Staff Accountant

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
• Daily cash deposits and monthly bank account reconciliations.
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries, including but not limited to, fixed assets, accruals, prepaid expenses, and adjusting entries.
• Lead assigned aspects of the month-end close process and ensure timely completion.
• Review and process job cost adjustments, as assigned by Assistant Controller, to ensure costs are accurately recorded by project.
• Work closely with project accountants, project managers and operations teams to resolve job cost discrepancies.
• Prepare monthly financial statements and supporting schedules for management review.
• Aid in internal financial reporting, budget-to-actual analysis, and ad-hoc reporting requests.
• Support audit and review processes by preparing schedules and responding to requests.
• Provide backup and support to the Accounts Payable Specialists.
• Aid in invoice coding, approvals, and proper cost allocation, as needed.
• Help ensure timely and accurate vendor and subcontractor payments.
• Cook up insurance documentation and compliance requirements as needed.
• Support internal controls related to subcontractor and vendor compliance.
• Administer the corporate credit card program, including user setup, card issuance, limit maintenance, and monitoring.
• Review and reconcile monthly credit card statements.
• Ensure expenses are properly documented, coded, and compliant with company policy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 2–5 years of accounting experience, preferably in construction or public accounting.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting and month-end close procedures.
• Experience with job cost accounting and project-based financial tracking.
• Proficiency with Vista Viewpoint and Microsoft Excel.
• Experience in the construction or trade contractor industry, preferred.
• CPA or progress toward CPA, preferred.

Reporting Relationship

Reports to VP of Finance

Location

St. Louis, MO

Compensation

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Bonus opportunity
• Additional compensation when travel is required
• Competitive benefits package including health, dental, matching 401k program, etc.