GeoSpecialties, LLC supports construction project financial management through clear reporting, reliable processes, and collaboration across teams. In this onsite role in Lexington, KY, you will help ensure monthly Work-in-Progress (WIP) reporting, forecasting, and job costing are accurate and decision-ready, while partnering with project leadership to improve the visibility and consistency of project performance.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and maintain the company’s monthly Work-in-Progress (WIP) reports.
- Support the Chief Operating Officer during monthly WIP review meetings by assembling project financial information, updating forecasts, and documenting revisions.
- Partner with project managers to review project budgets, actual costs, committed costs, billings, projected costs to complete, and anticipated project profitability.
- Analyze project financial performance and flag potential cost overruns, margin erosion, billing issues, and other financial risks.
- Review labor, subcontractor, material, equipment, and other project costs to confirm they are properly captured and allocated.
- Assist project managers with building and maintaining cost-to-complete forecasts throughout the project lifecycle.
- Reconcile WIP reports to job cost reports and accounting records.
- Support accurate revenue recognition, including overbillings and underbillings, and contribute to month-end financial reporting.
- Track approved and pending change orders and assess their impact on project financial performance.
- Assist with project setup, budgets, cost code management, and project closeout.
- Support fleet and equipment cost tracking, ensuring ownership, maintenance, fuel, and repair costs are properly allocated to projects.
- Create reports and dashboards that provide leadership with clear visibility into project performance.
- Recommend improvements to job costing, project reporting, and financial processes.
- Build proficiency in the ERP system, ComputerEase Cloud by Deltek, to improve the quality and consistency of project financial reporting.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in construction accounting, project management, project controls, cost controls, estimating, or construction operations.
- Experience with construction job costing and project financial management.
- Experience preparing or maintaining WIP reports is preferred.
- Strong understanding of project budgets, cost codes, labor reporting, equipment costing, subcontract management, billing, and change orders.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with project managers, accounting personnel, and executive leadership.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field is preferred, but not required with equivalent construction experience.
- Experience with ComputerEase Cloud by Deltek or similar construction ERP/accounting software is preferred.
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Compensation
$58,000.00 to $70,000.00 per year. GeoSpecialties offers a competitive salary based on experience and qualifications, along with a comprehensive benefits package, paid time off, retirement benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
Work Location
In person in Lexington, KY.
Technologies
- ComputerEase Cloud by Deltek
- Microsoft Excel
How to Apply
Please submit your résumé along with a brief summary describing your experience with construction job costing, project forecasting, WIP reporting, project management, or construction financial analysis.
