Senior Accountant

WORK REQUIREMENTS:

Support the overall corporate strategy, assisting with all day to day accounting, financial analysis and reporting. He or she will support implementing and maintaining internal controls and ensuring compliance within the Accounting function. He or she will maintain a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the companies' reported financial results, and ensures that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles. He or she will monitor corporate financial health so that the company can efficiently, successfully, and profitably complete assigned construction projects

Responsibilities:

Oversight for of the accounting team with operational accounting duties including general ledger, A/P, A/R, cash management and reconciliations

Execute month-end close and preparation / review of all financial statements and reports: Trial Balance, P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statements

Be part of the new accounting ERP system implementation team

Provide monthly reports and financial analysis to executive team.

Work closely on budgeting, planning and forecasting.

Assist with forecasting, budgeting and variance analysis including implementing and maintaining internal controls and system integrity

Reassess and propose new policies and procedures that address evolving business needs

Additional construction related accounting: Profitability by Job, Sales vs. COS, Actual vs. Expected Percentages, Loss from Inadequate Markup, Total Sales, Old Inventory vs. Current, etc.

Maintain specifications to include pricing and job costing for contracts and oversee monthly billing and related accounting to A/R to cash reconciliations

Identify areas for improvement, documenting findings and developing appropriate solutions

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Accounting or Finance

Active CPA, CMA or an MBA a plus

Minimum 7 years of accounting experience

Background in development/contracting or construction industry a plus

Ability to Multi-task and be self-motivated in an entrepreneurial environment

Intermediate to advanced software skills. Strong Excel skills required