Senior Accountant

DeWine Mechanical LLC; Columbus (NE); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health, dental, and vision insurance

PTO and holidays

Career growth opportunities

Professional development

Team-oriented culture with ownership

Job summary

DeWine Mechanical LLC is seeking a Senior Accountant to strengthen our growing accounting function in Columbus, NE. This hands-on role will modernize financial processes, improve billing velocity, and ensure compliance with prevailing wage requirements within a fast-paced construction environment.

You will partner with our Controller, support job costing and financial visibility, and help implement an ERP transition from QuickBooks to a modern system.

Qualifications

• Active CPA strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in construction, mechanical, manufacturing, or job-cost environments.
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP, internal controls, and audit principles.
• Experience with prevailing wage, job costing, or multi-entity accounting a strong plus.
• Prior involvement in ERP transitions (Sage Intacct, Foundation, Viewpoint, Spectrum, etc.) highly valued.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to interface with field staff, leadership, and auditors.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and deadlines.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, growing company where processes are evolving.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support monthly close, general ledger accuracy, and financial reporting.
• Prepare and review job costing, work-in-progress schedules, and under/over billing analyses.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Lead improvements to billing timeliness and accuracy, including prevailing wage compliance and documentation.
• Support the team in addressing 45Z tax credit requirements and retroactive wage adjustments.
• Conduct internal audits to ensure compliance with GAAP, company policies, and federal/state regulations.
• Evaluate, streamline, and standardize accounting workflows to reduce bottlenecks.
• Serve as a key contributor in the transition from QuickBooks to a modern ERP system (e.g., Sage Intacct).
• Help design and implement better accounting controls, reporting structures, and process automation.
• Work side-by-side with our Controller as a strategic partner-not just a task executor.
• Collaborate with project managers, operations leaders, and executives to ensure accurate job costing and financial visibility.
• Serve as the primary contact for external auditors and tax preparers.

Skills

Active CPA

5+ years accounting

GAAP knowledge

Audit & controls

Education

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Tools

Sage Intacct

Foundation

Viewpoint

Spectrum

QuickBooks

Job description

Senior Accountant

DeWine Mechanical - Columbus, Nebraska
Full-Time | On-Site

Benefits/Perks

• Competitive salary based on experience

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays

• Stable, long-term career opportunity with a fast-growing mechanical contractor

• Professional development, training, and advancement pathways

• Supportive, team-oriented culture with strong ownership involvement

Schedule / Work Expectations

• Monday-Friday, normal business hours

• Full-time, on-site position in Columbus, NE

• Occasional extended hours during peak billing or audit cycles

• Potential for long-term growth into regional or multi-entity support as the platform expands

Job Summary

DeWine Mechanical, a leading mechanical contractor serving the ethanol, biofuels, food processing, and industrial markets, is experiencing record growth-and we are strengthening our accounting function to support that expansion.

We are seeking a Senior Accountant who will play a critical role in modernizing our financial processes, improving accuracy and billing velocity, supporting compliance and prevailing wage requirements, and partnering closely with our Controller to elevate the entire accounting operation.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys untangling complex problems, improving systems, and building scalable accounting processes in a fast-paced construction environment. If you like ownership, variety, and meaningful impact, this is the job.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management & Reporting

• Manage and support monthly close, general ledger accuracy, and financial reporting

• Prepare and review job costing, work-in-progress schedules, and under/over billing analyses

• Support forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis

Billing, Compliance & Process Improvement

• Lead improvements to billing timeliness and accuracy, including prevailing wage compliance and documentation

• Support the team in addressing 45Z tax credit requirements and retroactive wage adjustments

• Conduct internal audits to ensure compliance with GAAP, company policies, and federal/state regulations

• Evaluate, streamline, and standardize accounting workflows to reduce bottlenecks

ERP & Systems Modernization

• Serve as a key contributor in the transition from QuickBooks to a modern ERP system (e.g., Sage Intacct)

• Help design and implement better accounting controls, reporting structures, and process automation

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Work side-by-side with our Controller as a strategic partner-not just a task executor

• Collaborate with project managers, operations leaders, and executives to ensure accurate job costing and financial visibility

• Serve as the primary contact for external auditors and tax preparers

Qualifications

• Active CPA strongly preferred

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in construction, mechanical, manufacturing, or job-cost environments

• Strong working knowledge of GAAP, internal controls, and audit principles

• Experience with prevailing wage, job costing, or multi-entity accounting a strong plus

• Prior involvement in ERP transitions (Sage Intacct, Foundation, Viewpoint, Spectrum, etc.) highly valued

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills

• Strong written and verbal communication; able to interface with field staff, leadership, and auditors

• High attention to detail, accuracy, and deadlines

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, growing company where processes are evolving