General Accountant

Company Description: Nesbitt Construction, Inc. is an established general contractor specializing in commercial, industrial, and public works construction projects. The company focuses on delivering high-quality construction services tailored to each client’s specific goals. Nesbitt Construction values communication, collaboration, accountability, and excellence throughout all of phases of its operations.

Role Description: Nesbitt Construction is seeking an experienced Construction Accountant to lead day-to-day accounting and financial reporting for multiple commercial construction projects. This role connects the accounting office with project operations; turning job-cost data, contracts, payroll, billing, and work-in-progress information into accurate reports and practical financial insight. The right person is detail-oriented, deadline-driven, comfortable working directly with project managers and company leadership, and able to see both the transaction and the larger business picture.

Role Tasks:

• Manage daily cash visibility, monitor accounts payable and receivable, forecast upcoming needs, and keep the CEO informed of the company’s cash position.
• Maintain accurate construction job-cost records across Sage and Procore, including new-job setup, budgets, cost codes, commitments, ERP reconciliation, and job closeout.
• Oversee or perform accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, general ledger, bank and credit-card reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expenses, depreciation, and loan entries.
• Coordinate with project managers on monthly AIA pay applications, supporting documentation, billing status, collections, and reconciliation of job costs to field progress.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, work-in-progress schedules and adjusting entries, job-cost reports, budget-to-actual analyses, and management reports.
• Administer weekly payroll, prevailing-wage and certified-payroll requirements, payroll taxes, garnishments, unemployment paperwork, timecard audits, W-2s, and 1099s.
• Develop the annual operating budget, periodic forecasts, year-end projections, and financial models that support growth, efficiency, and profitability.
• Prepare year-end records for the outside tax accountant and provide required financial information to bankers, bonding agents, and insurance providers.
• Support risk and compliance activities, including insurance renewals, business licenses, annual tax assessments, and state corporate registrations.
• Prepare project-closeout financial analyses comparing final results with the original estimate, including profit, over/under budget performance, and lessons learned.

Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and GAAP; construction accounting and work-in-progress experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with job costing, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, reconciliations, and financial-statement preparation.
• Ability to organize competing priorities, meet recurring deadlines, investigate discrepancies, and maintain accurate supporting documentation.
• Possess proficiency with accounting software and spreadsheets, along with solid data entry and document management skills.
• Intermediate or better skills within the Microsoft suite of software products
• Sage 100, Sage Construction Management, and/or Procore experience is a plus; training is available for the right candidate.
• Professional communication skills and the ability to collaborate with executives, project managers, field leaders, vendors, bankers, bonding agents, insurers, and outside accountants.
• Sound judgment, personal accountability, and strict discretion with confidential financial and employee information.