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Accounting Manager (Full Charge Bookkeeping) - Commercial Construction
Pay: $45.00–$65.00 per hour DOE, plus benefits
Job Type: Full-time Manager
Schedule: Day shift
Work Location: In person – Lodi, CA
Position Summary
Our Company has seen a ton of growth over the pass few years, so we are expanding our Construction Accounting Department. We are in need of a strong Supervisor to support the Accounting Manager and the department as a whole.
We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Accounting Manager with Full Charge Booking experience to join and manage our construction accounting team. This position is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, supporting the full accounting cycle, reviewing job costs and project financial information, preparing financial and management reports, and working closely with management and project teams.
The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of construction accounting and job costing, is highly organized and self-directed, and can independently research, reconcile, and resolve accounting discrepancies.
Experience with Trimble Vista and Procore is required. Experience with Crystal Reports/Crystal Report Writer, PivotTables, and Power Query is a strong plus.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Maintain accurate and complete company accounting records.
- Manage general ledger activity, including reviewing, balancing, correcting, and adjusting accounts.
- Perform account and bank reconciliations and research and resolve discrepancies.
- Prepare and post adjusting and correcting journal entries.
- Perform and assist with month-end and year-end closing processes.
- Review financial information for accuracy, completeness, and proper classification.
- Review construction job costs, project financial information, and job profitability for accuracy.
- Review cost coding and identify potential errors or inconsistencies affecting project financial reporting.
- Work with project teams to research and resolve job-cost and accounting discrepancies.
- Prepare financial information and reports for management review.
- Create recurring and ad hoc financial and management reports.
- Assist with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions and provide backup support as needed.
- Work closely with management, accounting staff, project managers, and other construction team members to obtain information and resolve accounting questions.
- Identify discrepancies, unusual activity, or potential accounting issues and follow them through resolution.
- Assist with improving accounting processes, reporting, and internal controls.
- Provide training and support to other accounting team members as appropriate.
- Assist with special projects, financial analysis, and other accounting-related responsibilities as requested by management.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years of full-charge bookkeeping or comparable accounting experience.
- Construction accounting and job-costing experience.
- Experience with Trimble Vista.
- Experience with Procore.
- Strong understanding of the complete accounting cycle.
- Experience with general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- Ability to review and analyze job-cost and financial information and identify discrepancies.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organizational, follow-up, and tracking skills.
- Ability to independently research and resolve accounting issues.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced construction environment.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with accounting and project teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Professional judgment and discretion when handling confidential financial information.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Crystal Reports/Crystal Report Writer.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel experience, including PivotTables and Power Query.
- Experience developing or preparing job-cost, profitability, and management reports.
- Experience improving accounting processes, reporting tools, and internal controls.
Professional Skills
This position regularly interacts with company ownership, management, accounting personnel, project managers, project teams, vendors, subcontractors, suppliers, lenders, banks, and other financial professionals.
The successful candidate must be comfortable asking questions, obtaining information from project teams, researching discrepancies, and following issues through resolution.
We are looking for someone who is hands-on, dependable, self-managed, analytical, and detail-oriented and who understands the importance of timely and accurate financial information in a construction environment.
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
Compensation
$41.00–$60.00 per hour DOE, plus benefits.
Final compensation will be based on relevant construction accounting experience, Trimble Vista and Procore proficiency, reporting capabilities, and overall qualifications.
Education
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Accounting education, coursework, or degree preferred.
