Accountant – Capital Accounting

Main Responsibilities

• Manage accounting for capital and non-capital projects, including cost tracking, capitalization, and expense recognition.
• Monitor project budgets versus actuals; investigate and explain variances.
• Ensure accurate and timely project close-out accounting, including asset placement into service.
• Partner with operations, engineering, IT, and project management to ensure financial accuracy and proper documentation.

Fixed Asset Accounting

• Maintain the fixed asset subledger, including additions, disposals, transfers, impairments, and retirements.
• Calculate and record depreciation and amortization in accordance with company policy.
• Perform periodic fixed asset reconciliations to the general ledger.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls related to fixed assets.

Month-End and Financial Reporting

• Prepare journal entries related to projects and fixed assets.
• Support monthly, quarterly and annual close processes.
• Prepare supporting schedules and analyses for financial statements and audits.
• Aid in external and internal audit requests related to project accounting and fixed assets.

Compliance and Process Improvement

• Ensure adherence to U.S. GAAP, internal accounting policies, and internal control requirements.
• Document and maintain accounting policies related to capitalization and fixed assets.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, and reporting efficiency.
• Participate in system implementations or enhancements impacting project or fixed asset accounting.

What We Look For In a Candidate

Forged Fiber’s culture is built on honesty, respect, trust, transparency, and a growth mindset. We strive to treat people as they want to be treated, and to operate with consistency, integrity, customer obsession, and courage. We’re looking for top tier talent to join Forged Fiber that can help us bring this mindset to our everyday work and deliver meaningful results.

Qualifications & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience, with significant focus on project accounting and fixed assets.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP capitalization criteria, including asset classification, componentization, and capitalization thresholds.
• Experience with fixed asset systems and ERP environments (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday).
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capabilities with a detail-oriented mindset.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Preferred Experience

• Involvement in audits and internal controls compliance.
• Experience supporting large, complex capital projects.