Job Description
Title: Project Accountant
Salary: $65,000–$90,000
Location: Greater Boston, MA
A growing construction management company is seeking a Project Accountant to join its Construction Finance & Accounting team. This Project Accountant will partner closely with Project Managers, Operations, and Finance and support projects from setup through closeout.
Project Accountant Highlights
Project Accountant Responsibilities
Project Accountant Qualifications
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Salary: $65,000–$90,000
Location: Greater Boston, MA
A growing construction management company is seeking a Project Accountant to join its Construction Finance & Accounting team. This Project Accountant will partner closely with Project Managers, Operations, and Finance and support projects from setup through closeout.
Project Accountant Highlights
- Hybrid flexibility after initial training
- Excellent growth opportunity with increased project ownership over time
- Exposure to high-profile construction projects across multiple asset types
- Backed by an established real estate organization with strong industry experience
- Strong benefits package including 401(k) match, PTO, sick time, and 12 paid holidays
Project Accountant Responsibilities
- Manage project budgets, job costs, and monthly projections
- Prepare owner billings, including AIA G702/G703
- Manage retainage, lien waivers, and subcontractor compliance
- Review and cost-code invoices and resolve discrepancies
- Support project forecasting, audits, reconciliations, and closeout
Project Accountant Qualifications
- 2+ years of project accounting experience
- Construction industry experience strongly preferred
- Knowledge of AIA billing, job costing, revenue recognition, retainage, and lien waivers
- Strong Excel skills; Sage, Procore, or TimberScan experience is a plus
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and communication skills
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Waltham, MA |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Salary | $65,000–$90,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.cfstaffing.com/ |
About Company
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.
Skills
- Accountingunmatched
- Air Intelligence Agency (AIA)unmatched
- Billingunmatched
- Budget Managementunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Constructionunmatched
- Construction Managementunmatched
- Construction Projectsunmatched
- Cost Estimatesunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Forecastingunmatched
- Liensunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Real Estateunmatched
- Reconciliationunmatched
- Revenue Recognitionunmatched
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