Experience
- Full Charge Bookkeeping/Accounting: 3+ years required
- Construction Accounting/Job Costing: Required
- Trimble Vista: Required
- Procore: Required
- Crystal Reports/Crystal Report Writer: Preferred
- PivotTables: Preferred
- Power Query: Preferred
Work Location: In person – Lodi, California
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $45.00 - $65.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- What is your salary requirement?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Crystal Reports: 1 year (Preferred)
- Crystal Report Writer: 1 year (Preferred)
- Pivot Tables: 1 year (Preferred)
- Power Query: 1 year (Preferred)
- Microsoft Office: 1 year (Preferred)
- QuickBooks: 3 years (Required)
- Tremble Vista: 1 year (Required)
- Construction Accounting/Job Costing: 1 year (Preferred)
- ProCore: 1 year (Required)
- Full Charge Bookkeeping/Accounting: 3 years (Required)
- Viewpoint by Vista: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Accounting Manager (Full Charge Bookkeeping) - Commercial Construction
Pay: $45.00–$65.00 per hour DOE, plus benefits
Job Type: Full-time Manager
Schedule: Day shift
Work Location: In person – Lodi, CA
Position Summary
Our Company has seen a ton of growth over the pass few years, so we are expanding our Construction Accounting Department. We are in need of a strong Supervisor to support the Accounting Manager and the department as a whole.
We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Accounting Manager with Full Charge Booking experience to join and manage our construction accounting team. This position is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, supporting the full accounting cycle, reviewing job costs and project financial information, preparing financial and management reports, and working closely with management and project teams.
The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of construction accounting and job costing, is highly organized and self-directed, and can independently research, reconcile, and resolve accounting discrepancies.
Experience with Trimble Vista and Procore is required. Experience with Crystal Reports/Crystal Report Writer, PivotTables, and Power Query is a strong plus.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Maintain accurate and complete company accounting records.
- Manage general ledger activity, including reviewing, balancing, correcting, and adjusting accounts.
- Perform account and bank reconciliations and research and resolve discrepancies.
- Prepare and post adjusting and correcting journal entries.
- Perform and assist with month-end and year-end closing processes.
- Review financial information for accuracy, completeness, and proper classification.
- Review construction job costs, project financial information, and job profitability for accuracy.
- Review cost coding and identify potential errors or inconsistencies affecting project financial reporting.
- Work with project teams to research and resolve job-cost and accounting discrepancies.
- Prepare financial information and reports for management review.
- Create recurring and ad hoc financial and management reports.
- Assist with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions and provide backup support as needed.
- Work closely with management, accounting staff, project managers, and other construction team members to obtain information and resolve accounting questions.
- Identify discrepancies, unusual activity, or potential accounting issues and follow them through resolution.
- Assist with improving accounting processes, reporting, and internal controls.
- Provide training and support to other accounting team members as appropriate.
- Assist with special projects, financial analysis, and other accounting-related responsibilities as requested by management.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years of full-charge bookkeeping or comparable accounting experience.
- Construction accounting and job-costing experience.
- Experience with Trimble Vista.
- Experience with Procore.
- Strong understanding of the complete accounting cycle.
- Experience with general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- Ability to review and analyze job-cost and financial information and identify discrepancies.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organizational, follow-up, and tracking skills.
- Ability to independently research and resolve accounting issues.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced construction environment.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with accounting and project teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Professional judgment and discretion when handling confidential financial information.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Crystal Reports/Crystal Report Writer.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel experience, including PivotTables and Power Query.
- Experience developing or preparing job-cost, profitability, and management reports.
- Experience improving accounting processes, reporting tools, and internal controls.
Professional Skills
This position regularly interacts with company ownership, management, accounting personnel, project managers, project teams, vendors, subcontractors, suppliers, lenders, banks, and other financial professionals.
The successful candidate must be comfortable asking questions, obtaining information from project teams, researching discrepancies, and following issues through resolution.
We are looking for someone who is hands-on, dependable, self-managed, analytical, and detail-oriented and who understands the importance of timely and accurate financial information in a construction environment.
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
Compensation
$41.00–$60.00 per hour DOE, plus benefits.
Final compensation will be based on relevant construction accounting experience, Trimble Vista and Procore proficiency, reporting capabilities, and overall qualifications.
Education
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Accounting education, coursework, or degree preferred.
