Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for financial reporting, month-end close, project accounting, accounts receivable, and account reconciliations. The position will also serve as a key contributor to the administration, improvement, and future upgrade of the firm’s project accounting ERP system.

The ideal candidate has strong accounting fundamentals, excellent analytical skills, and experience in a project-based engineering, architecture, construction, or professional-services environment.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly financial reports, journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analyses.
• Support month-end and year-end close and ensure deadlines are met.
• Manage project accounting, including revenue recognition, WIP, costs, accruals, and contract payment terms.
• Oversee accounts receivable, collections, accounts payable payments, payroll accounting, and employee expenses.
• Review accounting staff’s work for accuracy, proper coding, documentation, and policy compliance.
• Administer and support the project accounting ERP system and participate in upgrades and system improvements.
• Develop financial reports, analyses, and schedules using advanced Excel functions.
• Supervise and train accounting staff and provide support across accounting functions as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or closely related field is required
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience, including experience with project accounting, is required.
• Working knowledge of WIP accounting and paid-when-paid concepts
• Proficient in Excel
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills