<p>Our recruiting team is searching for a hands-on Senior Accountant to join a well-established construction and engineering organization supporting a variety of active projects throughout the region. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with project managers, operations leadership, and finance professionals while overseeing project-level accounting and supporting the company's broader financial reporting needs. The right candidate will understand how project activity flows through the accounting department, enjoy digging into job cost details, and be comfortable identifying financial discrepancies before they impact project profitability. This is a great fit for someone who brings strong technical accounting knowledge but also enjoys being involved in the operational side of the business.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Oversee accounting activity for multiple active projects, ensuring costs and revenue are recorded accurately and in the appropriate accounting periods.</li><li>Review project budgets, cost reports, commitments, change orders, and job cost transactions for accuracy.</li><li>Prepare and post monthly journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, and other general ledger adjustments.</li><li>Perform detailed balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies between project management and accounting systems.</li><li>Monitor labor, materials, subcontractor expenses, equipment costs, and other project-related expenditures.</li><li>Assist with percentage-of-completion accounting and revenue recognition for long-term projects, where applicable.</li><li>Analyze project profitability and identify unexpected cost overruns, margin fluctuations, and budget variances.</li><li>Work closely with project managers to review financial performance and provide timely reporting on project costs.</li><li>Reconcile accounts payable and accounts receivable activity related to project billing and vendor payments.</li><li>Support progress billing, contract documentation, and project-related financial schedules.</li><li>Participate in monthly and year-end close, ensuring project financials are complete and properly supported.</li><li>Prepare financial reports and analysis for senior leadership, including explanations of significant variances.</li><li>Assist with external audits, tax preparation requests, and internal financial reviews.</li><li>Recommend improvements to job costing procedures, reporting tools, and accounting controls.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>Robert Half is looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to join a growing organization with an established finance department and an expanding portfolio of business operations. This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional who enjoys working beyond basic transaction processing and wants to take ownership of complex reconciliations, financial reporting, and month-end close activities. The Senior Accountant will play an important role in maintaining the integrity of the general ledger, identifying opportunities to improve accounting procedures, and providing meaningful financial information to leadership. The ideal candidate is analytical, highly organized, and comfortable balancing independent responsibilities with collaboration across departments.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Take ownership of assigned general ledger accounts and ensure all balances are accurate, properly supported, and reconciled on a monthly basis.</li><li>Prepare and review complex journal entries, including accruals, prepaid expenses, amortization, depreciation, and recurring adjustments.</li><li>Lead portions of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring deadlines are consistently met.</li><li>Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and investigate unusual fluctuations, discrepancies, or account activity.</li><li>Assist with the preparation of monthly financial statements, management reporting packages, and supporting schedules.</li><li>Analyze income statement activity and provide explanations for variances against budget, forecast, and prior periods.</li><li>Maintain fixed asset schedules, including additions, disposals, depreciation, and related account reconciliations.</li><li>Support revenue and expense recognition procedures in accordance with applicable accounting standards.</li><li>Partner with accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and operational teams to ensure transactions are accurately recorded.</li><li>Assist with annual financial audits and provide supporting documentation to external auditors.</li><li>Identify opportunities to streamline accounting workflows, strengthen internal controls, and improve reporting accuracy.</li><li>Assist with special projects, financial analysis, and process improvement initiatives as the business continues to grow.</li></ul><p><br></p>