About

The company delivers financial clarity to growing businesses by serving as an outsourced financial team focused on strategic finance, technology, and metrics. It provides scalable accounting and finance support across multiple industries, including a strong focus on construction businesses.

This Staff Accountant role is specifically focused on construction accounting, supporting the VP of Operations and working day-to-day alongside Controllers. You’ll own the accounting processes for 6–10 clients concurrently, with an emphasis on construction-specific financial workflows such as job costing, project expenses, contractor and vendor payments, progress billing, and project-level financial tracking.

This is a dedicated, full-time opportunity offering stability, meaningful impact, and professional growth while developing deeper expertise in construction accounting.

Responsibilities

• Manage AP and AR for 6–10 construction clients, including vendor/subcontractor invoices, payments, billing, and statement reconciliations.

• Maintain accurate job costing and project-level financial records, ensuring expenses, labor, materials, and other costs are properly allocated.

• Support construction billing workflows, including progress billing, retainage, and tracking outstanding receivables.

• Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, vendor accounts, and project-related transactions with precision.

• Assist with month-end close, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and construction-specific adjustments.

• Support payroll processing and accurately track payroll and labor costs across projects as required.

• Prepare recurring financial and project-level reports, supporting Controllers with visibility into job costs, profitability, and financial performance.

• Maintain accurate accounting records and support WIP schedules and project financial tracking as required by each client.

• Execute established accounting processes while identifying opportunities for automation, workflow improvements, and complexity reduction.

• Communicate quickly and professionally with Controllers, clients, and internal stakeholders through Slack, Asana, and email.

• Proactively own daily, weekly, and monthly accounting tasks, following up on missing information and resolving discrepancies without waiting to be reminded.

• Support Controllers with client-specific accounting projects, cleanups, data entry, and other short-term assignments as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience focused on construction accounting (must-have).

• Strong hands-on understanding of job costing, project-based accounting, construction billing, and contractor/vendor transactions (must-have).

• 3+ years of experience as a Staff Accountant or similar role in a private business or outsourced accounting environment (must-have).

• 2+ years managing multiple clients simultaneously, with proven ability to handle 6–10 clients at once (must-have).

• 3+ years of QuickBooks Online experience (must-have).

• 2–3 years of Google Workspace experience, including Gmail, Docs, and Sheets (must-have).

• Proficient in Slack, Asana, Excel, and cloud-based accounting software, with the ability to quickly learn new tools.

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and precise, with strong ownership of deadlines and complex financial transactions.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with proven success working independently in a fast-paced remote environment.

• Preferred: Accounting-related degree, QuickBooks Online certification, audit experience, familiarity with construction accounting software, AI tools, and interest in a long-term team fit.

Tools You'll Use

• Accounting & Finance: QuickBooks Online and Excel

• Construction Accounting: Client-specific job costing, project tracking, billing, and construction management systems

• Productivity & Docs: Google Workspace, including Gmail, Docs, and Sheets

• Communication & Workflow: Slack and Asana

• Additional: Cloud-based automation and AI tools used to improve accounting workflows

Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Paid US holidays

• Paid wellness days

• Health & wellness allowance

• Monthly profit sharing

• Long-term placement with real growth

• Continuous upskilling in AI and the craft of client accounting

• Dedicated success coaching and support