Sr. Accountant - Construction

Position Summary

The Senior Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records and supporting the financial management of construction operations. This position plays a key role in the month-end close, general ledger management, job-cost accounting, project financial reporting, WIP accounting, and financial analysis.

The ideal candidate has strong construction-accounting experience and can work effectively with project managers, operations leadership, executive management, and clients.

• Manage and maintain the general ledger and ensure transactions are recorded accurately and timely.
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed-asset schedules, and account reconciliations.
• Perform bank, credit-card, and balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Support the monthly financial close process.
• Analyze financial results and identify unusual or inaccurate transactions.
• Maintain compliance with GAAP and company accounting policies.
• Prepare supporting schedules for audits, tax filings, bonding requirements, and banking relationships.

• Maintain accurate job costs by project, phase, cost code, and cost type.
• Review labor, materials, subcontractor, equipment, and other project costs.
• Monitor actual costs against budgets and approved project forecasts.
• Review committed costs, purchase orders, subcontractor commitments, and change orders.
• Work closely with project managers to resolve job-cost discrepancies.
• Assist with project profitability analysis and cost-to-complete forecasting.
• Monitor project gross margins and identify potential cost overruns or margin issues.

• Assist in preparation of monthly Work-in-Progress (WIP) schedules.
• Analyze earned revenue, billings, costs incurred, and estimated costs to complete.
• Monitor over billings and under billings.
• Reconcile contract values, change orders, billings, retainage, and project costs.
• Support AIA/progress billing and subcontractor payment processes.

• Monitor accounts receivable, collections, retainage, and outstanding customer balances.
• Work with project teams to resolve billing, collection, and lien waiver issues.
• Record Accounts Receivable invoices in accounting system.

• Research sales tax requirements by state and jurisdiction.
• Ensure sales tax is calculated and included in project budgets and proposals to the client where required.
• Prepare and submit regular sales tax reports and payments by state and jurisdiction.

• Assist with annual budgets and periodic forecasts.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and internal controls.
• Support the Controller with financial analysis and special projects.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience within construction, contracting, engineering, or a related industry.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and financial statement preparation.
• Demonstrated experience with job-cost accounting.
• Experience with WIP schedules and percentage-of-completion accounting.
• Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and financial reporting.
• Experience with construction accounting software or ERP systems.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet month-end deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both accounting and non-accounting personnel.

• Construction accounting experience with a general contractor.
• Experience with Sage Intacct and Procore or comparable construction ERP/accounting systems.
• Experience with AIA billing,…