Senior Construction Accountant

We are looking for a Senior Construction Accountant to come own the daily accounting operation at SCS Multifamily.

SCS Multifamily is a growing multifamily subcontractor and developer based in North Salt Lake. We install countertops, cabinetry, and flooring on multifamily projects across Utah, the Mountain West, and the Southeast, and we develop our own multifamily projects. Real projects, real customers, real growth.

We need a strong Quick Books accountant who lives in construction billing, keeps the general ledger clean, and takes pride in a tight set of books and a healthy AR aging. Someone who would rather solve a problem than upscale it, and who wants their fingerprints on how a growing company runs its accounting shop.

This is a hands‑on senior seat, not a manager seat and not a controller seat. Your job is to run the day‑to‑day books, cleanly and accurately, and to be the person the rest of the team leans on for anything that hits the ledger.

• Enter and properly classify transactions in Quick Books Online Advanced
• Keep the general ledger clean and organized
• Reconcile bank and credit‑card accounts monthly
• Prepare journal entries as needed
• Research and resolve discrepancies independently

• Prepare and maintain schedules of values for every active project
• Issue AIA G702/G703 pay applications and progress billings to general contractors and owners
• Track retainage, change orders, and remaining contract balance for every project
• Manage lien‑waiver exchange (conditional, unconditional, progress, and final)
• Follow up on unpaid invoices weekly and drive the AR aging report
• Reconcile customer accounts and clear short pays or disputed items

• Apply job cost coding across labor, material, subcontractor, and equipment
• Track cost‑to‑complete on every active project
• Partner with project managers on billing milestones, change orders, and closeout

• Support the AP function on vendor bill entry, coding, and vendor statement reconciliation
• Coordinate retainage tracking for subcontractors on our developer projects
• Code and match corporate card transactions and receipts

• Own your part of the month‑end close
• Produce P&Ls, balance sheets, AR aging, and project reports on a defined cadence

• 4 or more years of accounting experience, with at least 2 years in construction accounting (subcontractor, general contractor, or developer)
• Strong working proficiency in Quick Books Online. This is the primary system you will live in every day.
• Direct experience preparing schedules of values, AIA G702/G703 pay applications, retainage, and change orders
• Comfort with job cost coding and project‑based accounting
• Strong Excel skills (pivots, SUMIFS, XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH)
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Strong written and phone communication with general contractors, subcontractors, and project managers
• Ability to research and resolve discrepancies independently
• Willingness to work in our North Salt Lake office five days a week. This is not a remote role.

• Quick Books Online Advanced experience
• Multi‑entity accounting experience
• Textura, GCPay, or similar pay‑application platform experience
• Progress toward CPA, CCIFP, or a construction‑specific accounting credential
• Fluency with AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity) in daily workflow

• Base salary: $90,000 to $105,000 depending on experience
• Paid time off
• In‑office role at 360 N 700 W, Suite G, North Salt Lake, UT 84054

• Real ownership. You will run the daily books, not just support someone else who does.
• Real variety. Subcontractor billing, developer billing, and project accounting all in one seat.
• Real growth. A growing project pipeline means the person in this seat can grow with the business.
• Real team. We hire people who care about their work, get after it every day, and enjoy the people they work with.
• Real stability. Profitable, growing company with real customers and real projects.
• Coachable environment. We would rather hire the right person and train the technical gaps than hire a technician who does not fit.