Construction Senior Staff Accountant: WIP, Billing & Growth

Staffmark Group; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual profit sharing

Medical and HSA options

401(k)

Job summary

Hunter Hamilton is partnering with a well-established construction company in St. Louis to recruit a Staff Accountant / Senior Staff Accountant. This newly created role reports to the Accounting Manager and will own key accounting functions while growing into a primary backup.

The position offers long-term growth potential, exposure to project accounting, and the chance to contribute to process improvements within a small team.

Qualifications

• Staff or Senior Staff Accountant experience is required.
• Construction accounting experience is a MUST.
• Experience with WIP and progress billing is required.
• Strong GL and month-end close knowledge is expected.
• Solid GAAP knowledge and accounting fundamentals.
• Advanced Excel skills, particularly VLOOKUPs and formulas.

Responsibilities

• Own AR, progress billing, and construction invoicing.
• Support WIP reporting and project financial reviews.
• Review GL activity, AP coding, accruals, and period cutoff.
• Assist with month-end close and fixed assets.
• Track change orders and job-cost activity.
• Work directly with project managers on billing and WIP.
• Cross-train across AP and payroll.
• Help improve accounting processes and systems.

Skills

Staff accountant experience

Construction accounting experience

WIP and progress billing

GL and month-end close

GAAP fundamentals

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Excel

VLOOKUPs

Job description

Hunter Hamilton is partnering with a well-established construction company in St. Louis to recruit a Staff Accountant / Senior Staff Accountant. This newly created role reports to the Accounting Manager and will own key accounting functions while growing into a primary backup.

The position offers long-term growth potential, exposure to project accounting, and the chance to contribute to process improvements within a small team.