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Staff Accountant

Harder Mechanical Contractors, Inc. · Portland, OR · 1 mo ago
On-siteAccountingFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description. We need headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the posting. Content: - Intro paragraph about Harder Mechanical, location, etc. Could be "About the role" maybe? Actually "About Harder" is separate. The role description: "As an Staff Accountant you will work with our team...". So we can put that under About the role. - Responsibilities: list of tasks: "You will be responsible for supporting day-to-day accounting functions, including maintaining accurate financial records, preparing reconciliations, and assisting with financial reporting." Then bullet list: "Staff Accountants at Harder perform the following daily tasks:" then list items. - Requirements: "What you will need to be successful in this role:" bullet list of abilities. - Qualifications/Education/Experience: "Education/Experience: Bachelors degree in accounting preferred 3+ years of relevant work experiencePrevious experience in accounting or other related fields Fundamental knowledge of GAAP". That's a block. - Skills: maybe combine with requirements? But we can separate: maybe "Skills" could be derived from abilities list? But we already have Requirements. Could treat "Skills" as same as Requirements? But we need to avoid duplication. Perhaps we put abilities under Requirements, and Education/Experience under Qualifications. Skills maybe not needed if not distinct. But we could include Skills as part of Requirements? The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But headings are prescribed; we can omit sections if no specific content. We need to decide which sections have content. We have: - About the role: yes. - Responsibilities: yes. - Requirements: yes (abilities list). - Qualifications: yes (education/experience). - Benefits: yes (list of benefits). - Pay: The posting mentions "Competitive salary" but not specific number. It says "Competitive salary" under Benefits? Actually Benefits section includes "Competitive salary". That's pay info. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state "Competitive salary". So we can include Pay section with that line. However we also have Benefits section with other benefits. Could combine Pay into Benefits? But they are separate headings. We could include Pay with "Competitive salary". That's specific enough? It's not a number but it's stated. It's not filler like "commensurate with experience". It's "Competitive salary". That's okay. - Schedule: The posting states: "The schedule for this role is Monday through Friday, 7am–4pm at our Portland, OR headquarters office. This position is not eligible for remote work." That's specific schedule. So include Schedule section. Thus we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We must use

