Hybrid General Ledger Accountant – Project Accounting Focus

Mannik Smith Group; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 77,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

WEI Incentive Program

Healthy Workplace Program

Employee Referral Bonus

Competitive Health Benefits

Career Development and Training

Flexible/Hybrid Schedule

Community Service Opportunities

Job summary

Waggoner Engineering, Inc. is seeking a General Ledger Accountant in Jackson, MS (or Baton Rouge, LA) to join the Finance team. You will own key GL and month‑end activities, including reconciliations, journal entries, and AP review, in a project‑based ERP environment.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in GL accounting, strong Excel skills, and experience with ERP systems such as Deltek Vantagepoint or Deltek Vision. This full‑time role offers a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience with meaningful hands-on responsibility for general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Demonstrated experience preparing bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience preparing and posting journal entries.
• Strong understanding of accrual accounting and general ledger accounting principles.
• Experience working within an ERP or other integrated accounting system.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including lookups and pivot tables.
• Ability to independently research accounting discrepancies and resolve reconciling items.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and documentation.
• Ability to manage recurring responsibilities and meet monthly close deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for assigned operating and other cash accounts and timely research and resolve reconciling items.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations with complete supporting documentation.
• Prepare and post recurring and non‑recurring journal entries, including accruals, prepaid expenses, reclassifications, intercompany activity, and correcting entries.
• Own assigned general ledger accounts and ensure transactions are complete, accurate, appropriately classified, and recorded in the proper period.
• Perform assigned month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end close activities within established deadlines.
• Review daily bank and cash activity and ensure transactions are accurately reflected in the general ledger.
• Assist with routine cash management, cash balance monitoring, and identification of transactions requiring accounting entries or follow‑up.
• Provide accounting oversight of cash receipt activity, including reconciliation of deposits and assistance with unidentified or unapplied cash.
• Review Accounts Payable transactions for appropriate general ledger, entity, project, organization, and other required accounting coding.
• Review and post approved Accounts Payable transactions or batches as assigned.
• Maintain and reconcile schedules supporting accruals, prepaid expenses, intercompany balances, and other assigned assets and liabilities.
• Research unusual transactions, account fluctuations, aged reconciling items, and general ledger discrepancies and follow them through resolution.
• Assist with reconciliation of project‑related, indirect, and overhead accounts as assigned.
• Support annual financial statement audits and other external audit requests by preparing reconciliations, schedules, and transaction‑level supporting documentation.
• Assist with annual FAR/AASHTO indirect cost and overhead audit support, including general ledger reconciliations and supporting documentation.
• Work collaboratively with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Project Accounting, Treasury, and other team members to resolve accounting issues and maintain accurate financial records.
• Identify opportunities to improve recurring accounting processes, documentation, and account reconciliations.

Job description

Waggoner Engineering, Inc. is seeking a General Ledger Accountant in Jackson, MS (or Baton Rouge, LA) to join the Finance team. You will own key GL and month‑end activities, including reconciliations, journal entries, and AP review, in a project‑based ERP environment.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in GL accounting, strong Excel skills, and experience with ERP systems such as Deltek Vantagepoint or Deltek Vision. This full‑time role offers a competitive salary and benefits.