Construction Accountant

at  Robert Half

We are in search of a meticulous and experienced Staff Accountant/Project Accountant to join our team in Tucson, Arizona. The selected candidate will be involved in a variety of tasks such as managing company finances, preparing monthly financial reports, ensuring compliance with accounting procedures, and managing company books. This role offers a contract to hire employment opportunity, providing the chance to establish oneself in a growing company with potential for future growth and leadership opportunities.

• Manage daily company finances with accounting systems.
• Communicate regularly with staff on various job-related topics and issues.

Job Costing, Work in Progress calculations

• Participate in the formation and implementation of company financial plans.
• Prepare all monthly financial reports.
• Collaborate with external accounting/financial firms on monthly close-out procedures.
• Provide reporting and budgeting as required by Senior Management.
• Develop and implement written accounting procedures for the operations staff and ensure compliance.
• Work closely with Project Managers on each of their budgets
• Analyze monthly financial statements and effectively convey analysis to staff as requested.
• Assist in preparing year-end books for audit.
• Ensure operational compliance with policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Manage employee credit card charges and reconcile credit card accounts.
• Reconcile bank accounts and general ledger accounts as assigned.
• Respond to inquiries from staff regarding budgets, deposits, disbursement, and grant reporting requests.
• Assist in reconciling all balance sheet and income statement accounts on a periodic basis as indicated by the monthly closing schedule.
• Possess a minimum of 2 years of experience in an accounting role, preferably as a Staff Accountant.
• Proficient in Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) management.
• Demonstrated experience in performing Bank Reconciliations.
• Capability to manage and maintain General Ledger.
• Experience in creating and analyzing Journal Entries.
• Familiarity with Month End Close procedures.
• Proficiency in using accounting software like Sage 100 Contractor
• Knowledge of Construction Accounting principles and practices.
• Experience in Job Cost calculations and reporting.
• Familiarity with WIP - Work In Progress reporting and analysis.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field is preferred

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