Senior Staff Accountant

Contour Fence is a locally owned fencing and decking contractor serving the Greater Seattle area since 1984. The company has built a strong reputation for quality workmanship, transparent pricing, and consistent project execution across residential and commercial work. With ongoing expansion into Texas and continued growth across its core markets, the company is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to help scale financial operations and support strategic decision-making

Role Overview

This role owns the accounting engine behind a high-volume, project-based construction business.

You will not just report numbers. You will improve how the business runs.

Key focus areas:

• Job-level profitability
• Cash flow discipline
• Scalable financial systems
• Clean, decision-ready reporting

You will work directly with ownership to translate field activity into financial clarity.

Core Responsibilities

Financial Operations

• Own monthly close, including journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting
• Deliver accurate P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements
• Maintain integrity of the general ledger

Job Costing & Margin Control

• Implement and refine job costing across fencing and decking projects
• Track labor, materials, and overhead by project
• Identify margin leakage and recommend corrective action

Cash Flow & Working Capital

• Manage A/R and A/P cycles to improve cash conversion
• Monitor cash position and forecast near-term liquidity
• Support pricing discipline with real cost visibility

Systems & Process

• Optimize accounting systems (QuickBooks or similar)
• Build repeatable processes for invoicing, purchasing, and reporting
• Support future system upgrades as volume scales

Compliance & Risk

• Coordinate with external CPA for tax and year-end reporting
• Maintain documentation for audits, insurance, and licensing
• Support internal controls appropriate for a growing contractor

Strategic Support

• Assist ownership with budgeting and forecasting
• Provide insight into project mix, pricing, and capacity decisions
• Support evaluation of expansion opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 4+ years of accounting experience
• Strong GAAP foundation
• Experience in construction, home services, or project-based business preferred
• Advanced Excel capability
• Preferred: Job costing experience
• Preferred: CPA or CMA

Salary: $75,000.00 - $90,000.00 with 10-15% bonus

Hybrid: Monday - Thursday In office, Friday Remote