Divisional Accountant

Divisional Accountant

Phoenix

Arizona-based Willmeng Construction is a 100-percent employee-owned general contractor that has been dedicated to helping our people build their "Genuine Place of Purpose" since 1977. We prioritize our exceptional company culture, which has us ranked in the Top 5 of the Phoenix Business Journal's Best Places to Work for more than a decade and made us the only Arizona construction firm on the Inc. Best Workplaces list for three consecutive years. We have earned multiple appearances on AZ Big Media's Most Admired Companies list, and ranked No. 1 for Healthiest Employers for two consecutive years.

Our people and our culture have also created an atmosphere that encourages going above and beyond for our clients and our community. Our team's dedication to its craft has earned us NAIOP (CREDA) Arizona General Contractor of the Year six times, while at the same time donating more than $1 million annually to community organizations.

Our strategic vision focuses on supporting prelease transactions, competitively bidding projects of all sizes, and fostering our altruistic service culture by recruiting highly talented individuals of great character who want to make a genuine impact on our communities.

The Role

The Divisional Accountant is an accounting specialist embedded within our project operations, serving as the connection between project management teams and the accounting department. This role is focused on construction accounting functions - accrual calculations, reconciliations, and project financial analysis while ensuring PMs and accounting stay aligned on project performance, process expectations, and financial compliance. Project managers retain ownership of their project budgets and financial outcomes; the Divisional Accountant brings the accounting depth to support, analyze, and validate those numbers accurately. This role is based in-office 5 days a week with flexible hours between 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

What You Will Accomplish

• Serve as the primary liaison between assigned project managers and the accounting department - attending project meetings, budget reviews, and accounting team meetings to ensure alignment on project financials, process changes, and expectations on both sides.
• Deliver timely WIP reporting, job cost reporting, and profitability analysis to PMs and leadership, surfacing trends and margin erosion early.
• Conduct monthly budget-to-actual analysis for each assigned project, identifying cost variances and communicating findings clearly to project managers and accounting leadership.
• Calculate, review, and reconcile monthly cost accruals - including sales tax, insurance, and other project-level charges - ensuring amounts are accurate and correctly applied to each job.
• Reconcile recurring monthly charges entered manually by accounting and validate their accuracy against project activity, contract terms, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate client AR follow-up, subcontractor and non-commitment payments, and reconciliation of accounting and operations records.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, and accruals.
• Prepare and maintain WIP schedules and support revenue recognition under percentage-of-completion or completed contract methods.
• Maintain labor rates and cost code mapping and support ERP and project accounting system optimization.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, company procedures, payment requirements and, when applicable, prevailing wage and certified payroll tracking.
• Support audits and maintain organized project financial records.

What We Would Like You To Have

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• 2 years of accounting experience; construction or general contracting preferred.
• CPA or progress toward CPA a plus.
• Knowledge of GAAP and construction revenue recognition.
• Experience with job cost, WIP, and project-based accounting.
• Experience with Procore and Oracle Fusion, or similar ERP or project accounting systems.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and financial analysis.
• Experience presenting financial data to non-finance audiences such as project managers and operations leaders.
• Comfort engaging in project reviews - asking questions, challenging cost assumptions, and driving clarity on numbers.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and effective written and verbal communication in English.
• Mastery with AI tools used in business, such as ChatGPT, Copilot, or Claude, is a plus.

You're Inspired By Our Values

• Altruistic - Our foundation is built upon the authentic, selfless concern we share for the success and wellbeing of others.
• Fair 360 - We illuminate with kindness by seeking to understand before being understood and by caring more than may seem reasonable so we can achieve genuine success for all.
• Strategic - The blueprint that guides the creation of a genuine place of purpose expresses the clarity of our vision, the rigor of our thought and the character of our word.
• Sincere - We present no facades, only genuine elevations of truth, trust, and wholehearted loyalty to the employees we mentor, the clients we serve and the communities we call home.
• Nimble - Our structural integrity is ensured through the balance of resourcefulness, responsiveness, and adaptability and strengthened by being well-rounded in the market to serve at the highest levels.

Compensation

Alongside cash, our total compensation package includes comprehensive benefits and 100% employee ownership. From wellness to work life, our benefits support our employees' total wellbeing.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• 401k with employer match
• Employee medical, dental, and vision insurance 100% covered, with options to add dependents at 50% coverage by Willmeng
• Flexible Time Off Policy
• 9 paid company holidays
• 3 consecutive weeks of parental bonding leave, with an additional 3-5 weeks of disability leave for delivery recovery
• Spacious break rooms with healthy meals & snacks provided at no additional cost
• Team-building activities, including volunteer opportunities

Willmeng places nothing more important to the organizational health of the company than its overall focus on culture. By bringing different personalities together and embracing their individual contributions, the culture is rich, strong and uniquely different. With a true family feel and the opportunity to participate in building a genuine place of purpose for clients and employees, Willmeng has the distinct advantage of something exceptional and special in the culture.