Staff Accountant

Construction Specialties; Lebanon (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Plan

Medical & Prescription benefits

Job summary

Construction Specialties in Lebanon, NJ seeks a Staff Accountant to support monthly close, reporting, and reconciliation tasks in Corporate Finance. The role demands strong GAAP knowledge, advanced Excel, and ability to translate data into actionable insights for leaders.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years in accounting or finance, familiarity with ERP systems (preferably Microsoft D365), and a continuous improvement mindset. This full-time position offers a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA certification, CPA candidate status, or public accounting experience preferred.
• Two to four years of progressive accounting, audit, financial reporting, or corporate finance experience; Big 4 or national public accounting valued.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, close processes, accruals, reserves, and financial statement analysis.
• Able to analyze financial data, research variances, and summarize conclusions for finance and non-finance audiences.
• Advanced Excel with pivot tables, lookups, formulas, and large data set handling.
• Experience with ERP systems and financial reporting tools; ability to learn Microsoft D365 and improve reporting.
• Knowledge of AI solutions or aptitude to quickly learn to use AI tools for efficiency.
• Attention to detail balanced with business context and prioritization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for clear explanations of accounting matters.
• Ability to manage deadlines during close cycles in a fast-paced corporate finance environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review journal entries and reconciliations with accuracy and timely resolution of issues.
• Analyze monthly results, departmental spending, accruals, prepaids, and key accounts.
• Perform variance analysis and explain drivers to finance and partners.
• Support month-end and quarter-end close with deliverables and timelines.
• Collaborate with Corporate departments on expense activity, invoicing, and cost allocations.
• Analyze intercompany activity and ensure proper coding and eliminations.
• Prepare analyses of accruals, reserves, assets, liabilities, and other estimates.
• Assist forecasting and budgeting with schedules and trend analysis.
• Create reporting tools and analyses to improve visibility for leadership.
• Support audit requests with schedules and documentation.
• Identify process gaps and opportunities to strengthen controls.

Skills

GAAP understanding

Excel analytics

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA certification preferred

Public accounting experience preferred

Tools

Microsoft D365

ERP systems

AI tools

Job description

Founded in 1948, Construction Specialties (CS) is a specialty building products manufacturer. CS provides solutions to building challenges that architects, designers, building owners, facility managers, and contractors face every day. Since inventing the first extruded louver, CS has become a global leader in all our product categories. Our products are a part of some of the most iconic buildings around the world-from the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, to the Oculus at the World Trade Center Transit Hub in Manhattan. If you want to work in an inspiring atmosphere and collaborate with customers and colleagues to solve challenges, we're the right place for you. CS: People. Buildings. Better.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Scope Of Position

The Staff Accountant will play an analytical role within Corporate Finance, supporting the monthly close, financial reporting, account reconciliations, management analysis, and business partnering activities. This position is designed for an accounting professional who can move beyond transaction processing to explain financial results, identify trends and risks, strengthen controls, and provide clear, decision-useful insights to finance and business leaders.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, including but not necessarily limited to the following:

• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules with a focus on accuracy, completeness, and timely resolution of reconciling items.
• Analyze monthly financial results, including departmental spending, accruals, prepaid expenses, and other key accounts.
• Perform variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior periods; investigate drivers of change and communicate clear explanations to finance and business partners.
• Support the month-end and quarter-end close process by preparing close deliverables, identifying unusual activity, and helping ensure reporting deadlines are met.
• Partner with Corporate departments to review expense activity, invoice coding, contract payments, and cost allocations to ensure proper accounting treatment and expense recognition.
• Analyze intercompany invoices, allocations, and related general ledger activity to ensure appropriate coding, documentation, and elimination support.
• Prepare analyses related to accruals, reserves, assets, liabilities, expenditures, and other accounting estimates,
• Support periodic forecasting and annual budgeting by preparing financial schedules, analyzing trends, and translating business activity into meaningful financial assumptions.
• Create and maintain reporting tools, schedules, and analyses that improve visibility into financial performance and help leaders make informed decisions.
• Assist with internal and external audit requests by preparing schedules, gathering support, explaining account activity, and maintaining audit-ready documentation.
• Evaluate internal control considerations within assigned areas, identify process gaps or inefficiencies, and recommend practical improvements.
• Ensure accounting transactions are performed in accordance with company policies, GAAP principles, reporting deadlines, and a sound internal control environment.
• Use Excel and financial systems to organize data, perform account analysis, identify exceptions, and summarize findings in a clear and actionable manner.
• Collaborate with Corporate Finance and cross-functional teams to answer questions, resolve issues, and provide analytical support on special projects.
• Continuously look for opportunities to streamline close activities, improve reporting quality, automate recurring analysis, and strengthen the overall finance operating model.
• Prepare annual census forms.
• Perform additional work as assigned.

Primary Location

US-NJ-Lebanon

KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS/ EXPERIENCE/ EDUCATION: (Minimum Education and/or Experience required)

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA certification, CPA candidate status, or public accounting experience preferred.
• Two to four years of progressive accounting, audit, financial reporting, or corporate finance experience; experience in a Big 4 or national public accounting environment is highly valued.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, month-end close processes, accruals, prepaids, reserves, and financial statement analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze financial data, research variances, identify root causes, and summarize conclusions for both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Advanced Excel capability, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, data organization, and the ability to build clear analytical schedules from large data sets.
• Experience with ERP systems and financial reporting tools preferred; ideally Microsoft D365, demonstrated ability to learn new systems and improve reporting processes.
• Experience with AI solutions or ability to quickly learn to leverage tools for efficiency.
• Strong attention to detail balanced with the ability to step back, understand business context, and identify what matters most.
• Curiosity, professional skepticism, and a continuous improvement mindset, with the confidence to ask questions, challenge inconsistencies, and recommend better ways of working.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain accounting and financial matters clearly and concisely.
• Ability to manage recurring deadlines, prioritize work during close cycles, and operate effectively in a fast-paced corporate finance environment.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• No
• Annual Salary Range: $60,000 - $90,000. Range will vary by experience and geographic market.
• Bonus Plan
• Medical & Prescription benefits with company contribution