Bookkeeper - Construction - Part-time

JKM Electric, LLC | Gaithersburg, MD
Schedule: Part-time, approximately 20 hours per week

About the Company

JKM Electric is an established electrical contractor serving federal and commercial clients throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Founded in 1997, we specialize in electrical construction, renovations, and service work in complex, occupied facilities, including healthcare, laboratories, and government buildings.

We are a growing, family-owned company looking for an experienced construction bookkeeper to support our day-to-day accounting operations.

Position Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented, experienced bookkeeper who understands construction accounting and can independently manage routine accounting responsibilities with accuracy and consistency.

This is a hands-on position focused primarily on accounts payable, transaction processing, account reconciliations, and maintaining accurate financial records.

The ideal candidate has worked in a construction environment, understands job costing, comminicates proactively, and can manage assigned responsibilities without extensive oversight.

This position is initially part-time, approximately 20 hours per week.

The Role:

• Process vendor invoices, verify supporting documentation, and ensure expenses are accurately coded to jobs and cost categories.
• Maintain accounts payable records, reconcile vendor statements, and prepare payments.
• Record and categorize daily financial transactions, including credit card purchases, employee reimbursements, and other operating expenses.
• Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, and general ledger accounts; identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate job-cost records by ensuring labor, materials, subcontractor expenses, and other costs are properly assigned.
• Support monthly accounting close by completing reconciliations, reviewing account balances, and resolving outstanding transactions.
• Maintain organized accounting records and supporting documentation.
• Identify errors, missing information, or unusual transactions and follow through until issues are resolved.
• Proactively communicate outstanding issues, missing information, discrepancies, and upcoming deadlines; follow through to resolution without repeated reminders.
• Provide backup support for construction billing, certified payroll, and other accounting functions as needed.

What We're Looking For:

• 5+ years of bookkeeping or accounting experience in the construction industry.
• Strong experience with accounts payable, general ledger transactions, and bank and credit card reconciliations.
• Knowledge of construction job costing and cost coding.
• Proficiency with accounting software (Foundation experience preferred) and Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to independently manage routine accounting responsibilities with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Exceptional communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to proactively share updates, raise concerns early, ask thoughtful questions, and keep others informed without prompting.

We look forward to speaking with you about the opportunity!

Pay: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20.0 per week

Application Question(s):

• How many years of construction bookkeeping/accounting experience do you have?
• Which accounting software programs have you used, and how proficient are you with each?
• Which accounting functions have you personally managed? Please include your experience with AP, reconciliations, job costing, month-end close, and construction billing.

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Gaithersburg, MD 20879