Senior Staff Accountant

Balfour Beatty US; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty US is seeking a Senior/Staff Accountant for the Texas Division to prepare and analyze financial plans, forecasts, and reports. This high-visibility role involves reporting on financial status and supporting both construction projects and corporate teams.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance with 1–3 years of experience, strong GAAP knowledge, and proficient use of Microsoft Office tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance with 1–3 years of relevant experience.
• Strong analytical skills to identify trends and drive resolutions.
• Ability to meet tight month-end close deadlines.
• Experience with GAAP and financial statements.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and report financial packets comparing actual performance to forecast/budget.
• Perform construction project financial review, profit analysis, and planning/forecast.
• Conduct account reconciliations and month-end close.
• Support audits for construction projects and corporate teams.
• Prepare reports and present findings and recommendations.
• Ensure SOP compliance and meet deadlines.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

GAAP knowledge

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Oracle/JD Edwards

Hyperion

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Summary

Balfour Beatty is looking for a Senior/Staff Accountant for the Texas Division. The primary function of this role is to report the organization’s financial status by preparing and analyzing financial plans, forecasts and reports.This is a highly Interactive and visible role.

Essential Functions (Financial/Accounting Responsibilities)

• Provides accurate and timely reporting of financial packets of actual performance versus forecast/budget to the management team. Includes Journal Entries, Month End Closing (2-3 Days), Account Reconciliations.
• Performs construction project financial review, profit analysis, and planning/forecast while reviewing for compliance.
• Determines and improves financial status by comparing and analyzing plans and forecasts with actual results while identifying opportunities, trends and risk.
• Supports construction projects and corporate teams with internal and external audits.
• Provides a wide variety of customer service including assembling and summarizing data, preparing reports, presenting findings, analyses and recommendations.
• Performs special projects and analysis as directed by Financial Services management.
• Understands and ensures compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Understands and sets priorities so that daily, weekly and monthly financial deadlines are met.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance with 1 to 3 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrates a strong work ethic and flexibility to meet tight deadlines particularly around month-end close and projection cycles.
• Strong analytical skills demonstrating the ability to identify unique or unusual trends and drive issues through to resolution.
• Strong communication skills including ability to clearly and concisely obtain and relay information both verbally and in writing.
• Self-motivating, high energy, confident personality that can interact with all levels including senior management.
• Experience in U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is required.
• Understands financial statements and accounting relationships.
• Demonstrates proficiency using a personal computer (PC) and company communication tools, such as email, internet, accounting applications and Microsoft products (e.g., Word, Excel, Office, Outlook).

Preferred Experience

• Construction industry experience a plus but is not required.
• Financial analysis experience a plus but not required.
• Experience with Oracle/JD Edwards and Hyperion systems helpful but not required.