Date posted: July 29, 2026
Pay: $20.00–$30.00 per hour
Construction Accountant – Electrical Contractor
Pay: $20.00–$30.00 per hour
Job Description
BLVD Electric Inc. is seeking an experienced Construction Accountant who wants to build a long-term career with a growing commercial electrical contractor.
This position is ideal for an organized, accurate, and dependable accounting professional who understands construction accounting and can manage financial information across multiple active projects. The Construction Accountant will support project billing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll coordination, job costing, compliance documentation, financial reporting, and general accounting operations.
With more than 150 employees, BLVD Electric Inc. is a growing commercial electrical contractor operating across California. Our teams work on commercial buildings, ground-up construction, tenant improvements, hospitality, retail, fitness, multifamily, infrastructure, power distribution, lighting, controls, service upgrades, and large-scale electrical installations.
The Construction Accountant will work closely with company leadership, accounting, payroll, project managers, estimators, purchasing, office management, field operations, general contractors, vendors, suppliers, subcontractors, insurance representatives, and outside accounting professionals.
This position requires someone who can manage competing deadlines, maintain accurate financial records, communicate professionally, protect confidential information, and help create consistent accounting procedures as the company continues to grow.
What You Will Do
- Manage project accounting for multiple active electrical construction projects.
- Prepare and submit monthly progress billings, payment applications, and invoices.
- Prepare AIA-style billing documents, including G702 and G703 forms.
- Maintain project schedules of values and update billing percentages based on project progress.
- Review subcontract agreements, purchase orders, change orders, and project billing requirements.
- Track approved, pending, and potential change orders.
- Coordinate with project managers to confirm billing amounts, completion percentages, and backup documentation.
- Prepare conditional and unconditional lien releases.
- Track preliminary notices, payment notices, retention, and contractual billing requirements.
- Monitor accounts receivable and follow up on outstanding invoices and overdue payments.
- Maintain accurate aging reports and communicate payment concerns to management.
- Process accounts payable invoices from vendors, suppliers, and subcontractors.
- Match invoices to purchase orders, delivery tickets, receipts, and project documentation.
- Verify proper job-cost codes, cost categories, and project allocations.
- Review vendor statements and resolve invoice or payment discrepancies.
- Prepare weekly or scheduled payment reports for management approval.
- Assist with check runs, ACH payments, credit-card reconciliations, and vendor payments.
- Maintain current vendor W-9s, insurance certificates, contracts, and payment information.
- Track subcontractor invoices, retention, lien releases, and compliance documentation.
- Maintain accurate job-cost reports for labor, materials, equipment, subcontractors, and other project expenses.
- Review project costs against budgets, estimates, commitments, and contract values.
- Identify cost discrepancies, unusual charges, budget concerns, and potential project overruns.
- Assist project managers with cost reports, billing reports, committed-cost reports, and profitability reviews.
- Support work-in-progress reporting and percentage-of-completion calculations.
- Assist with project closeout accounting, final billing, retention collection, and reconciliation of remaining commitments.
- Coordinate with payroll to review employee hours, project allocations, wage rates, deductions, and reimbursements.
- Assist with certified payroll, prevailing-wage reporting, and public-works documentation when applicable.
- Review timekeeping information for accuracy and proper job-cost allocation.
- Assist with union, non-union, apprenticeship, or labor-compliance reporting when required.
- Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, vendor accounts, and general-ledger balances.
- Prepare journal entries and assist with month-end and year-end closing procedures.
- Maintain organized financial records and supporting documentation.
- Assist with financial statements, cash-flow reports, project forecasts, and management reports.
- Support annual audits, workers’ compensation audits, insurance audits, tax preparation, and financial reviews.
- Assist with sales-and-use tax, business-license, and contractor-compliance documentation.
- Maintain accounting trackers, billing logs, collection reports, vendor lists, job-cost reports, and project financial files.
- Communicate professionally with general contractors regarding billing, payment status, compliance documents, and invoice requirements.
- Communicate with vendors and suppliers regarding invoices, statements, credits, and payment questions.
- Help improve accounting systems, procedures, controls, and documentation as the company expands.
