Pay: $100,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year
Why This Is a Great Opportunity
- Step into a high-impact accounting leadership role with visibility to the Controller and CFO
- Join a well-established electrical construction company with complex projects and a strong reputation in the region
- Play a key role in monthly close, financial reporting, internal controls, job costing, and WIP reporting
- Work in a stable, growth-oriented environment where strong accounting talent is valued
- Gain broad exposure across accounting operations, reporting, banking activity, and process improvement
- Bonus-eligible role with strong benefits and long-term upside
Location: This is an on-site role based in Edison, New Jersey, with required travel between the New Jersey and NYC offices.
Note: Must have strong accounting experience with construction exposure, including job costing and WIP reporting. CPA or CPA-eligible is preferred.
About Us
We are a leading electrical construction and communications infrastructure company delivering complex, high-performance projects across mission-critical, commercial, and large-scale environments. Our team is known for quality, reliability, and long-term client relationships, and we take pride in building careers where people can grow and make an impact. Confidential Employer.
Job Description
- Support the Controller and CFO with core finance and accounting operations
- Help drive the monthly close process, including review of journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting schedules
- Assist with timely monthly financial statements and reporting in accordance with GAAP
- Own reconciliation of key accounts, document findings, and escalate exceptions as needed
- Help strengthen accounting processes, internal controls, and documentation of work product
- Support internal audit activity and external documentation requests
- Oversee banking activity, including preparation and release of approved payment files
- Monitor and resolve open accounting and operational issues
- Contribute to job costing, WIP reporting, and broader project financial analysis
- Identify opportunities to improve reporting, workpapers, and system visibility
- Partner closely with the accounting team and project operations on financial reporting and issue resolution
- Support special projects assigned by leadership
Qualifications
- BA/BS in Accounting or Finance
- CPA or CPA-eligible preferred
- 5+ years of accounting experience, ideally with construction industry exposure
- Experience with job costing and WIP reporting
- Strong monthly close and account reconciliation experience
- Strong Excel skills, including lookups, index/match, pivot tables, and financial modeling
- ERP experience required; Vista Viewpoint preferred
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and process orientation
- Able to collaborate effectively with accounting leadership and operations teams
Why You Will Love Working Here
- High-visibility role with direct exposure to senior leadership
- Stable company with major projects and long-term client relationships
- Strong opportunity to grow within construction finance and accounting leadership
- Broad, meaningful responsibilities beyond basic transactional accounting
- Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, disability, and additional support resources
JPC-913
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance