Accounting Manager

COMPANY OVERVIEW: A leader in heat treatment and specialty mechanical services, our client is one of the most in-demand heat treatment companies in the nation.

TITLE: Accounting Manager

COMPENSATION: Competitive Salary + Bonus

BENEFITS: Full package

LOCATION: Tampa, FL

SUMMARY: A growing industrial services organization is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to support its Florida operations and help establish strong, scalable accounting processes across three locations.

DUTIES OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee day-to-day accounting activities supporting the organization’s Florida operations.
• Establish, document, and improve accounting processes, controls, reporting procedures, and financial workflows across three operating locations.
• Serve as the primary accounting partner to operational and sales leadership throughout Florida.
• Oversee project accounting and job costing, ensuring costs, labor, materials, subcontractors, and other project-related expenses are accurately assigned.
• Monitor project budgets, actual costs, commitments, change orders, cost-to-complete estimates, and overall project profitability.
• Prepare and maintain work-in-progress (WIP) reporting and assist with percentage-of-completion and other applicable revenue recognition methodologies.
• Support compliance with US GAAP and ASC 606 revenue recognition requirements for project- and contract-based work.
• Review project billing for accuracy, including time-and-material, progress, milestone, retainage, and other contract billing structures.
• Monitor accounts receivable, unbilled revenue, collections, and cash flow associated with Florida operations.
• Partner with project managers and operations leaders to review job performance, identify cost or margin variances, and improve forecasting accuracy.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Analyze operational and financial results and communicate key findings, trends, risks, and opportunities to the Senior Controller.
• Help establish consistent financial reporting and accounting practices across the Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville locations.
• Assist with internal controls, audit preparation, and maintaining accurate, audit-ready financial documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting systems, processes, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiency.
• Travel periodically to the company’s Orlando and Jacksonville locations to work directly with operational and sales leadership.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• 5–7+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably within industrial services, construction, engineering, field services, specialty contracting, or another project-based environment.
• Strong experience with project accounting, job costing, WIP reporting, and project profitability analysis.
• Understanding of revenue recognition principles, including ASC 606 and percentage-of-completion accounting.
• Experience supporting contract billing, accounts receivable, accruals, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Strong understanding of financial controls and general accounting principles.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working within ERP/accounting systems.
• Ability to analyze financial information and communicate findings effectively to both accounting and non-financial operational leaders.
• Highly organized with the ability to independently manage priorities in a growing environment.
• Comfortable working in a role where processes may still be developing and where the successful candidate will be expected to build structure rather than simply inherit it.
• Willingness to work primarily in-office in Tampa and travel periodically to Orlando and Jacksonville.

 
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