Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

Phoenix

Since 1977, Arizona-based commercial general contractor Willmeng Construction has been committed to staying true to building excellence and preserving the company's high value to the clients we serve. Willmeng gives back to our community and has been recognized for a multitude of awards for project excellence and company culture including Contractor of the Year by AZRE Magazine, #1 General Contractor by Ranking Arizona, Best Workplace by Inc. Magazine, General Contractor of the Year by NAIOP, and Best Places to Work by Phoenix Business Journal.

Our strategic vision focuses on three fundamental aspects: supporting prelease transactions, maintaining our ability to competitively bid projects small and large, and fostering the "altruistic service" corporate culture established by recruiting highly talented individuals of great character.

The Role

We're seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant with construction accounting experience and a strong focus on accuracy and timely reporting. In this role, you will track and reconcile project costs, support month-end close, and help maintain financial records that reflect overall project performance. You will work closely with project managers, project engineers, and the broader Accounting/Finance team to ensure consistent cost tracking and support informed project decisions. This is an in-office position during the training period, with the option to work from home one day per week after training.

What you will accomplish

• Collaborates with Accounting team members across Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Payroll.
• Reconciles assigned balance sheet accounts and ensures accuracy.
• Accrues sales tax liabilities, processes monthly adjustments, and returns.
• Supports project teams as needed to ensure expense reports are submitted on time.
• Records change orders in the accounting system accurately and promptly.
• Partners with project teams to review projects for completion and initiates job closeout in the accounting system.
• Provides timely, accurate responses to support smooth project operations.

What we would like you to have

• 2–5 years of financial accounting experience (construction preferred).
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion, Concur, and/or Procore preferred.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and multiple assignments.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative working style.
• Detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving skills.

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.