Senior Accountant

Protouch Staffing; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time employment

Mon-Fri daytime schedule

Diverse project exposure

Job summary

Protouch Staffing is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage month-end close, GL integrity, and balance sheet reconciliations within a dynamic construction environment. You will oversee job costing, WIP, and project billing while ensuring strong internal controls and audit readiness.

The role requires GAAP expertise, 5+ years in accounting, and experience with ERP systems; bilingual English/Spanish is a plus. Join a team handling diverse construction, telecom, and infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of GAAP and accrual accounting with full accounting cycle experience.
• Experience with construction accounting, project accounting, job costing, and WIP reporting.
• Experience with cost codes, percentage of completion, retainage, and project billing.
• Experience supporting external audits, tax filings, and internal controls is preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems; Odoo experience is a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, and data reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Manage month-end and year-end closing activities, including journal entries, accruals, prepaids, and adjustments.
• Maintain general ledger accuracy and ensure proper transaction classification.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, including cash, accounts payable, accounts receivable, accruals, and fixed assets.
• Manage job costing and WIP reporting, including cost-to-complete, percentage of completion, overbilling, underbilling, and project margin analysis.
• Review and allocate labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and overhead costs to appropriate projects and cost codes.
• Oversee accounts payable operations, including invoice verification, coding, approvals, and payment processing.
• Oversee accounts receivable, including customer invoicing, cash applications, aging reports, and collection follow-ups.
• Support project billing and progress claims, including retainage, lien waivers, and contract-required documentation.
• Support payroll accounting, labor cost allocation, payroll journal entries, and payroll liability reconciliations.
• Maintain fixed asset records, depreciation schedules, additions, and disposals.
• Prepare financial statements, management reports, dashboards, and variance analyses.
• Perform bank reconciliations and support cash flow forecasting.
• Assist with external audits, tax filings, insurance audits, and compliance documentation.
• Maintain internal controls, accounting records, and supporting documentation.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and project cost analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, ERP usage, and reporting accuracy.
• Coordinate with management, project managers, operations, vendors, customers, and auditors.
• Maintain confidentiality of financial, payroll, personnel, and contract information.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or CMA certification preferred

Tools

Odoo ERP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

• Manage month-end and year-end closing activities, including journal entries, accruals, prepaids, and adjustments.
• Maintain general ledger accuracy and ensure proper transaction classification.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, including cash, accounts payable, accounts receivable, accruals, and fixed assets.
• Manage job costing and work-in-progress (WIP) reporting, including cost-to-complete, percentage of completion, overbilling, underbilling, and project margin analysis.
• Review and allocate labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and overhead costs to appropriate projects and cost codes.
• Oversee accounts payable operations, including invoice verification, coding, approvals, and payment processing.
• Oversee accounts receivable, including customer invoicing, cash applications, aging reports, and collection follow-ups.
• Support project billing and progress claims, including retainage, lien waivers, and contract-required documentation.
• Support payroll accounting, labor cost allocation, payroll journal entries, and payroll liability reconciliations.
• Maintain fixed asset records, depreciation schedules, additions, and disposals.
• Prepare financial statements, management reports, dashboards, and variance analyses.
• Perform bank reconciliations and support cash flow forecasting.
• Assist with external audits, tax filings, insurance audits, and compliance documentation.
• Maintain internal controls, accounting records, and supporting documentation.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and project cost analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, ERP usage, and reporting accuracy.
• Coordinate with management, project managers, operations, vendors, customers, and auditors.
• Maintain confidentiality of financial, payroll, personnel, and contract information.

Job Roles And Responsibilities

• Manage month-end and year-end closing activities, including journal entries, accruals, prepaids, and adjustments.
• Maintain general ledger accuracy and ensure proper transaction classification.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, including cash, accounts payable, accounts receivable, accruals, and fixed assets.
• Manage job costing and work-in-progress (WIP) reporting, including cost-to-complete, percentage of completion, overbilling, underbilling, and project margin analysis.
• Review and allocate labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and overhead costs to appropriate projects and cost codes.
• Oversee accounts payable operations, including invoice verification, coding, approvals, and payment processing.
• Oversee accounts receivable, including customer invoicing, cash applications, aging reports, and collection follow-ups.
• Support project billing and progress claims, including retainage, lien waivers, and contract-required documentation.
• Support payroll accounting, labor cost allocation, payroll journal entries, and payroll liability reconciliations.
• Maintain fixed asset records, depreciation schedules, additions, and disposals.
• Prepare financial statements, management reports, dashboards, and variance analyses.
• Perform bank reconciliations and support cash flow forecasting.
• Assist with external audits, tax filings, insurance audits, and compliance documentation.
• Maintain internal controls, accounting records, and supporting documentation.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and project cost analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, ERP usage, and reporting accuracy.
• Coordinate with management, project managers, operations, vendors, customers, and auditors.
• Maintain confidentiality of financial, payroll, personnel, and contract information.

Qualifications And Certifications

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience managing month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), accrual accounting, and the complete accounting cycle.
• Experience with construction accounting, project accounting, job costing, and WIP reporting is strongly preferred.
• Experience with cost codes, percentage of completion, retainage, and project billing.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred.
• CPA or CMA certification, or active candidacy, is a plus.
• Experience supporting external audits, tax filings, and internal controls is preferred.
• Experience with ERP and accounting systems; Odoo experience is a plus.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and data reconciliation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and SharePoint.
• Strong analytical, numerical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Bilingual English and Spanish is preferred.

Benefits

• Full-time employment.
• Standard Monday-Friday daytime schedule.
• Opportunity to work across construction, telecommunications, and infrastructure projects.