• 401(k)
• Employee discounts
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Profit sharing
• Training & development
• Vision insurance

Position Summary

Key Responsibilities

•  Lead the day-to-day operations of the accounting department. 
•  Manage, support, and develop the Accounting Manager, Senior Project Accountant, and Accounting Clerk. 
•  Establish clear accounting processes, deadlines, workflows, and accountability. 
•  Ensure accurate and timely completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting functions. 
•  Maintain internal controls over cash, billing, collections, accounts payable, payroll coordination, job costing, financial reporting, and compliance documentation. 
•  Serve as the primary accounting and financial operations resource for company leadership and project teams. 
•  Identify opportunities to improve accounting workflows, reporting accuracy, internal controls, and overall department efficiency. 

•  Prepare, review, and maintain financial statements, management reports, and supporting schedules. 
•  Lead the month-end and year-end close processes. 
•  Monitor company cash flow, working capital, project financial exposure, and general financial performance. 
•  Coordinate with the outside CPA firm on tax planning, year-end reporting, and financial statement preparation. 
•  Support banking, bonding, insurance, and other external financial reporting requirements. 
•  Maintain accounting policies, procedures, reconciliations, and internal control practices. 
•  Provide leadership with timely, accurate, and useful financial reporting. 

•  Oversee construction accounting functions, including job costing, project billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, subcontractor payments, retention, change orders, and cost tracking. 
•  Prepare, review, and maintain WIP schedules and project financial reports. 
•  Monitor project budgets, committed costs, cost-to-complete forecasts, over/under billings, project margins, pending change orders, and financial exposures. 
•  Work with project managers and executives to review project financial status, billing, costs, margin trends, and cash-flow needs. 
•  Ensure accurate and timely owner billings, subcontractor billings, retention tracking, lien releases, and collections. 
•  Support project accounting meetings and provide clear financial insight to project teams and leadership. 
•  Help identify project financial risks early and communicate them clearly to the appropriate stakeholders. 

•  Serve as the company’s internal accounting leader for Sage 100 Contractor. 
•  Ensure proper use of Sage 100 Contractor for general ledger, job costing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, payroll coordination, reporting, and project accounting. 
•  Improve consistency, accuracy, and reporting discipline within Sage 100 Contractor. 
•  Troubleshoot accounting system issues and coordinate with outside Sage support or consultants as needed. 
•  Train and support accounting staff on Sage-related processes and best practices. 
•  Use Sage reporting to improve visibility into job costs, project status, financial performance, and accounting workflows. 

•  Review owner contracts, subcontract agreements, purchase orders, change orders, and related documents from a financial, billing, insurance, and risk-management perspective. 
•  Identify key contract requirements related to payment terms, retention, billing procedures, insurance, indemnity, notice requirements, change orders, lien releases, and compliance obligations. 
•  Coordinate with executives, project managers, legal counsel, insurance brokers, and subcontractors as needed. 
•  Ensure contract terms are properly reflected in billing, accounting, insurance, compliance, and project administration workflows. 
•  Support tracking of contract values, approved change orders, pending change orders, T&M work, and potential project exposures. 

•  Manage company insurance administration in coordination with brokers, carriers, executives, and internal stakeholders. 
•  Oversee certificates of insurance, additional insured endorsements, subcontractor insurance compliance, and project-specific insurance requirements. 
•  Support insurance renewals, audits, claims, incident documentation, workers’ compensation coordination, and risk-management processes. 
•  Assist with bonding, prequalification packages, client/vendor compliance requests, and related financial documentation. 
•  Maintain organized records for contracts, insurance, claims, audits, compliance requests, and risk-management matters. 
•  Help ensure subcontractor and project documentation is complete, accurate, and aligned with company requirements. 

•  Coordinate with the company’s third-party HR provider on payroll, benefits, compliance, onboarding, employee changes, and HR documentation. 
•  Support internal HR operations to the extent handled by the accounting and finance function. 
•  Assist with employee onboarding, personnel documentation, payroll coordination, benefits administration support, and compliance-related recordkeeping. 
•  Work with executives and third-party HR resources on employee policies, wage/hour compliance, workers’ compensation, leaves, and employment documentation. 
•  Maintain confidentiality and professionalism when handling payroll, personnel, and employee-related matters. 

Executive and Cross-Functional Support

•  Provide financial insight and reporting to the President, CFO, and leadership team. 
•  Work closely with project managers, superintendents, and office staff to support billing, cost control, cash-flow visibility, project financial accountability, and compliance. 
•  Participate in executive, accounting, and project financial meetings as needed. 
•  Communicate financial issues, risks, and recommendations clearly and professionally. 
•  Support company-wide process improvements related to accounting, contracts, insurance, HR administration, compliance, and reporting. 

Required Qualifications

•  7+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in the construction industry. 
•  3+ years in a Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, or senior construction accounting leadership role. 
•  Strong experience with Sage 100 Contractor required. 
•  Strong understanding of construction accounting, including job costing, WIP reporting, percentage-of-completion accounting, retention, change orders, committed costs, cost-to-complete forecasting, and over/under billings. 
•  Experience managing accounting staff. 
•  Experience with owner billings, subcontractor payments, lien releases, insurance compliance, and construction contract administration. 
•  Strong knowledge of GAAP and internal accounting controls. 
•  Ability to review contracts and identify financial, billing, insurance, risk, and compliance issues. 
•  Experience coordinating with outside CPAs, insurance brokers, banks, bonding companies, attorneys, and HR/payroll providers. 
•  Strong Excel, financial reporting, reconciliation, and analytical skills. 
•  Strong communication, organization, follow-through, and problem-solving skills. 
•  Ability to work hands-on while also leading and improving the accounting department. 

Preferred Qualifications

•  Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. 
•  CPA, CMA, CCIFP, or similar credential a plus but not required. 
•  Experience in commercial construction, hospitality construction, tenant improvement, renovation, or general contracting. 
•  Experience supporting insurance renewals, audits, claims, and subcontractor compliance. 
•  Experience working with third-party HR, payroll, or benefits providers. 
•  Experience improving accounting systems, procedures, reporting, controls, and team performance. 

Key Competencies

•  Construction accounting expertise 
•  Financial accuracy and attention to detail 
•  Leadership and accountability 
•  Contract and risk awareness 
•  Strong judgment and discretion 
•  Clear communication with executives and project teams 
•  Confidentiality and professionalism 
•  Process improvement mindset 
•  Ability to balance hands-on work with department leadership 
•  Strong follow-through and ownership 

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