Staff Accountant

Summary

The Staff Accountant is responsible for supporting the full-cycle accounting process, maintaining accurate financial records, assisting with reconciliations, journal entries, financial reporting, and month-end close activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Verifies, allocates, and posts details of business transactions from invoices, receipts, check stubs, and other supporting documents.
• Sums up details in subsidiary ledgers or accounting files and transfers data to the general ledger.
• Reconciles and balances assigned accounts.
• Prepares and maintains accounting reports related to cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable, accounts receivable, profit and loss, and other business operations.
• Assists with invoice review, journal entries, payment records, billing support, and vendor/customer account follow-up as needed.
• Supports month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.
• Maintains accurate accounting records and supporting documents through trial balance.

Qualifications

• Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or relevant field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. 1-2+ years of experience in accounting, preferably in a construction industry.
• Skills and Competencies: Strong understanding of accounting processes, basic math skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products, intermediate knowledge of accounting software or ERP systems, excellent organizational and time management skills, ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality, ability to prioritize responsibilities, effective communication skills, ability to develop and maintain relationships, ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, ability to work in a construction site environment.
• Language Proficiency: Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Ability to communicate in Mandarin, preferred.
• Nice to have: Construction experience, verbal communication and reading skills in Mandarin.
• Additional Requirements: Valid Arizona driver’s license, ability to travel to other sites within Arizona.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Frequently stand and walk for extended periods throughout the workday.
• Frequently lift, carry, push, and pull materials weighing up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift heavier items with assistance or mechanical equipment.
• Bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach to perform assigned tasks.
• Use hands and fingers to handle, feel, grasp, and operate tools, equipment, or materials.
• Perform repetitive motions involving the hands, wrists, and arms.
• Climb ladders, stairs, or elevated surfaces as required by the job.
• Maintain visual acuity sufficient to read labels, instructions, safety signage, and documentation.
• Maintain balance and coordination while moving materials or operating equipment.
• Ability to work in physically demanding environments requiring frequent movement and manual labor.

Work Environment

• Exposure to dust, noise, vibration, and moving mechanical equipment.
• Indoor and/or outdoor work environments, which may include varying temperatures and weather conditions.
• Work in confined spaces, elevated areas, or active job sites, depending on project requirements.
• Required use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as hard hats, safety glasses, gloves, steel-toe boots, and high-visibility vests.
• Interaction with powered industrial equipment, tools, and vehicles.