Senior Accountant

Jet Industries, Inc.; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision & dental coverage

401K Matching 3%

Paid holidays and PTO

Life and AD&D insurance

Jet University training

Job summary

Jet Industries Inc. is a nationwide, family-owned contractor delivering heating, cooling, plumbing, electrical, and engineering services since 1977.

We seek a Senior Accountant to perform routine accounting, analysis, and reporting across multiple entities with a focus on internal controls and accuracy. The role requires a self-starter with strong organizational and communication skills, capable of supporting month-end close, financial statements, and tax filings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or applicable work experience.
• 4+ years of relevant work experience with supervisory responsibilities.
• Thorough knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Excellent professional communication skills across diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily accounts payable across multiple entities with proper documentation and approvals.
• Develop and maintain systems for paying, collecting, analyzing, and reporting financial information.
• Reconcile bank and credit card accounts; prepare periodic tax filings.
• Suggest improvements to internal controls and procedures for accuracy and efficiency.
• Assist CPA with annual tax returns and year-end close processes.
• Prepare financial statements and management reports and maintain asset schedules.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Supervisory experience

Multitasking

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

AppFolio

Viewpoint

Job description

Jet Industries Inc. is a leader in the construction industry, providing a wide range of services including heating, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, engineering, fire protection, and maintenance. We are known for our commitment to integrity, customer service excellence, teamwork, accountability, and safety.

Benefits

• Affordable Medical/Vision & Dental coverage for you and your family.
• Retirement Program 401K Matching (3%)
• A safety-first, family-like workplace
• Paid Holidays (6 Days) and PTO
• Employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
• A diverse internal training program, Jet University, is available to the team

The Senior Accountant position is responsible for performing routine accounting functions as well as periodic analyses and reporting as needed across multiple entities. A successful candidate will be a self-starter with strong skills in organization, coordination, collection, data entry, information management, and communication. This position relies upon structured procedural methods to ensure proper internal controls, as well as performing reconciliation functions to verify accuracy. This position also serves as a backup for other staff members.

Essential Duties

• Manage the daily accounts payable activities across multiple small entities, ensuring proper documentation, approvals, general ledger coding, and timely payments of AP.
• Develop and maintain systems for paying, collecting, analyzing, verifying, and reporting financial information.
• Reconcile bank accounts and credit card accounts
• Prepare periodic sales & use tax filings.
• Evaluate, develop, and help improve internal controls, practices, procedures, and systems within the department to increase accuracy and efficiency.
• Prepare, review, and analyze financial transactions to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Manage general ledger and perform month-end and year-end close processes, including account analysis and journal entries for multiple entities.
• Prepare financial statements and other management reports.
• Maintain fixed asset schedules for multiple entities.
• Provide documentation and assistance to the external CPA firm to complete annual tax returns.
• Maintain files and comply with record retention requirements.
• Assist divisions in developing streamlined processes and procedures.
• Assist and collaborate on complex accounting projects and initiatives, as assigned.
• Demonstrate effective communication and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or applicable work experience.
• 4+ years of relevant work experience that has contributed to the development of proven accounting and computer application skills, with a portion of it being in a supervisory role.
• Thorough knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Excellent professional communication skills (oral and written) across diverse populations are required.
• Self-starter with a high degree of personal accountability and the ability to multitask required.
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Must pay attention to details and be highly organized.
• Must have a positive attitude.
• Previous software conversion and implementation experience, a plus
• AppFolio experience is a plus
• Property Management experience is a plus
• Construction experience is a plus
• Viewpoint experience is a plus.
• Basic Proficiency in English required. Candidates must have a basic understanding of English for safety purposes and to communicate with colleagues, vendors, and contractors on-site effectively. The ability to follow instructions and engage with the team is essential for success in this role.

Jet Industries Inc. is a nationwide, family-owned, contractor that has thrived in business since 1977 by fostering an entrepreneurial culture that has led to our diversified construction trades. This same culture has helped us create a cohesive work environment. Our company lives and breathes our core values of Integrity, Customer Service Excellence, Teamwork, Accountability, and Safety. Our start-to-finish services include heating, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, engineering, fire protection, and maintenance. Our team completes every job with efficiency, safety, and organization in mind, ensuring the best possible results, every time. You can always count on us to minimize project waste, maintain an organized project schedule, and deliver a high-quality product.