Staff Accountant

Red Cedar Construction Services, LLC; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Company-paid holidays

120 hours of paid time off

Job summary

Red Cedar Construction Services, LLC in Charlotte, NC seeks a skilled Staff Accountant to join our finance team. This role is not entry-level; you will own core accounting tasks, support month-end close, prepare reconciliations and journal entries, and assist with financial reporting to improve processes in a growing construction and real estate environment.

You will gain exposure to construction, real estate development, debt management, project cost accounting, and daily accounting operations

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals, GAAP, journal entries, accruals, prepaids, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Prior experience in a Staff Accountant or similar role with ownership of recurring tasks.
• Experience with Excel and accounting software; proficiency in month-end close and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Assist with month-end close including journal entries, accruals, prepaids, and supporting schedules.
• Prepare and post journal entries for real estate transactions and related items.
• Review KPIs, financial reports, and accounting schedules for accuracy and compliance.
• Support project cost accounting and job-related reporting across projects.
• Assist with bank and credit card reconciliations and daily transactions.
• Generate planned and ad hoc reports for management as needed.
• Maintain documentation for accounting entries and reconciliations.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Journal entries

Reconciliations

Financial reporting

Excel proficiency

Analytical skills

Multitasking under deadlines

Attention to detail

Independent ownership

QuickBooks

Education

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

Equivalent accounting experience in place of a four-year degree

3–5 years relevant accounting experience

Tools

QuickBooks

Automation tools (AI)

Job description

StaffAccountant

Red Cedar Construction Services is seeking a highly capable and detail oriented StaffAccountantto join our finance and accounting team. This is not an entry-level accounting role. The ideal candidate will be a strong, self sufficient accountant who can take ownership of key accounting functions, support month-end close, prepare reconciliations and journal entries, assist with financial reporting, and help improve accounting processes across a fast-growing construction and real estate development environment.

This position will gain exposure to several areas of the business, including construction accounting, real estate development, partnership accounting, debt management, project cost accounting, bank reconciliations, financial reporting, and daily accounting operations. The Staff Accountant will play an important role in ensuring financial information is accurate, timely, organized, and useful to management.

We are looking for someone who is proactive, analytical, organized, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple entities and evolving processes. The ideal candidate is not only strong in accounting fundamentals but also interested in improving systems, streamlining workflows, and identifying better ways to complete recurring accounting tasks. Experience using AI tools, automation, or technology to improve accounting processes is a plus.

PrimaryResponsibilities

• Assistwithmonth-endcloseprocesses,includingjournalentries,accruals,prepaids,accountreviews,andsupportingschedules.
• Completebalancesheetreconciliationsandresearchdiscrepanciestoensureaccuracyandcompleteness.
• Prepareandpostjournalentries,includingentriesrelatedtorealestatetransactions,HUDstatements,accruals,prepaids,debtactivity,intercompanytransactions,andotherrecurringaccountingitems.
• ReviewKPIs,financialreports,andaccountingschedulesforcompleteness,accuracy,andcompliance.
• Supportprojectcostaccountingandjob-relatedreportingacrossconstructionanddevelopmentprojects.
• Assistwithbankreconciliations,creditcardreconciliations,anddailyaccountingtransactionreview.
• Playaleadsupportroleindebtmanagementtracking,reporting,andmaintenance.
• Prepareplannedandadhocreportsformanagementasneeded.
• Assistwithpartnershipaccounting,realestatedevelopmentaccounting,andmulti-entityaccountingprocesses.
• Ensureappropriatedocumentationismaintainedforaccountingentries,reconciliations,andfinancialreportingsupport.
• Helpidentifyaccountingprocessgaps,inefficiencies,andopportunitiesforimprovement.
• Makerecommendationsforprocessimprovements,automationopportunities,andbetteruseofaccountingsystems.
• Supporttheimplementationofaccountingprocessimprovements,reportingtools,andworkflowefficiencies.
• AssistinevaluatingandusingAItools,automation,andtechnologytostreamlineaccountingtaskswhereappropriate.
• Supportspecialprojectsrelatedtoaccounting,finance,reporting,systems,andoperationalimprovements.
• Partner with team members across departments to gather information, resolve issues, and ensure accurate financial records.
• Maintainconfidentialityandexercisesoundjudgmentwhenhandlingfinancialandcompanyinformation.
• Otherdutiesasassigned.