for section headings. Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

    for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. At end there is EEO statement, drug screening etc. Those are boilerplate; we should remove them. Also "Find out more at www.harder.com." maybe not boilerplate but it's a link; could be considered navigation? Probably remove as it's not substantive to role. Also "Harder University training and development, as well as other paid professional development opportunities" is part of benefits; keep. We need to ensure we don't include duplicated lines. Let's extract content. Intro paragraph: "Harder Mechanical is one of the nation’s largest mechanical contractors with an outstanding reputation for working safely, meeting tough schedules, and delivering quality projects. Based in Portland Oregon, we work primarily in the 11-western states with regional offices in Reno, NV; Phoenix, AZ; Concord, CA; and Salt Lake City, UT. As an Staff Accountant you will work with our team of accounting professionals who provide in-house support for the company’s multiple offices and projects. In this role, you will support day-to-day accounting functions, maintain accurate financial records, assist with reconciliations and reporting, and work closely with teams across the company. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment." That's prose for About the role. Then schedule line: "The schedule for this role is Monday through Friday, 7am–4pm at our Portland, OR headquarters office. This position is not eligible for remote work." That's schedule. Then "Successful projects do not complete themselves. Our team of curious and passionate people build on Harder's reputation every day through their actions. We offer professional development opportunities, industry-leading benefits, and the chance to work on projects that will change the built environment forever." That's more about company; could be part of About the role or maybe not needed. Might be considered boilerplate? It's generic marketing. Might be considered not substantive to role. But we could keep as part of About the role? It's not about role specifics. Safer to omit? The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. This is substantive about company but not role. Might be considered boilerplate? It's not legal/EEO. It's marketing. Might be okay to keep but could be considered fluff. However we need to avoid filler. It's not specific to role. I'd lean to omit it because it's not directly about the role. The instruction says remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. This is not those. It's just marketing fluff. Might be considered not substantive. I'd remove to keep focused. Then "What you’ll be doing: You will be responsible for supporting day-to-day accounting functions, including maintaining accurate financial records, preparing reconciliations, and assisting with financial reporting. You will work closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate and timely financial information while providing support to our offices and construction projects. This is a mid-level accounting role that requires strong attention to detail, organization, and accuracy." That's responsibilities prose. Then list: "Staff Accountants at Harder perform the following daily tasks:" then bullet list items. We need to capture each bullet: - Prepare and examine accounting records, financial statements, taxes, and other financial reports - File state sales and use tax returns - Reconcile banking activity to Vista accounting software - Develop and analyze reporting for business operations - Perform audits, ensuring adherence to standard requirements - Create new processes to improve financial efficiency - Report analysis and findings to management team - Be proactive and schedule tasks to ensure you can complete them - Support other areas of accounting as needed (payroll, AP, AR) - Additional tasks as needed We should keep them as list items. Then "What you will need to be successful in this role:" then bullet list of abilities: - Ability to analyze information and processes - Detail-driven and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment - Ability to prioritize effectively - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - A track record and passion for process improvement - Proficiency with computers, especially business solutions and bookkeeping software - Motivation to develop and maintain internal and external relationships - Commitment to ethical behavior with a willingness to adhere to all company policies and current financial legislation Then "Education/Experience: Bachelors degree in accounting preferred 3+ years of relevant work experiencePrevious experience in accounting or other related fields Fundamental knowledge of GAAP". This is a bit messy: need to separate sentences. It says: "Bachelors degree in accounting preferred 3+ years of relevant work experiencePrevious experience in accounting or other related fields Fundamental knowledge of GAAP". Likely missing punctuation. We'll preserve as is but maybe add spaces? We should not invent. We'll keep the exact text: "Bachelors degree in accounting preferred 3+ years of relevant work experiencePrevious experience in accounting or other related fields Fundamental knowledge of GAAP". That's weird but we must preserve. Then Benefits section: list: - Competitive salary - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits – 100% of employee premiums are paid by the company - Generous retirement package includes: 10% retirement contribution made by the company and a company match up to 2% of your annual salary - Profit sharing - Discretionary annual bonus - Paid vacation and holidays - Harder University training and development, as well as other paid professional development opportunities - Team environment that promotes individual growth We should keep each as list item. Pay section: "Competitive salary" (maybe we already have that in Benefits; but we can still have Pay section with that line). However we might duplicate. To avoid duplication, we could put Pay section with "Competitive salary" and Benefits section without that line. But the Benefits list includes Competitive salary as first item. If we separate, we need to avoid duplication. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. If we split, we still preserve all info, just in two sections. That's okay. But we might duplicate the same phrase. That's duplication but it's present in source as part of benefits list. It's okay to have it in both sections? Might be considered duplication but it's from source. However we could keep it only in Benefits and omit Pay section because Pay is not explicitly separate; but the instruction says include Pay section only if posting actually states them. It does state "Competitive salary". So we could have Pay section with that line, and Benefits section without that line (remove Competitive salary from Benefits). That would avoid duplication while preserving info. However we must ensure we don't inadvertently remove other info. Let's do that. Thus Benefits list will exclude Competitive salary. Pay section:

    Competitive salary

    (or maybe just text). Use

    for prose. Schedule section:

    The schedule for this role is Monday through Friday, 7am–4pm at our Portland, OR headquarters office. This position is not eligible for remote work.

    About the role: combine intro paragraph plus maybe the sentence about successful projects? We'll keep intro paragraph only. Responsibilities: include the prose "What you’ll be doing: You will be responsible for supporting day-to-day accounting functions, including maintaining accurate financial records, preparing reconciliations, and assisting with financial reporting. You will work closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate and timely financial information while providing support to our offices and construction projects. This is a mid-level accounting role that requires strong attention to detail, organization, and accuracy." plus maybe the line "Staff Accountants at Harder perform the following daily tasks:" as intro to list? Could be part of responsibilities prose. We'll include that sentence as prose before list. Requirements: the abilities list. Qualifications: the Education/Experience line. Now ensure we don't include boilerplate: remove EEO statement, drug screening etc. Also remove "Find out more at www.harder.com." and "Successful projects do not complete themselves..." etc. Now produce HTML. Structure:

    About the role

    Harder Mechanical is one of the nation’s largest mechanical contractors with an outstanding reputation for working safely, meeting tough schedules, and delivering quality projects. Based in Portland Oregon, we work primarily in the 11-western states with regional offices in Reno, NV; Phoenix, AZ; Concord, CA; and Salt Lake City, UT. As an Staff Accountant you will work with our team of accounting professionals who provide in-house support for the company’s multiple offices and projects. In this role, you will support day-to-day accounting functions, maintain accurate financial records, assist with reconciliations and reporting, and work closely with teams across the company. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable

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