Staff Accountant: Project Cost & Month-End Expert

PowerGrid Services, LLC; Hartselle, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

PowerGrid Services, LLC seeks an experienced staff accountant to reconcile daily bank activity and intercompany accounts, and to prepare recurring, prepaid, payroll, fuel, equipment, and month-end accrual journal entries for multiple projects.

You will review general ledger activity, analyze costs, support monthly closes, assist with audits and ad-hoc reporting, and collaborate with Billing, Fleet and Equipment teams to ensure accurate allocations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• 3–5 years accounting experience; project accounting a plus.
• Understanding of GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to manage time to meet monthly deadlines.
• Maintain confidentiality of corporate financial data.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks or standard ERP software (e.g., Dynamics).
• Strong Excel skills including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with other departments and business units.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile daily bank activity and intercompany accounts to ensure timely and accurate financial records.
• Prepare and post recurring, prepaid, payroll, fuel, equipment, and month-end accrual journal entries.
• Review general ledger activity, including R&M and Small Tools accounts, and reclassify capitalizable costs as needed.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and supporting work papers for assigned accounts.
• Analyze equipment, fuel, and project-related costs; coordinate with Billing, Fleet, and Equipment teams to resolve variances and ensure proper allocation.
• Support month-end closing, fixed price reporting, job profitability reporting, and other financial analysis as needed.
• Assist with annual audit requests, ad-hoc reporting, data entry, and other accounting projects as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

QuickBooks

Microsoft Dynamics

Pivot Tables

VLOOKUP

XLOOKUP

Job description

PowerGrid Services, LLC seeks an experienced staff accountant to reconcile daily bank activity and intercompany accounts, and to prepare recurring, prepaid, payroll, fuel, equipment, and month-end accrual journal entries for multiple projects.

You will review general ledger activity, analyze costs, support monthly closes, assist with audits and ad-hoc reporting, and collaborate with Billing, Fleet and Equipment teams to ensure accurate allocations.