Cost Accountant

Whether you’re a recent grad or a seasoned professional, you can experience meaningful career growth at Rosendin. Enjoy a true sense of ownership as you work with a proven industry leader on some of the most exciting and high-profile projects in the nation. We offer a wide range of job opportunities, competitive compensation, full benefits, an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and more.

Why Rosendin?

Committed. Innovative. Engaged.

If you’re looking to take your career to the next level and work with some of the best and brightest in the industry, we want to hear from you. Since our founding over 100+ years ago, Rosendin has been driven to positively impact the communities where we live and work. We are an organization built on integrity and we have a culture that empowers people, embraces diversity, and inspires everyone to do their best.  As one of the largest EMPLOYEE-OWNED electrical contractors in the United States, you will have the unique benefit of being a shareholder at a company experiencing tremendous growth and success. When our people succeed and fuel our success, we reward them. We'd love to have you as a shareholder! 

YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY:

The Cost Accountant is responsible for providing financial services to the project including contract review, billings, work-in-place reporting, subcontractor and general condition payments, and cash reporting. The Cost Accountant is the lead person to support project accounting. As an integral part of the project team. The position acts as a consultant to each Project Manager and our internal customers. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Review all project setups to ensure data accuracy, reasonability and compliance with state and local tax requirements.

• Review operations requests for cost transfers and custom task codes to ensure compliance with company policies.

• Review project budgets to ensure reasonability and compliance with company standards.  

• Review all change orders to make sure backup is appropriate and complies with company standards.

• Facilitate accuracy of project revenue, cost reports, CACs and related notes, work orders and operating expense classifications.

• Schedule and attend month end CAC reviews. Make list of action items for follow up. Track action items for resolution.

• Prepare templates and revenue fluctuation explanations for Divisional P&L reviews.

• Respond to operations personnel if they have any questions regarding project setups, budgets, cost ledgers and CACs. Facilitate communication between operations personnel and other finance departments.

• Communicate all identified risk related to process, ethics, revenue and profitability to finance and operations management teams.

• Support the cost reimbursable project accountants by providing research, training and assistance where necessary.

• Facilitate correction of invalid time with operations personnel.

• Perform special project audits and analysis as required. Including cost vs. budget review, billing vs. cost, and tracking projected margin throughout the project duration.

• Assist and coordinate accounting functions with divisional office as needed.

• Provide support for annual company and external contract audits when required.

• Assist in training Oracle system to Operation staff.

• The duties and responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing and other duties will be assigned based on the position’s role within the business unit.

WHAT YOU BRING TO US:

• Associate degree in Finance or Accounting; Bachelor’s Degree preferred 

• Minimum 2 years’ construction industry finance experience preferred

• Can be a combination of education, training and relevant experience

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BE SU