Experience
- Full Charge Bookkeeping/Accounting: 3+ years required
- Construction Accounting/Job Costing: Required
- Trimble Vista: Required
- Procore: Required
- Crystal Reports/Crystal Report Writer: Preferred
- PivotTables: Preferred
- Power Query: Preferred
Work Location: In person – Lodi, California
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $45.00 - $65.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- What is your salary requirement?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Crystal Reports: 1 year (Preferred)
- Crystal Report Writer: 1 year (Preferred)
- Pivot Tables: 1 year (Preferred)
- Power Query: 1 year (Preferred)
- Microsoft Office: 1 year (Preferred)
- QuickBooks: 3 years (Required)
- Tremble Vista: 1 year (Required)
- Construction Accounting/Job Costing: 1 year (Preferred)
- ProCore: 1 year (Required)
- Full Charge Bookkeeping/Accounting: 3 years (Required)
- Viewpoint by Vista: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Automotive
- Food & Beverage
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in commercial accountant jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
- Proficiency in ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms
- Experience with financial modeling, budgeting, and variance analysis
- CPA certification or active progress toward obtaining one
- Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and financial functions
- Demonstrated ability to partner with non-finance stakeholders on business decisions
Tips for Your Commercial Accountant Job Search
Tailor your resume to commercial finance
Highlight experience with variance analysis, budget vs. actuals reporting, and commercial modeling rather than pure compliance or audit work. Hiring managers for commercial accountant roles want to see you've influenced business decisions, not just closed books.
Quantify your impact on margins
Replace phrases like 'assisted with reporting' with numbers showing how your analysis shifted a pricing decision or improved gross margin. Commercial teams hire people who connect accounting output to revenue outcomes, so make that connection explicit.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists commercial accountant openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that name your tools
Filter for roles that list the ERP or planning tools you know, whether that's SAP, Oracle, or Anaplan. Demonstrating fluency in a company's existing stack cuts your ramp-up time and raises your competitiveness against candidates who'd need training.
Prepare a commercial case for your interview
Most commercial accountant interviews include a business partnering scenario where you're asked to interpret P&L variances and recommend action. Practice walking through a real example from your work: what the numbers showed, what you recommended, and what happened.
Negotiate using total compensation context
Commercial accountant offers often include a bonus tied to company or divisional performance, which can represent a meaningful share of total pay. Ask during negotiation how the bonus is structured, what the target payout has been, and whether it's discretionary or formula-driven.
Commercial Accountant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most commercial accountants?
The companies hiring the most commercial accountants right now include Graycor, VALERIS, and IRG Realty Advisors, with the largest share of openings in California, North Carolina, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is strongest in manufacturing, consumer goods, and financial services industries.
How many commercial accountant jobs are remote?
About 27% of commercial accountant openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting broader trends in finance team flexibility. Business partnering and FP&A-adjacent roles within commercial accounting tend to have the highest remote availability, while roles requiring close collaboration with on-site operations teams are more likely to be in-person.
How do you become a commercial accountant?
Start with a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, then build experience in financial reporting, budgeting, and cost analysis through roles in management accounting or financial planning. Pursuing a CPA or CIMA qualification strengthens your candidacy. Moving into a commercial accountant role typically requires demonstrating that you can translate accounting data into business recommendations, so seek out cross-functional projects early in your career.
Can you get a commercial accountant job with little experience?
Entry-level commercial accountant roles do exist, particularly in larger organizations that run structured finance rotational programs. Focus your application on transferable skills like variance analysis, Excel modeling, and any exposure to P&L ownership from internships or adjacent roles. Highlighting a business-facing project or academic case study that shows commercial judgment can offset a shorter work history.
What does the commercial accountant interview process look like?
Most commercial accountant hiring processes include a recruiter screen, a hiring manager interview focused on technical accounting and business partnering experience, and a case study or modeling exercise. The case typically involves analyzing a P&L or margin scenario and presenting a recommendation. Final rounds often include a panel with finance leadership or a cross-functional stakeholder to assess how you communicate with non-finance teams.
Where can I find and apply to commercial accountant jobs?
You can find and apply to commercial accountant jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search for roles that match your experience level and specialization, then apply directly to each listing that fits your background.
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