Accounting Manager

AppleOne Employment Services; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking an Accounting Manager for a hands-on, employee-owned construction organization in Poway, CA. You will handle full-charge bookkeeping, subcontractor billing, job costing, AP/AR, payroll support, and month-end close while ensuring profitability and financial accuracy.

Ideal candidates have QuickBooks Desktop expertise, strong attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate with project managers and operations to drive accurate reporting and internal

Qualifications

• 5+ years of bookkeeping, accounting, or construction accounting experience.
• Experience with QuickBooks Desktop.
• Subcontractor construction accounting experience.
• Strong job costing and cost coding knowledge.
• Experience in month-end reconciliations and payroll support.
• Ability to work with project managers and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage construction progress billings using AIA G702 and G703 forms.
• Process accounts payable, subcontractor invoices, POs, and project expenses with proper job costing.
• Monitor accounts receivable aging, assist collections, and reconcile customer accounts for month-end and year-end reporting.
• Support payroll and labor costing by accurately recording labor hours to projects.
• Collaborate with accounting leadership, project managers, and operations to review project costs and prepare reports.
• Maintain organized accounting documentation and support audits and internal controls.

Skills

Full-charge bookkeeping

Construction accounting

Job costing

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Payroll support

Month-end close

AIA billing

Tools

QuickBooks Desktop

Procore

Textura

ADP

Job description

An employee owned construction organization in Poway, CA is seeking an Accounting Manager with strong full-charge bookkeeping experience for a direct hire opportunity. This role is ideal for a hands‑on accounting professional with QuickBooks Desktop expertise, construction accounting knowledge, and experience supporting subcontractor billing, job costing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll support, and month‑end close activities.

This is a strong opportunity for someone who values stability, ownership, and long‑term growth. The Accounting Manager will have visibility across accounting, project management, and operations teams while working in a collaborative, team‑focused environment. Supportive leadership, practical processes, and a hands‑on culture make this a great fit for someone who enjoys being close to the details and contributing directly to project profitability and financial accuracy.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage construction progress billings, including AIA G702 and G703 billing forms.
• Process accounts payable, subcontractor invoices, purchase orders, and project‑related expenses with accurate job cost coding.
• Monitor accounts receivable aging, support collection activity, and reconcile customer accounts for month‑end and year‑end reporting.
• Support payroll and labor costing by ensuring labor hours are accurately recorded and allocated to the correct projects.
• Partner with accounting leadership, project managers, and operations teams to review project costs, analyze variances, and prepare financial reports.
• Maintain organized accounting documentation, support audits and financial reviews, and help improve accounting processes and internal controls.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $85,000 + DOE
• Schedule: Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Manage daily full-charge bookkeeping functions in a construction accounting environment.
• Handle billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, job costing, payroll support, and month‑end accounting activities.
• Track subcontractor compliance, project costs, labor allocation, and construction‑related financial documentation.
• Prepare reporting and cost analysis to support project profitability and financial accuracy.
• 5+ years of relevant bookkeeping, accounting, or construction accounting experience.
• Required experience with QuickBooks Desktop.
• Required subcontractor construction accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of job costing, cost coding, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and month‑end reconciliations.
• Ability to prepare and manage progress billings, including AIA G702 and G703 billing forms.
• Knowledge of payroll support, labor costing, and prevailing wage compliance where applicable.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, follow‑through, and accuracy.
• Ability to work closely with project managers, operations teams, and accounting leadership.
• Hands‑on bookkeeping mindset with the ability to manage daily accounting operations independently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Procore.
• Experience with Textura billing, releases, and related construction payment processes.
• Experience with ADP for payroll.
• Bilingual Spanish skills are a plus.
• Prior experience supporting financial reporting, cost analysis, and construction project profitability reviews.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

AppleOne participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law.

We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment- qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.