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Project Accountant
Signs of Success —Santa Maria, CA
- $75,000 - $95,000 a year
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Mid-level
- Bachelor's degree
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo —San Luis Obispo, CA
- $28 - $36 an hour
- Email
- Hybrid work
- 5 years
- Office
- Bachelor's degree
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Synergy Manufacturing —San Luis Obispo, CA
- $28 - $35 an hour
- Full-time
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- Mid-level
- Health savings account
- Disability insurance
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Project Accountant

Signs of Success -
Santa Maria, CA

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Job Details

Full-time
$75,000 - $95,000 a year

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Vision insurance
401(k) matching

Qualifications

Accounting experience within construction industry
Cost accounting analysis
Accounts receivable management
Job order costing
Construction industry experience
QuickBooks
Construction accounting

Full Job Description

Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Competitive salary
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Wellness resources

Join Signs of Success as our Project Accountant

Signs of Success is a commercial sign and architectural graphics company serving public and private clients throughout California. Our projects include commercial signage, architectural wayfinding systems, custom fabrication, public works installations, and construction-related sign packages.

We are seeking an experienced construction accounting professional to help keep project costs, billing, payroll, certified payroll, change orders, retainage, and financial documentation accurate and visible.

This role is ideal for someone who has held direct responsibility for construction project accounting, not just clerical support or general data entry. The right person can work with project managers, ownership, and admin staff to identify what is ready, missing, overdue, blocked, or at risk.

Key Responsibilities

Project Accounting & Job Costing

Track project costs including labor, materials, subcontractors, freight, equipment, and buyout items
Review AP coding and labor allocation for job-cost accuracy
Coordinate with project managers to confirm job-cost information
Track cost overruns, missing costs, and questionable charges
Prepare job-cost summaries for ownership and project managers

Construction Billing & AR

Prepare or support progress billing, final billing, and closeout billing
Collect billing backup such as photos, install notes, milestones, time sheets, and signed documentation
Track deposits, retainage, change order billing, and final billing requirements
Maintain billing logs and invoice status
Review AR aging and prepare collections summaries
Escalate disputes, under billing, missing backup, or collection risks

Payroll & Certified Payroll

Own the payroll review and submission process
Review payroll packets prepared by bookkeeping/admin support
Confirm timecards, PTO, overtime, prevailing wage hours, and reimbursements before payroll is submitted
Review labor coding for job-cost accuracy
Run payroll after ownership approval or within approved company procedures
Maintain certified payroll and prevailing wage tracker
Review certified payroll packets, track due dates, save proof of submission, and escalate compliance questions

Contracts, Change Orders & Releases

Track billing-related contract terms, change order status, retainage, releases, and closeout documentation
Support preliens, lien releases, and customer-required billing documents

Owner Reporting & Process Improvement

Prepare weekly summaries showing what is ready, missing, overdue, blocked, or needing a decision
Help improve accounting, billing, payroll, job-costing, and documentation workflows

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of accounting experience, including at least 3 years in construction, specialty trades, public works, general contracting, subcontracting, architecture/engineering, or a related construction business
Equivalent experience may be considered for candidates with 7+ years of direct construction accounting responsibility
Direct responsibility for project accounting functions, not only clerical support or data entry
Experience with job costing, progress billing, AP/AR, payroll review, labor coding, and project financial tracking
Experience working with project managers, estimators, owners, or operations teams to resolve billing backup, cost coding, change order, or project financial questions
Strong QuickBooks and Excel skills required
Certified payroll, prevailing wage, retainage, lien release, pre-lien, change order, or public works experience strongly preferred
Strong organization, confidentiality, accuracy, and follow-through

Growth Opportunity

This role can grow into broader accounting leadership, including job-cost reporting, billing oversight, cash-flow support, admin leadership, and controller support.

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