Project Accountant at Foresight On-Site in Location not listed

Position Overview:

The Finance Costing & Scheduling Analyst plays a key role in financial planning, cost control, and project scheduling for Foresight On-site’s construction operations. This position ensures accurate cost tracking, forecasting, and scheduling across multiple high-purity and semiconductor construction projects. The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen with construction project knowledge to drive efficiency, accuracy, and accountability in project execution and reporting.

Why Join Foresight On-site:

At Foresight On-site, precision and accountability drive our success. As part of our finance and project controls team, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring that our high-performance construction projects stay on time and on budget. Join a company that values collaboration, innovation, and financial excellence in every build.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and analyze project budgets, forecasts, and cost reports for construction projects.
• Track labor, materials, subcontractor, and equipment costs against project budgets and schedules.
• Collaborate with project managers and site leadership to ensure accurate and timely cost capture.
• Support job costing, variance analysis, and earned value tracking to monitor project financial health.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules in collaboration with operations and planning teams.
• Evaluate and update schedule progress, identifying risks and recovery plans as needed.
• Prepare regular cost and schedule reports for leadership and client review.
• Ensure consistency between financial systems and scheduling tools to support accurate forecasting and decision-making.
• Partner with procurement and finance to align purchase orders, invoices, and commitments with project budgets.
• Support month-end close processes, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliation of project financials.
• Assist in the development of standardized costing models and templates to improve efficiency across projects.
• Participate in strategic reviews to support continuous improvement in cost and schedule performance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Construction Management, or Engineering required.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in project finance, cost control, or scheduling within construction or manufacturing industries.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, ERP systems (e.g., Paylocity, Viewpoint, or SAP), and scheduling software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project).
• Strong understanding of construction job costing, earned value management, and project lifecycle budgeting.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with both finance and operations teams.
• Experience in the construction industry or project-based environment preferred (Semiconductor, high purity piping a plus).
• Detail-oriented and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications required. Management reserves the right to assign or modify duties and responsibilities as business needs dictate.

Foresight On-Site is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, and/or gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, military status, Vietnam Era and/or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law(s). Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.