Corporate Accountant

Cushing Terrell; Billings (MT); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Cushing Terrell is seeking a Corporate Accountant for a hybrid-office role based in the United States. You will manage daily financial transactions, reconciliations, and client billings across national, regional, and local engagements, reporting to the Director of Finance.

You will prepare monthly financial statements, cash flow analyses, and audit-ready documentation while ensuring GAAP compliance and strong collaboration with payroll, AR, and AP teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field; CPA preferred.
• 8+ years of accounting/finance experience.
• Active CPA license.
• Proficient in Excel including pivot tables and VLOOKUP.
• Experience with Deltek Vantagepoint ERP software.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Familiarity with project contracts, invoicing, and client billing.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Enter and reconcile daily financial transactions, researching and resolving discrepancies as they arise.
• Prepare monthly financial statements, including Accounts Payable coding and expense variance review, Accounts Receivable postings for revenue recognition, and General Ledger accuracy checks.
• Prepare monthly client billings across national, regional, and local accounts, including project contract and invoicing review.
• Reconcile employee deduction tracking and coordinate closely with payroll, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.
• Perform internal audits on contract compliance and retainer balance reviews, identifying process improvements along the way.
• Support monthly trial balances and custom financial reporting using intermediate analysis techniques.
• Ensure accounting activity complies with GAAP, statutory guidelines, and internal financial policy, including required tax filings and annual insurance renewal support.
• Prepare cash flow analysis reports and support year end and other audit preparation.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Project accounting

Invoicing

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

CPA license

Tools

Deltek Vantagepoint ERP

Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP)

Job description

Corporate Accountant

The Corporate Accountant is an office based role at Cushing Terrell, available for a hybrid schedule, focused on ensuring the firm's financial and operational activities are accurately recorded, controlled, and monitored. This position acts as a trusted business partner to leadership, preparing and monitoring financial records, supporting financial planning and analysis, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policy.

What does this role involve day to day? The Corporate Accountant manages daily financial transaction entry, account reconciliation, monthly trial balances, and client billing across national, regional, and local engagements. What will this person create? Accurate monthly financial statements, cash flow analysis reports, and audit ready documentation that give leadership the information needed to make sound business decisions. This role reports to the Director of Finance and works closely with payroll, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.

Position Salary Range*

The expected salary range for this position is $85,000 to $95,000 annually.

Required Qualifications**

Qualifications you will bring to the table:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in accounting or a related field
• 8+ years of job related experience
• Active CPA license
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP, and Outlook
• Experience with Deltek Vantagepoint ERP software
• Working knowledge of accounting principles and financial accounting functions
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to audit and correct complex calculations
• Familiarity with project contracts, project accounting, and invoicing
• Strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
• Comfort working in a fast paced, deadline driven, team based environment
• Customer service oriented approach to internal business partners

Preferred Qualifications**

• Prior experience working with architecture and engineering firms

Position Responsibilities***

• Enter and reconcile daily financial transactions, researching and resolving discrepancies as they arise
• Prepare monthly financial statements, including Accounts Payable coding and expense variance review, Accounts Receivable postings for revenue recognition, and General Ledger accuracy checks
• Prepare monthly client billings across national, regional, and local accounts, including project contract and invoicing review
• Reconcile employee deduction tracking and coordinate closely with payroll, accounts receivable, and accounts payable
• Perform internal audits on contract compliance and retainer balance reviews, identifying process improvements along the way
• Support monthly trial balances and custom financial reporting using intermediate analysis techniques
• Ensure accounting activity complies with GAAP, statutory guidelines, and internal financial policy, including required tax filings and annual insurance renewal support
• Prepare cash flow analysis reports and support year end and other audit preparation

Working at Cushing Terrell

Cushing Terrell is a multidisciplinary design firm with 17 offices and more than 500 team members who bring together their expertise to deliver holistic built environments. Leveraging our influence as designers, we work to create sustainable systems and spaces that help people live their best lives.

Why Cushing Terrell

At Cushing Terrell, we empower creative designers to discover imaginative, responsible, first-of-their-kind environments. But more than that, we support a strong, cohesive team, from our design professionals to our business operations staff. Together, we champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, placing people at the center of our practice, thus our tagline, 'design meets you.' Together, we find joy in uncovering imaginative solutions for the people who work here, the people we work for, and the planet as a whole. We offer a competitive benefits package, work opportunities in a variety of locations and markets, and a company culture that celebrates all the unique viewpoints and personalities that make up our talented team. View our Employee Benefits Guide: https://cushingterrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CushingTerrell_Benefits-Guide_2025.pdf

Things to Note

*Actual pay will be determined based on the candidate's years of experience, licensure status, location, level of proficiency, and other job related factors (as permitted by law). This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus.
**Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full time basis. Cushing Terrell will not sponsor applicants for work visas.
***The majority of the time, a person in this role will be sitting in an office with limited physical requirements. This may require individuals to bend, stretch, twist, and reach.

Cushing Terrell is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. Contact 406.248.7455 if you require assistance or accommodation during the employment application process.