RequiredSkills&Qualifications

• Strongunderstandingofaccountingfundamentals,GAAP,journalentries,accruals,prepaids,reconciliations,andfinancialreporting.
• Prior experience in a Staff Accountant, Senior Accounting Assistant, Accounting Analyst, or similar accounting role.
• Abilitytoindependentlyownrecurringaccountingtasksandfollowthemthroughtocompletion.
• Strongexperiencepreparingbalancesheetreconciliationsandsupportingmonth-endclose.
• DemonstratedproficiencyinMicrosoftExcel;advancedExcelskillsstronglypreferred.
• Stronganalyticalandproblem-solvingskills.
• Highattentiontodetailandaccuracy.
• Strongorganizationalskillswiththeabilitytomanagemultipledeadlinesandpriorities.
• Abilitytoworkinafast-paced,changingenvironment.
• Self-motivated,accountable,andproactiveinidentifyingwhatneedstobedone.
• Strongwrittenandverbalcommunicationskills.
• Comfortableworkingwithmultipleentities,departments,andaccountingpriorities.
• Abilitytoidentifyinefficienciesinstandardprocessesandrecommendpracticalimprovements.
• Experiencewithaccountingsystems,reportingtools,automation,orAI-supportedprocessimprovementsisaplus.
• Experienceinhomebuilding,construction,realestatedevelopment,projectcostaccounting,ormanufacturingisstronglypreferred.
• ExperiencewithQuickBooksorsimilaraccountingsoftwarepreferred.
• Ethical,honest,andabletohandleconfidentialfinancialinformationappropriately.
• Team-oriented,cooperative,andrespectfulofothers.

Education&Experience

• Bachelor’sdegreeinAccounting,Finance,Business,orrelatedfieldpreferred.
• Equivalentaccountingexperiencemaybeconsideredinplaceofafour-yeardegree.
• Minimumof3–5yearsofrelevantaccountingexperiencepreferred.
• Experienceinconstruction,homebuilding,realestatedevelopment,projectcostaccounting,ormulti-entityaccountingstronglypreferred.
• Experiencerecordingaccountingentries,preparingjournalentries,andcompletingreconciliationsrequired.
• StrongMicrosoftOfficeskillsrequired;highproficiencyinExcelisamust.

Schedule

• Monday–Friday,standarddaytimehours;8:00a.m.–5:00p.m.
• Occasionalweekendworkmayberequired.

JobType

• Full-timeposition,averaging40hoursperweek.

Compensation

• $70,000–$90,000annually,dependingonexperience.

Benefits

• Medicalinsurancepaidforemployeesandchildren.
• Dentalinsurancepaidforemployeesandchildren.
• Visioninsurancepaidforemployeesandchildren.
• 401(k)withcompanymatch.
• Company-paidholidays.
• 120hoursofpaidtimeofffront-loadedannually.

AbilitytoCommute/Relocate

• Charlotte,NC:Abilitytoreliablycommuteorwillingnesstorelocatebeforestartingworkrequired.

WorkLocation

• In-personwithsomehybridflexibility.

WorkEnvironment

Thisroleisprimarilyperformedinanoffice-basedenvironmentwithabusinesscasualdresscode.Standardofficeequipment,suchascomputers,phones,photocopiers,andfilingcabinets,areusedinthisrole.

PhysicalDemands

The role requires the ability to talk and hear, stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. Occasional lifting of office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds, may be necessary.

RedCedarConstructionServices,LLCisanEqualOpportunityEmployer.

We do not discriminate based on race, traits historically associated with race, hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.