A construction contractor in North San Diego County is seeking a full-time Bookkeeper to support accounting, job costing, project financial tracking, and general ledger activity. This temp-to-hire Bookkeeper opportunity is ideal for someone with construction office experience who enjoys working with numbers, project details, and accounting systems in a fast-paced contractor environment.
This role offers the opportunity to grow in construction accounting while gaining hands-on experience with QuickBooks, Procore, AP/AR, progress billing, job costing, budgeting, and project closeout support. The work environment is team-oriented and detail-focused, with supportive leadership, steady project activity, and the opportunity to build a long-term career path in construction finance.
Key Responsibilities
- Enter and maintain accurate financial, project, and job-cost data in QuickBooks.
- Track project costs, budgets, billing activity, profitability, and supporting documentation.
- Support Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, progress billing, and project closeout processes.
- Assist with Procore tasks, including uploading contracts and change orders and identifying QuickBooks sync errors.
- Reconcile general ledger accounts and maintain audit-ready accounting records.
- Assist with year-end audit documentation, CPA requests, and general administrative accounting support.
Compensation and Benefits
- Pay: $28 to $32 per hour, depending on experience.
- Employment Type: Temp-to-Hire, Full-Time.
- Schedule: Monday through Friday, in office.
- Hours: 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM or 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
- Location: Vista, CA, North San Diego County.
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Required Qualifications and Skills
- 3 to 5 years of bookkeeping, accounting support, or related office experience preferred.
- Basic experience with QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks Desktop.
- Previous office experience with a General Contractor or Subcontractor.
- Understanding of job costing within the construction industry.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to work with spreadsheets and financial data.
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy, organization, and follow-through.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, costs, deadlines, and documentation requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with Procore.
- Experience with VLOOKUPs and PivotTables in Microsoft Excel.
- Knowledge of construction accounting and GAAP principles.
- Experience supporting progress billing, project closeout, and year-end audit documentation.