project Support: Prepare and process customer billings (cost‑plus, fixed fee, etc.), maintain schedules of values (SOVs) and supporting documentation, and assist with project closeout financial tasks and final billing support.
• Accounts Payable + Job Costing: Match invoices to purchase orders and receivers (quantity, pricing, tax/freight approvals), ensure costs are coded correctly, keep job costing accurate, and support resolution of short pays, deductions, and billing questions.
• Excel‑Based Reporting & Reconciliation: Use Excel daily to track, verify, and organize project financial data; build and maintain spreadsheets that improve visibility and accuracy; support reconciliations and identify trends, issues, or variances; assist with basic dashboards or reporting using Excel (required) and Power BI (nice to have).
• Vendor Coordination: Support vendor set‑up and required documentation (W‑9s, etc.), assist with lien releases when needed, and help resolve invoice/payment issues with professionalism and follow‑through.
• Process Improvement (Supportive Focus): Support workflow improvements and documentation, troubleshoot user issues, and escalate system‑level items to the appropriate team.

Requirements

• 2+ years of accounting or finance experience (project accounting preferred).
• Strong Excel skills used daily, including SUMPRODUCT, SUMIFS, XLOOKUP, INDIRECT, Power Query, and VBA.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage deadlines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Comfortable working in accounting systems/ERPs.

Qualifications

• Preferred Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience supporting reporting/analytics; Power BI a plus.
• Construction, electrical, or project‑based industry experience.

Benefits

• A team that values accuracy, ownership, and professionalism.
• A role with real growth runway (not just repetitive tasks).
• A company that believes strong internal service equals strong project outcomes.

Pay

$60,000 — $75,000 USD

Schedule

Full‑Time