Senior Accountant - Corporate

Essential Functions

• Analyze financial data and provide variance explanations to management.
• Prepare and post journal entries for month-end and year-end close.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Absorb assistance with preparation of monthly financial statements.
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts, including construction-specific accounts such as WIP (work-in-progress), retention, and job cost allocations.
• Support audits by preparing schedules and responding to auditor inquiries.
• Absorb assistance with budgeting, forecasting, and special projects as assigned.
• Formulate and prepare a variety of management reports, providing accurate financial data and analysis to support leadership in strategic and operational decision-making.
• Perform job costing analysis by monitoring costs against budgets, identifying variances, and preparing cost-to-complete reports.
• Absorb assistance with financial reporting, cost tracking, and forecasting for project managers and operations teams.
• Ensure proper documentation and compliance with internal controls.
• Continuously improve processes to enhance accuracy and efficiency in project accounting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, operations) to resolve accounting issues.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Assist in the month-end close process.
• Support account reconciliations.
• Prepare and post journal entries for month-end and year-end close.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Absorb assistance with preparation of monthly financial statements.
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts, including construction-specific accounts such as WIP (work-in-progress), retention, and job cost allocations.
• Support audits by preparing schedules and responding to auditor inquiries.
• Absorb assistance with budgeting, forecasting, and special projects as assigned.
• Formulate and prepare a variety of management reports, providing accurate financial data and analysis to support leadership in strategic and operational decision-making.
• Perform job costing analysis by monitoring costs against budgets, identifying variances, and preparing cost-to-complete reports.
• Absorb assistance with financial reporting, cost tracking, and forecasting for project managers and operations teams.
• Ensure proper documentation and compliance with internal controls.
• Continuously improve processes to enhance accuracy and efficiency in project accounting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, operations) to resolve accounting issues.

Success Factors

• Alignment with company mission, vision, and values.
• Alignment with a safety culture.
• Strong team player with the ability to adapt to diverse team members.
• High level of leadership skills - ability to lead and hold accountable a service-oriented team with diverse skill sets.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced/high-volume environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with project tracking, reporting, and scheduling.
• Self-motivated, goal-oriented, accountable, and driven to accomplish department goals.
• Strategic and forward-thinking with a high level of professionalism.
• Ability to be organized, problem-solve, and be solution-oriented.
• Experience developing and executing on processes with an orientation for making improvements.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point).
• Experience with project tracking, reporting, and scheduling.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel and ERP/accounting systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or similar – Viewpoint Vista preferred).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work both independently and within a team.

Additional Requirements/Licenses/Certifications

• Candidates must pass criminal background check and pass a pre-employment drug screen.