Senior Accountant

Are you a Senior Accountant looking for a role with greater ownership, visibility, and long-term growth potential?

GHJ Search & Staffing is working with a growing, PE-backed construction services organization who is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its corporate accounting team in Carson, CA. Reporting directly to the Corporate Controller, this position will play a key role in leading month-end close activities, supporting multi-business-unit reporting, driving process improvements, and helping standardize accounting practices across a rapidly expanding organization.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Own month-end and year-end close processes
• Prepare and review journal entries and account reconciliations
• Manage balance sheet schedules and financial reporting
• Support multi-entity accounting and consolidation activities
• Analyze financial results and provide meaningful business insights
• Partner with operational leaders to improve financial accountability
• Drive automation and process improvement initiatives
• Assist with audit, tax, and compliance requirements
• Support job costing, WIP reporting, and revenue recognition activities

What They're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong GAAP knowledge
• Experience owning month-end close
• Advanced Excel skills
• Multi-entity or multi-business-unit experience
• Self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Preferred:

• Construction industry experience
• Job costing, WIP reporting, and Percentage-of-Completion (POC) accounting
• Experience with construction ERP systems such as Spectrum, Sage 300 CRE, Foundation, or Viewpoint
• Audit or public accounting background

Why Consider This Opportunity:

• Direct exposure to executive leadership
• Opportunity to help build and standardize accounting processes
• Growing organization with acquisition activity and expansion plans
• Clear path for future leadership and management growth

$120,000 - $135,000 a year

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