Accounting Manager

Talentify; Berea (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentify seeks an Accounting Manager to support daily general accounting and project accounting for Ohio/Michigan locations. You will help ensure accurate financial reporting, compliance, and operational support under the Controller.

Your responsibilities include forecasting, monthly close, cost accounting, SOX procedures, audits, and tax returns, with a focus on accuracy and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.
• 3–5 years in finance or accounting roles.
• Exposure to hands-on project accounting.

Responsibilities

• Assist with accounting operations for Ohio/Michigan locations.
• Support weekly forecasting and monthly reconciliations.
• Review projects for revenue recognition in forecasts.
• Assist monthly close with journal entries and reconciliations.
• Support standard costing, labor rates, overhead allocations, accruals.
• Contribute to variance analysis and reporting.
• Prepare month-, quarter-, and year-end financial reports.
• Support annual budgets and capital budgeting.
• Assist with SOX procedures and quarterly testing.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Assist with inventory counts and GL reconciliation.
• Support job costing, WIP, and percentage-of-completion accounting.
• Maintain fixed asset records and depreciation in FAS Sage.
• Assist with lease accounting in Costar.
• Sales & Use tax returns filing.
• Use AI tools to improve productivity and cost reduction.

Skills

Forecasting

Revenue recognition

SOX compliance

Audit support

AI tools usage

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

FAS Sage

Costar

Job description

The Accounting Manager will support the daily general accounting functions and assist with project accounting in the construction industry. This role works under the direction of the Controller and helps ensure accurate financial reporting, compliance, and operational support across the Ohio/Michigan locations.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assist with finance and accounting operations for the Ohio/Michigan locations.
• Support weekly financial forecasting and monthly reconciliations.
• Help review projects for proper revenue recognition in weekly forecasts.
• Assist with monthly close processes, including journal entries and reconciliations.
• Support preparation of standard costing, labor rates, overhead allocations, prepayments, and accruals.
• Contribute to monthly variance analysis and reporting.
• Assist in preparing month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial reports.
• Provide support for annual operating and capital budget preparation.
• Help ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley procedures and assist with quarterly testing.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Assist with annual physical inventory counts and reconciliation to general ledger balances.
• Provide support for job costing, WIP schedules, and percentage-of-completion accounting.
• Help maintain fixed asset records and depreciation schedules in FAS Sage.
• Assist with lease accounting in Costar.
• Support preparation and filing of Sales & Use tax returns.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-marking, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.
• Experience: 3-5 years in finance or accounting roles.
• Exposure to hands-on project accounting

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