Senior Construction Accountant - WIP & Month-End Close

TenCate Grass Holding; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley Precision Grading, a TenCate company, is seeking a Senior Accountant with hands-on construction project accounting and cost accounting experience to maintain accurate financial records and support a timely month-end close. You will work with the Controller and Project Accountants across multiple locations to prepare WIP reports and discuss adjustments.

The ideal candidate is organized, dependable and capable of independent work while collaborating with the accounting team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• Five or more years of progressive accounting experience, including journal entries, reconciliations, general ledger work and month-end close.
• Hands-on construction project accounting experience, including job cost accounting, cost allocation, analysis of project costs and preparation of WIP schedules.
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting fundamentals.
• Intermediate or better Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, lookups and PivotTables.
• Experience using accounting or ERP software, with the ability to learn multiple systems.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, communication, sound judgment and the ability to manage deadlines with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain recurring month-end journal entries, accruals and assigned close schedules; ensure transactions are recorded in the correct period.
• Prepare and reconcile assigned general ledger, bank, credit card and balance sheet accounts; research and resolve discrepancies.
• Support monthly financial reporting, management schedules, variance analysis and year-end close activities.
• Prepare accurate WIP schedules using system and job-cost data; flag unusual items and provide clear supporting detail for Controller review and adjustment discussions.
• Perform construction cost accounting and job cost analysis, including review of project expenses, labor and other cost allocations, and investigation of budget-to-actual variances.
• Coordinate with Project Accountants on project setup, job-cost coding, project-related reconciliations, billing support, contract documentation and closeout activities.
• Provide support for accounts payable, payroll accounting, labor distribution, fixed assets and related reconciliations as assigned.
• Prepare audit schedules, reconciliations and documentation for annual financial statement audits and other reporting requests.
• Maintain strong internal controls and organized accounting records; recommend practical process improvements and support future system changes.
• Collaborate with Finance and project teams to meet deadlines and resolve accounting issues; perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organization

Communication

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP software

Job description

Valley Precision Grading, a TenCate company, is seeking a Senior Accountant with hands-on construction project accounting and cost accounting experience to maintain accurate financial records and support a timely month-end close. You will work with the Controller and Project Accountants across multiple locations to prepare WIP reports and discuss adjustments.

The ideal candidate is organized, dependable and capable of independent work while collaborating with the accounting team.