Senior Accountant

Keeley Construction Group; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Keeley Construction Group in St. Louis, MO, is seeking a Senior Accountant to manage monthly reconciliations, the close process, and financial reporting under U.S. GAAP.

The role focuses on construction accounting, including job costing, WIP schedules, and cost allocations, with collaboration across finance and project teams. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance and 3–4 years of accounting experience, with advanced Excel skills and experience in CMiC or similar

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 3–4 years of accounting experience required.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and fundamental financial reporting principles.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, formulas).
• CPA or CMA certification preferred.
• Experience with construction accounting concepts such as job costing and WIP preferred.
• Experience with CMiC construction ERP system (or similar) preferred.
• Experience supporting multi-entity or multi-company environments preferred.
• Audit experience (public accounting or internal audit) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and maintain monthly balance sheet and income statement account reconciliations.
• Ensure reconciliations are complete, accurate, properly supported, and resolved timely.
• Prepare and post monthly and ad-hoc journal entries, including accruals, reclasses, and adjustments, and review entries prepared by junior staff.
• Assist the Assistant Controller and Controller with the monthly close process.
• Own components of the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes, including variance analysis and financial statement support.
• Support construction accounting activities: job cost review and analysis, WIP schedules, cost allocations, project close-out support.
• Assist with internal and external audits, providing schedules and explanations.
• Identify and help implement process improvements related to reconciliations, close, and documentation.

Skills

Advanced Excel

U.S. GAAP knowledge

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

CMiC construction ERP

Multi-entity environments

Job description

At Keeley Companies, we believe in empowering our people and fulfilling career aspirations. Keeley is a career destination with countless opportunities for advancement, and a world-class family culture that is centered around creating the best possible environment for our people to thrive.

Keeley Construction is looking to hire a Senior Accountant in St. Louis, MO.

Primary Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and maintain monthly balance sheet and income statement account reconciliations.
• Ensure reconciliations are complete, accurate, properly supported, and resolved timely.
• Prepare and post monthly and ad-hoc journal entries, including accruals, reclasses, and adjustments, and review selected journal entries prepared by junior accounting staff.
• Assist the Assistant Controller and Controller with the monthly close process.
• Own assigned components of the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes, including variance analysis, financial statement support, and resolution of accounting issues in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Support construction accounting activities, including:
• Job cost review and analysis
• WIP schedules
• Cost allocations and project close-out support
• Assist with internal and external audits, providing schedules, support, and explanations as needed.
• Identify and help implement process improvements related to reconciliations, close, and documentation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, along with 3-4 years of accounting experience required.
• Strong understanding of: U.S. GAAP and fundamental financial reporting principles, account reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close processes required.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, formulas) required.
• CPA or CMA certification preferred.
• Experience with construction accounting concepts such as job costing and WIP preferred.
• Experience with CMiC construction ERP system (or similar construction ERP platforms) preferred.
• Experience supporting multi-entity or multi-company environments preferred.
• Audit experience (public accounting or internal audit) preferred.

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