Accounting Manager

Managing Director, Recruiting Services at Blue Sky

Blue Sky is currently seeking an Accounting Manager for our client, a market leader in laboratory furniture systems that support scientific innovation and breakthrough discoveries. This is an on‑site position based in the company’s Woburn, MA office.

The Accounting Manager will support both corporate and satellite offices and will play a critical role in the daily oversight and operations of the accounting function. This is a professional, team‑oriented, and fast‑paced environment that requires strong financial discipline and real‑time, job‑level financial insight.

We are seeking a high‑potential, ambitious accounting leader who is ready to take full ownership of the accounting function and is motivated to excel within the organization. Success in this role will be measured by the speed and accuracy of the monthly close, job cost completeness and timeliness, team performance, and process leadership. The Accounting Manager will immediately oversee day‑to‑day accounting operations, manage a team of four, and receive direct mentorship and expanding responsibility from the VP of Finance.

Position is located in Woburn, MA and is an on‑site position with typical hours of 8am‑5pm. This position reports directly to the VP Finance and serves as the second‑in‑command within the accounting department.

• Directly supervise, develop, and hold accountable three team members:
  Accounts Receivable & General Accounting, Accounts Payable.
• Lead the monthly close process to a consistent 10‑business‑day (or better) close.
• Own full‑cycle monthly financial statement preparation, including detailed period‑over‑period flux analysis with explanations for ownership and project teams.
• Oversee and review all balance sheet account reconciliations (bank, AR, AP, WIP, retainage, etc.).
• Ensure accurate job costing, WIP schedules, percentage‑of‑completion revenue recognition, over/under billing analysis, and job profitability forecasting.
• Manage and optimize Sage 300 CRE (Timberline) – job setup, cost codes, change orders, commitments, and custom reporting.
• Oversee A/R aging, collections, lien waiver tracking, and cash application.
• Partner with the sales leadership team to track sales, generate commission reports and appropriately accrue commissions/bonuses on a monthly/quarterly basis.
• Produce timely and accurate monthly job profitability reports and executive financial packages.
• Partner with Project Managers to deliver real‑time financial insights on project performance and support project teams with financial data for bids, contracts, and change orders.
• Strengthen and develop internal controls, document policy and procedures, and enforce controls with full support of executive leadership.
• Drive projects forward that benefit the organization through streamlining process/automation/continuous improvement.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis (initially primarily led by VP Finance).
• Support external audits and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations, including sales tax and prevailing wage requirements.
• Work directly with VP Finance to assist/support the weekly cash flow reporting/forecasting.

Note:

This position does not initially include responsibility for payroll processing but may be added as the role expands.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (Master’s a plus).
• CPA strongly preferred (active, inactive, or candidate);
  Big 4/public accounting + construction experience also highly valued.
• 5–10 years of progressive accounting experience with at least 3–5 years in construction (GC or specialty contractor).
• Expert‑level user of Sage 300 CRE (Timberline) – required.
• Deep knowledge of percentage‑of‑completion accounting, AIA billing, job costing, WIP, change orders, retainage, and construction‑specific financial reporting.
• Proven ability to prepare full financial statements and perform meaningful flux/variance analysis.
• Experience managing AR, AP, and account reconciliations in a construction environment.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing a small team.
• Track record of fast, clean monthly closes in a $50M+…