Senior Project Accountant

The Walsh Group - Walsh Construction & Archer Western; Racine (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for growth, training, and development

Flexible career path

Job summary

The Walsh Group - Walsh Construction & Archer Western is looking for a Senior Accountant to join their Building Division in Mount Pleasant, WI. This role involves managing accounting for mega-projects and ensuring compliance with subcontractor agreements and project invoices.

Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of construction accounting experience and a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field. Opportunities for growth and a supportive work environment are part of the company culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or business-related field.
• Minimum 5 years experience in construction accounting or related field.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and processes subcontracts, change orders, and bonds to ensure compliance.
• Collects, reviews, and processes monthly project invoices for accuracy.
• Ensures correct payments to all subcontractors and major suppliers.

Job description

We are currently seeking a Senior Accountant for our Building Division in Mount Pleasant, WI.

The Senior Accountant manages the accounting for a mega‑project and/or multiple large projects. This individual is independent and maintains good rapport with project staff and the business group Accounting Manager and Controller.

As a fourth‑generation, family‑owned business, Walsh recruits individuals who are seeking a small company feel with a large company backing. Walsh is a successful fast–growing company at the forefront of technology and is committed to being the employer of choice to our employees and the builder of choice to our customers.

There are many compelling reasons why exceptional people should consider a career with our company:

• Challenging, complex work
• Creative and innovative problem‑solving environment
• Supportive, communicative managers who reward hard work
• Opportunities for growth, training, and development
• Flexibility in career path & progression
• Opportunities to work and live all over the United States

Responsibilities

• Reviews and processes subcontracts, subcontract change orders and Performance and Payment bonds to ensure they are in compliance with specified terms.
• Collects and reviews project subcontractor/supplier lien waivers.
• Collects, reviews, and processes subcontractor/supplier monthly project invoices. Ensures all invoices have been accrued properly and timely to the correct cost reports and phase codes. Ensures proper payments to all subcontractors and major suppliers.
• Exhibits a high level understanding of the Walsh cost report and all of the Accounting functions related to the costs posted to the cost report.
• Has a strong understanding of the Walsh monthly P&L process and ensures timely submittal of project P&Ls and reviews the P&Ls for accuracy.
• Processes cost transfers on project cost report for Project Management staff.
• Requires an in‑depth monthly analysis of the owner billing and ability to produce owner billing independently, when applicable.
• Collects, reviews and submits monthly owner billings to the Accounting Manager or Controller for processing.
• Monitors cash flow and communicates with the project staffs on tracking A/R and when the projects are paid.
• Works independently and manages the Accounting operations for mega‑projects or multiple large projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or business‑related field
• Minimum 5 years experience in construction accounting or related field

Division: Building

Job Category: Project Management

Job Type: Full time

The Walsh Group, Ltd. is committed to providing equal opportunity to qualified applicants with disabilities to compete for jobs. To request a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, please contact the Human Resources Department at 312‑563‑5905 or [e-mail].

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Disability/Veteran.