Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Lead accounting operations, month-end close, financial reporting, and GAAP-compliant accounting for the companys Construction and Service divisions.
- Manage construction accounting, including percentage-of-completion, WIP reporting, job costing, cost-to-complete forecasting, AIA billing, change orders, retainage, and project profitability.
- Oversee Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, purchasing controls, inventory accounting, payroll, and collections.
- Prepare and manage 13-week cash-flow forecasts, daily cash reporting, banking activity, debt, and working-capital management.
- Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and departmental reporting.
- Establish and enforce strong internal controls, accounting policies, compliance procedures, and fraud-prevention measures.
- Supervise, develop, and hold the accounting team accountable while partnering closely with Project Management, Estimating, Purchasing, Warehouse, Service Operations, HR, and executive leadership.
- Oversee financial systems, including Sage 300 CRE, ServiceTrade, Procore, Paylocity, Microsoft 365, and Excel, and improve system integration and reporting accuracy.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 710+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 35+ years as a Controller, Assistant Controller, or senior construction-accounting leader.
- Strong construction accounting experience, including percentage-of-completion, WIP, job costing, AIA billing, retainage, change orders, and cost-to-complete forecasting.
- Strong knowledge of AR, AP, purchasing, inventory, payroll, cash management, budgeting, and financial reporting.
- Advanced Excel and financial-reporting skills.
- Proven experience leading, supervising, and developing accounting teams.
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to enforce controls and drive accountability.
- Sage 300 CRE experience is mandatory; ServiceTrade, Procore, and Paylocity experience preferred.
- CPA or CMA preferred.
- Experience in fire protection, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, specialty contracting, or commercial construction preferred.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | West Caldwell, NJ |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 10 to 19 employees |
| Year Founded | 1985 |
| Website | http://www.questorg.com |
About Company
For over 30 years, The Quest Organization and its related entities have been a highly respected leader in Executive Search and Business Advisory Services, taking a holistic approach to finding not only the most talented individuals for “C” level executives and Middle Management Professionals, but making sure that our clients have truly defined their need both from a technical perspective and an overall “fit perspective. The hallmark of our success is the extraordinary experience and business acumen of our professional staff with a combined 50+ years of achievements in Executive Search and Advisory Services.
With backgrounds as CPAs in the Big “4″ and as financial professionals in industry, we are uniquely positioned to provide our clients with meaningful hiring recommendations, grounded in a thorough understanding of their overall business including their operations, finance, accounting, human capital and sales.
Our staff through their daily transactions in the employment marketplace and extensive participation in regional business organizations, is well positioned to provide candidates from mid level to CEO’s with insightful advice on career planning and positioning. Every candidate that we represent, benefits from a comprehensive interview to ensure they are considered for appropriate opportunities which match their capabilities, experience, desired compensation and quality of life attributes. We are known to provide the most meticulous interview preparation and follow through in the industry.
Skills
- Accountingunmatched
- Accounting Closeunmatched
- Accounting Policiesunmatched
- Accounts Payableunmatched
- Accounts Receivableunmatched
- Air Intelligence Agency (AIA)unmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Banking Servicesunmatched
- Billingunmatched
- Budget Reportingunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Cash Flowunmatched
- Cash Managementunmatched
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA)unmatched
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
- Change Requests/Ordersunmatched
- Commercial Constructionunmatched
- Constructionunmatched
- Construction Managementunmatched
- Credit and Collectionsunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Financial Analysisunmatched
- Financial Controlunmatched
- Financial Managementunmatched
- Financial Reportingunmatched
- Financial Systemsunmatched
- Forecastingunmatched
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
- Inventory Managementunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP)unmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Payroll Accountingunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Procurement Managementunmatched
- Profit & Lossunmatched
- Project Estimatesunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Reporting Skillsunmatched
- Sage 300unmatched
- System Integration (SI)unmatched
- Warehousingunmatched
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