What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Construction Accountant position at Confidential?
We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Senior Accountant - Construction to manage the company’s extensive operational assets and financial portfolios. In this role, you will oversee the full lifecycle and financial reconciliation of all company property, including cash, heavy machinery, fuel programs, and technology assets. You will bridge the gap between field operations and corporate finance, ensuring tight internal controls, daily accuracy, and accurate job costing. This role is a crucial part to ensure the financial health and sustainability of the organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance and accounting, and a deep understanding of the construction industry.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Control & Cash Management
- Reconcile cash accounts daily and monthly to ensure accurate cash flow tracking across multiple construction projects.
- Audit general ledger accounts relating to fixed assets, depreciation, and operating expenses.
- Upload budgets into Sage 300 for use in job costing. Monthly review and analysis of all job cost reports.
Heavy Equipment & Fixed Asset Tracking
- Maintain the corporate fixed asset ledger, specifically tracking heavy equipment depreciation, acquisition, and disposal.
- Maintain Heavy Equipment rental tracking, analysis of rates. Monthly updates to insurance schedules as needed.
- Review and approval of all monthly rental equipment invoices. Ensuring credits received when due
- Build, optimize, and manage comprehensive tracking spreadsheets to monitor location, utilization, and maintenance costs of machinery.
- Maintain all company truck & trailer registrations, renewals, titles and tracking schedule.
Fuel Program Management
- Oversee the company fuel card program, including ordering, auditing, and setting spending limits.
- Reconcile monthly fuel invoices against equipment logs to detect fraud, waste, or abuse.
- Track bulk fuel inventory and distribution across various active job sites.
IT & Field Asset Coordination
- Manage the deployment and retrieval of corporate field assets, including cell phones, tablets, and laptops.
- Maintain an active inventory database linking devices to specific personnel and active construction projects.
- Review monthly service plans to optimize cellular data usage and reduce corporate overhead.
Qualifications & Skills
- Experience: Minimum of 2-4 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2 years in construction.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree required.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, Advanced Formulas) and experience with construction ERP systems; Sage 300 experience a plus
- Strong understanding of construction job costing, internal control frameworks, and asset management processes.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person