Senior Accountant

· Support the preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, ensuring compliance with GAAP and delivering meaningful insights to support executive decision-making.

· Drive month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and continuous improvement of close procedures.

· Prepare, review, and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules to maintain the integrity of financial records.

· Own Work-in-Process (WIP) reporting and revenue recognition activities, ensuring accurate project performance measurement and compliance with applicable accounting standards.

· Serve as a business partner to operations and project management teams, providing financial guidance to ensure accurate job costing, project forecasting, and contract performance reporting.

· Analyze project financial results, including margins, labor productivity, cost trends, change orders, and profitability drivers, identifying risks and opportunities proactively.

· Ensure compliance with internal controls, approval workflows, financial policies, and contract requirements, while identifying, investigating, and escalating financial risks or discrepancies.

· Coordinate and support internal and external audit activities by preparing schedules, responding to inquiries, and maintaining strong documentation practices.

· Assist with tax compliance, regulatory filings, and reporting requirements, ensuring accuracy and adherence to applicable regulations.

· Identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, strengthen controls, improve reporting accuracy, and support organizational growth.

· Partner with finance and operational leadership to support ERP optimization initiatives, system enhancements, data integrity, and reporting capabilities.

· Evaluate cash flow impacts associated with project execution, billing cycles, collections, retention, and working capital management.

Education, Experience

· Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business discipline required.

· Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience with increasing responsibility in financial reporting, analysis, and business partnership roles.

· Demonstrated ability to operate as a proactive, self-directed professional with strong business acumen, critical thinking skills, and a sense of urgency.

· Construction industry accounting experience strongly preferred, including exposure to project accounting, job costing, and contract management.

· Experience managing Work-in-Process (WIP) schedules, percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, progress billings, and project profitability analysis preferred.

· Strong understanding of cash flow management, working capital drivers, and the financial lifecycle of construction projects.

· Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, including financial modeling, data analysis, pivot tables, and complex reporting.

· Experience with construction-focused ERP systems and financial reporting tools preferred.

· Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills with the ability to effectively partner with operations, project managers, and executive leadership.

· High level of integrity, professionalism, and commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence.

· Advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, financial modeling)

· ERP/accounting systems experience

· Data analysis and reporting tools

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams)