Senior Accountant

We are looking for an experienced, detail-oriented, hands-on Senior Accountant to support the Controller in managing the company's accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, and process improvements. This position will play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, overseeing general ledger activity, supporting construction job costing and Work-in-Progress (WIP) reporting, and ensuring timely month-end and year-end financial closes.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage and maintain general ledger accounts, including journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, depreciation, and bank account reconciliations.
• Assist with the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, ensuring accuracy and timely completion.
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial trends.
• Investigate significant variances, identify discrepancies, and provide meaningful explanations to management.
• Support internal controls and ensure compliance with company accounting policies and procedures.
• Assist with year-end financial reporting, external audits, tax preparation requests, and other financial reviews.
• Assist with monthly Work-in-Progress (WIP) reporting, including review of project costs, estimated costs to complete, percentage of completion, and job profitability.
• Support the implementation, maintenance, and ongoing optimization of ERP and Financial system integrations.
• Import weekly payroll time entries into the accounting system, including reconciling to summary-level reports to ensure accuracy.
• Import job estimates into the accounting system as finalized by the estimating department.
• Maintain Client portals to ensure they are current and allow invoicing and collection to occur by contract deadlines.
• Serve as backup for Purchasing and Sales/Use Tax.
• Maintain Inventory in the accounting system, including troubleshooting inventory issues related to job cost.
• Serve as the accounting liaison with the warehouse for physical inventory counts, reconciling inventory to physical counts and reconciling the General Ledger module to the Inventory module.
• Assist in continuous improvement efforts for processes/procedures for accounting department functions including efforts to automate processes where possible.

PERKS:

• Competitive salary
• Health Benefits (medical, dental, vision and more)
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Five or more years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in construction, manufacturing, or another project-based business.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• Strong attention to detail, accountability, and commitment to accuracy and continuous improvement.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5 plus years’ experience in accounting required; construction experience desired.
• Accounting software experience required.
• Job cost experience desired.