Senior Accountant

Title: Senior Accountant Location: Rockville, MD (On-site) Our client, a growing construction/general contracting firm here in Rockville, MD is adding a Senior Accountant to their team. This person will own the general ledger close across its entities, including month-end close, balance sheet recs, intercompany transactions, job costing/WIP back to the GL, and liaison with external auditors for year-end audit prep. This position offers a competitive compensation package and benefits, vast upward growth mobility, a dynamic work culture, and the chance to join a growing team as they continue to scale. What you'll own • The month-end, quarter-end and year-end GL close across multiple entities • Journal entries: accruals, prepaids, depreciation, intercompany and non-standard entries • Balance sheet reconciliations and trial balance review across every entity, chasing down misclassifications and unusual variances • Intercompany transactions and eliminations • Tying job cost activity to the GL, reconciled to job cost reports and WIP schedules, with the Project Accounting team • Forecast support, budget-to-actual variance reporting, cash flow analysis and ad hoc analysis for the Controller • Audit schedules and point of contact for external auditors and tax preparers, plus process and control improvements wherever you see them What we're looking for • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field • 4+ years of progressive GL/accounting experience including multi-entity work, or 2+ years of audit in public accounting (Big 4, large regional or similar) • CPA or CPA candidate (strongly preferred) • Strong GAAP and month-end close fundamentals: journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statement preparation • Construction or data center industry experience (preferred) • Able to work on-site in Rockville, MD five days a week