- Perform additional accounting and administrative responsibilities based on company needs.
What We Are Looking For
- Previous experience in construction accounting, project accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, bookkeeping, or financial administration.
- Experience working for a general contractor, electrical contractor, subcontractor, construction company, or skilled-trades business strongly preferred.
- Understanding of construction billing, job costing, retention, change orders, and project financial reporting.
- Experience preparing payment applications, schedules of values, and AIA billing documents preferred.
- Knowledge of conditional and unconditional lien releases and preliminary-notice requirements.
- Experience tracking accounts receivable and following up on outstanding construction payments.
- Experience processing vendor, supplier, and subcontractor invoices.
- Understanding of purchase orders, subcontract agreements, commitments, and project cost codes.
- Familiarity with certified payroll, prevailing wage, public works, and California construction-compliance requirements is a plus.
- Ability to review financial information and identify inconsistencies or missing documentation.
- Strong mathematical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to maintain confidential financial and employee information.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Professional, dependable, accountable, and solution-oriented.
- Ability to communicate effectively with project managers, field employees, executives, vendors, and clients.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, spreadsheets, email, and electronic filing systems.
- Advanced Excel skills, including formulas, filters, pivot tables, and financial trackers, are preferred.
- Experience with QuickBooks and construction-management or accounting systems is strongly preferred.
- Experience with Procore, Sage, Foundation, CMiC, Viewpoint, ComputerEase, or similar construction software is a plus.
- Bilingual English and Spanish is preferred.
- An associate or bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field is preferred but not required.
- Construction accounting certifications or bookkeeping credentials are a plus.
Compensation
Compensation will be reviewed based on:
- Construction-accounting experience
- Electrical-construction or subcontractor experience
- Project-billing experience
- AIA billing and schedule-of-values knowledge
- Accounts-payable and accounts-receivable experience
- Job-costing experience
- Payroll and certified-payroll knowledge
- Lien-release and preliminary-notice experience
- Month-end and financial-reporting experience
- QuickBooks and construction-software knowledge
- Excel proficiency
- Communication ability
- Organizational skills
- Ability to independently manage accounting responsibilities
Higher-level compensation may be available for candidates with proven construction-accounting experience, strong job-costing knowledge, and the ability to manage project billing and accounting operations with limited supervision.
Benefits and Company Support
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount programs
- Company-provided technology and systems
- Training opportunities
- Leadership support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Long-term growth with an expanding company
Additional role-based support and incentives may be available depending on position, performance, tenure, and company needs.
Career Growth
BLVD Electric is growing, and that growth creates opportunities for employees who demonstrate accuracy, professionalism, accountability, consistency, and leadership.
The right person may grow into expanded responsibilities involving senior construction accounting, project accounting management, accounting supervision, financial reporting, payroll oversight, billing management, job-cost controls, budgeting, forecasting, and broader financial leadership.
We are looking for someone who wants to help build organized accounting systems, support project teams, protect the financial health of the company, and grow alongside the organization.
Work Location
Southern California
This is primarily an in-office position. Occasional travel to company offices, project locations, meetings, banks, vendors, or other business locations may be required.
About BLVD Electric Inc.
BLVD Electric Inc. is a California commercial electrical contractor built on field leadership, quality work, organized execution, financial accountability, strong support systems, and long-term relationships with general contractors and clients.
Our company continues to grow because we invest in our employees, support our field and project teams, maintain organized systems, and give strong performers opportunities to advance.
We are seeking a Construction Accountant who understands that successful construction companies depend on accurate job costing, timely billing, strong financial controls, proper documentation, dependable collections, and effective communication between accounting and project operations.
Apply
Submit your resume and include a summary of your experience with:
- Construction or electrical-contractor accounting
- Project billing and payment applications
- AIA G702 and G703 billing
- Schedules of values
- Accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Job costing
- Change orders and retention
- Lien releases and preliminary notices
- Payroll or certified payroll
- QuickBooks or construction-accounting software
- Month-end closing and financial reporting
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Ability to Commute/Relocate
Applicants must be able to reliably commute or relocate before starting work.
Work Location: In person
Pay: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid sick time
Work Location: In person
