Senior Accounting Manager

NorthPoint Search Group • Atlanta, GA (On-site)
📅 Posted Jul 9💰 $115,000 - $130,000
About the job
Senior Accounting Manager/Controller

The Senior Accounting Manager owns the accounting function of the company: the monthly close, job ost accuracy, the Work in Progress (WIP) schedule, financial statement production, payroll, and the evelopment of the project accounting staff. This is a hands-on leadership role at the center of a rowing general contractor, reporting directly to ownership, with a defined path to the Controller role.

Responsibilities include:

Month-End Close and Financial Reporting
  • Own the full-cycle month-end close, including the close calendar, journal entries, accruals, and
  • supporting schedules.
  • Maintain GAAP compliance, with revenue recognized under ASC 606 using the cost-to-cost method.
  • Construction and Job Cost Accounting
  • Own the WIP schedule end to end: monthly updates, over/under billing analysis, WIP adjustments,
  • and moving jobs from open to closed.
  • Ensure WIP accuracy that ownership, the bank, and the surety rely on for revenue recognition and
  • bonding capacity.
  • Participate in monthly cost projection meetings with project management; identify mis-cost-coded
  • items and process the reclassifying journal entries.
  • Partner with project managers and the project accountant on billings, retainage, and
  • subcontractor cost accuracy.
Payroll and Administration
  • Review and process bi-weekly payroll for all employees (salaried workforce, no hourly or certified
  • payroll).
  • Track PTO requests against PTO accruals and maintain accrual accuracy.
Qualifications

Required

  • 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 2+ years in construction accounting
  • (general contractor or subcontractor).
  • Hands-on experience owning a WIP schedule and percentage-of-completion revenue recognition under
  • ASC 606.
  • Experience running a full-cycle month-end close independently.
  • Strong GAAP knowledge and demonstrated journal entry and reconciliation skills.
  • Experience processing payroll and supervising accounting staff.

Base salary plus bonus and excellent benefits. Please send your resume to Andree@Stafffinancial.com for immediate consideration.

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