Senior Accountant

Fahrenheit Advisors; Rockville (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Liesfeld Contractor is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its Rockville, VA team. The role supports month-end close, job-cost accounting, WIP reporting, reconciliations, and audit readiness within a growing accounting group.

The ideal candidate has five or more years in accounting, strong ledger and consolidation skills, and solid Excel and ERP experience. The position emphasizes internal controls and collaboration on project financials in a heavy civil construction environment.

Qualifications

• At least five years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong general ledger, month-end close, journal entries, and reconciliation experience.
• Experience supporting audited financial statements is required.
• Strong Excel and accounting-system experience.
• Construction accounting, job costing, and WIP experience helpful but not required.
• Trimble Viewpoint Spectrum or Vista experience is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare bank and balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, and monthly close schedules.
• Reconcile AP, AR, payroll liabilities, retainage, fixed assets, debt, and other accounts to the general ledger.
• Assist with job-cost, WIP, and cost-to-complete reporting.
• Review HCSS quantities and other accounting and job-cost data for accuracy.
• Assist with vendor, contract, budget, subcontract, and change-order setup.
• Prepare audit schedules and tying them to the general ledger and trial balance.
• Track outstanding audit requests, reconciliation items, and control issues through completion.
• Help prepare the monthly financial review package.
• Improve the PO process and other accounting controls.
• Support projects such as direct deposit, electronic payments, and possibly 401(k) deferrals.
• Document procedures and providing backup across the accounting department

Skills

Accounting

General ledger

Month-end close

Excel

Job costing

Tools

Trimble Viewpoint Spectrum

Trimble Viewpoint Vista

Job description

Fahrenheit Advisors is assisting Liesfeld Contractor in their search for a Senior Accountant to add to their growing team.

About the Company:

Liesfeld Contractor is a heavy civil and site development construction company based in Rockville, Virginia. Founded in 1972, they specialize in turnkey site preparation, mass grading, utility installation, paving, and infrastructure construction for commercial, industrial, data center, mining, and public-sector projects across the Mid-Atlantic.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Accountant supports the accounting department with the company's accounting operations, including month-end close, construction job-cost accounting, Work-in-Progress reporting, reconciliations, audit support, and internal controls. This position is part of an expanding accounting department where responsibilities may evolve as the company grows.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• At least five years of progressive accounting experience


• Strong general ledger, month-end close, journal entry, and reconciliation experience


• Experience supporting audited financial statements is required


• Strong Excel and accounting-system experience


• Construction accounting, job costing, and WIP experience are helpful but not required


• Trimble Viewpoint Spectrum or Vista experience is helpful but not required

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preparing bank and balance-sheet reconciliations


• Preparing journal entries, accruals, and monthly close schedules


• Reconciling AP, AR, payroll liabilities, retainage, fixed assets, debt, and other accounts to the general ledger


• Assisting with job-cost, WIP, and cost-to-complete reporting


• Reviewing HCSS quantities and other accounting and job-cost data for accuracy


• Assisting with vendor, contract, budget, subcontract, and change-order setup


• Preparing audit schedules and tying them to the general ledger and trial balance


• Tracking outstanding audit requests, reconciliation items, and control issues through completion


• Helping prepare the monthly financial review package


• Improving the PO process and other accounting controls


• Supporting projects such as direct deposit, electronic payments, and possibly 401(k) deferrals


• Documenting procedures and providing backup across the accounting department